Real Estate for sale at MALDON, Victoria, Australia

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MALDON

$37,000 + SAV

“LECKIE GALLERY” – GALLERY AND PICTURE FRAMER

>long established business of 26+ years
>ideal to trade conjunctionally with bookshop or as stand alone
>suit couple or as a family / partnership structure
>excellent lease options available
>genuine vendor so priced to sell
>prime position for walk-in trade also growing website inquiry

GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY

This 1859 building with landmark businesses delivers unlimited potential – both commercial and residential, says Lauren Stevens

When owner, Andrew Leckie, was forced to learn Latin as a young schoolboy, he wasn’t to know the language would become a key ingredient of a great passion in later life.
“I remember detesting those five years I was required to learn Latin,” recalls Mr Leckie.
Today however, his respected business, Leckie Gallery, sells an extensive range of original antiquarian prints, maps, incunabula books and manuscript leaves – some needing Latin translations – that span a multitude of cultures and eras dating as far back as early thirteenth century.
This seven-days-a-week business – the most successful of its kind in Australia – also incorporates a framing component into its flourishing 26-year history, with a host of regular clients and tenders that include regional galleries and La Trobe University. An experienced framer (working 4 days) skillfully and swiftly provides reasonably priced framing.
Pivotal to this business is its easily updated, online website – attracting an increasing flow of customers both nationally and internationally ordering online. The large office space/ storeroom fitted with fireplace and original skylights mark the perfect space to manage this online traffic.
Also occupying this historic building is Peppercorn Books, a well-established, easy to run bookshop with a consistent 19-year sales history. Filled with a wide variety of current and literary titles – prices range from $2 to $250 – this shop takes full advantage of the tourist fare with outside tables teeming with books.
Both businesses utilise separate entrances from the beautiful streetscape with internal door access joining the two shops. A large, lofty common area featuring exposed brickwork acts as shared space at the rear, punctuated with newly fitted toilet and shower.
Additionally, the building includes a sizeable and structurally sound cellar – used as framing workshop – magnificently crafted from local stone, celebrating the building’s rich history. Upstairs is where much opportunity awaits; with a generous, three-room space with its own entrance via High Street, this area would make a perfect self-contained residence or third business.
Adjoining is a roomy shed also bursting with possibility. The shed marks a prospective fourth shop front opportunity – teamed with modern, mezzanine kitchenette – facing High Street and The Kangaroo Hotel, this round-the-corner position is still only a stone’s throw from the buzz of Maldon’s Main Street.
With Mr Leckie flexible in negotiating a range of selling options, this desirably positioned property, right in the hub of town, offers a multitude of exciting, potential growth opportunities and returns for its buyer.