Following its strongest transactional period since July, Costi Cohen has completed more than $280 million in commercial acquisitions spanning childcare, industrial, retail, mixed-use and development assets, with more than 80 percent of transactions secured off market.
Director Tas Costi attributes Costi Cohen’s trajectory to the depth, capability and pace of its team. “Our agents are true commercial specialists with years of transaction experience behind them. We work across every asset class in Australia from industrial, retail, office, medical, childcare and more,and what we see consistently is that clients need hands-on expertise from people who have executed deals, not just understood them in theory.
We understand each market and sub-market, how leases are structured, what tenant performance looks like on the ground and what thorough due diligence requires. From the outset, our team works with well-qualified, pre-vetted clients who have clear mandates and the capacity to transact. Our focus is always on securing premium, investment grade assets.”
Every opportunity is tested against the client’s brief, capital position, risk tolerance and long-term strategy. Rather than pushing properties that don’t align, our team dissects income, lease structure, tenant quality and market evidence so that what reaches the client meets our internal benchmarks for quality and suitability. That level of discipline is what protects outcomes and it’s why clients trust us.
The results reflect that approach. Since July, Costi Cohen has transacted more than $280 million across Australia with a concentration of activity in high performance metropolitan markets. The team have completed more than $100 million in block of unit acquisitions and $40.6 million in retail, reinforcing its capability across complex and tightly held asset classes. This period was defined by two major achievements: the $47,250,000 Macquarie Park amalgamation, a multiyear 45-home consolidation, and the $19,175,000 acquisition of 5 Henrietta Street, Double Bay, secured off market within one of Sydney’s most competitive blue-chip locations.
“For the scale of capital our clients are deploying, they expect to work with the best,” Tas said. “There is a lot at stake in commercial and we have to get it right every time. That starts with exceptional people who understand markets intimately, conduct rigorous due diligence and know how to position clients competitively in negotiations.
Those details compound over time and build trust.” This approach has soldified Costi Cohen’s standing among private investors, developers and emerging institutional groups. The firm focuses on premium metropolitan and select sub-regional markets rather than high-yield, low-quality stock, and often secures assets off market across multiple sectors. “Investors want specialists who live in the data and understand asset specific risk. As a dedicated commercial buyers agency, our only obligation is the client’s outcome,” Tas said.
As the business broadens its presence nationally, Tas remains focused on protecting the standard that has shaped the firm’s momentum. “Engineering reputation means doing things properly, every time. The brief, the due diligence, the negotiation each step matters. When the process is disciplined, the outcomes follow,” he said.
With strong interstate demand, a rapidly expanding client base and a high-performing internal team, Tas believes the next phase of national growth is already taking shape. “This is just the beginning. The opportunities ahead require capability, discipline and the right people around the table. We are building a business for operators who want to perform at the highest level.”
Director Tas Costi concluded, for operators who align with our pace, capability and standards, we’re open to confidential conversations.
For a confidential discussion contact Costi Cohen: careers@costicohen.com.au
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