PROPERTY SURVEY | ELIZABETH STREET PLAN

Dear Property Owner,

We are asking for your help!

We would like to better understand how property owners feel about Elizabeth Street and work together to identify ways to improve the experience for you and your tenants and visitors to the street.

Property owner Engagement.

As a property owner you are invited to take part in this survey.

We have enlisted the help of Associate Professor Louise Grimmer, from the University of Tasmania (UTAS profile), to add her extensive research experience in retail and property to the project.

A/Prof. Grimmer has helped prepare the questions in the survey and will use her expertise to analyse your feedback, insights and ideas.

This work will help us better understand the property and development environment in the Central City and North Hobart through focusing on a specific sample of properties, in this instance those located along Elizabeth Street (from the wharf through to Federal Street).

Note that a similar survey has been undertaken with all property in Elizabeth Street.

Your participation in this study is voluntary and your responses will be anonymous.

Eligibility

Participants must be over 18 years of age
Own or manage a property
Be located on Elizabeth Street (within the geographical parameters set for the survey).

The Survey

You will be asked to complete an online survey.
The survey will take approximately 10 minutes.
You will be asked general information about your property and perceptions of the area in which you are located and;
Suggestions for improving the physical location in which your property operates.

All your responses will be completely anonymous.

What will the City of Hobart use the findings for?

The findings from the property owners will provide valuable insights into the existing development and physical environment along Elizabeth Street and future aspirations.

The anonymous data from this engagement will be published via Council reporting, UTAS research and in the media. Again, all data will be reported anonymously.

If you wish to be notified about the results of this study, or if you have any queries, concerns or issues with this study, please feel free to contact the City of Hobart Community Engagement team on engagement@hobartcity.com.au

1.Referring to the map above, please select the section in which your property is located:

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Area A (Waterfront to Macquarie Street)

Area B (Macquarie Street to Collins Street)

Area C (Collins Street to Liverpool Street)

Area D (Liverpool Street to Brisbane Street)

Area E (Brisbane Street to Warwick Street)

Area F (Warwick Street to Burnett Street)

Area G (Burnett Street to Federal Street)

How long have you owned the property?

* required

Less than 1 year

2 – 5 years

6 – 15 years

16 – 25 years

26 – 50 years

51 years or over

What is the approximate size of the property?

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Less than 100 sqm

More than 100 sqm but less than 300sqm

300sqm but less than 500sqm

500sqm but less than 1000sqm

1000sqm or more

Is your property heritage listed?

Yes

Don’t know

Please indicate which of the following is most applicable category of use/s for your property (choose all that apply):

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Office space government

Office space non-government (e.g. consultancies, etc.)

Services (e.g. accounting, hairdressing, etc.)

Accommodation (e.g. hotel, Airbnb, etc.)

Residential

Retail (e.g. clothes shop)

Food & Beverage (e.g. café)

Storage space

Unused

Other, please specify

Do you have a preference for the type of use/s you would like for your property? (choose all that apply):

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Office space government

Office space non-government (e.g. consultancies, etc.)

Services (e.g. accounting, hairdressing, etc.)

Accommodation (e.g. hotel, Airbnb, etc.)

Residential

Retail (e.g. clothes shop)

Food & Beverage (e.g. café)

Storage space

Unused

No preference

Other, please specify

How many stories does your property have?

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One

Two

Three

Four

Five

Six

More than six

Does your property have tenants above the ground floor?

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Yes

Does your property have tenants on the ground floor?

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Yes

10.

Do you feel having a property located on Elizabeth Street has a positive impact on your property compared with other commercial streets in Hobart?

Yes

Unsure

11.

What do you think Elizabeth Street should look like in 10 years’ time?

12.

Do you have any ideas for initiatives, assistance, grants or programs that would directly support your property?

Unsure

Yes, please describe

13.

In terms of your property’s physical location, what type of initiatives would support the area in which your property is located (please select any that apply)?

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Wider footpaths

Improved quality footpaths (i.e. making ‘even’, higher quality materials, etc)

Additional car parking

Additional accessible car parking

Additional loading areas

Additional security and surveillance (e.g. CCTV)

Trees

Greenery (other than trees)

Improved lighting

Architectural or landscape feature lighting (e.g. façade lighting, tree lighting)

Banners and/or precinct signage

Public art

Seating

Bike lanes

Bike parking

Tables

Wayfinding (‘how to get to places’ signage)

Heritage interpretation

First Nations interpretation

Additional cleaning

14.

If any initiatives are missing from the previous list, please identify and add them.

15.

How has the cost of keeping and managing your property, including any mortgage, changed when compared with 2020 (i.e. pre-COVID pandemic)?

Significantly increased (i.e. more than 50%)

Increased (i.e. between 30% and 50%)

Somewhat increased (i.e. between 5% and 29%)

Stayed the same

Somewhat decreased (i.e. between -5% and -29%)

Decreased (i.e. between -30% and -50%)

Significantly decreased (i.e. more than -50%)

Not applicable (e.g. the property has been owned for less than 5 years)

16.

If you tenant your property, how has the rent changed since this time last year?

Significantly increased (i.e. more than 50%)

Increased (i.e. between 30% and 50%)

Somewhat increased (i.e. between 5% and 29%)

Stayed the same

Somewhat decreased (i.e. between -5% and -29%)

Decreased (i.e. between -30% and -50%)

Significantly decreased (i.e. more than -50%)

Not applicable (e.g. the property is not tenanted or has been owned for less than a year)

17.

If you tenant your property, how do you think the rent will change this time next year?

Significantly increased (i.e. more than 50%)

Increased (i.e. between 30% and 50%)

Somewhat increased (i.e. between 5% and 29%)

Stayed the same

Somewhat decreased (i.e. between -5% and -29%)

Decreased (i.e. between -30% and -50%)

Significantly decreased (i.e. more than -50%)

Not applicable (e.g. the property is not tenanted, or the intention is to sell it)

18.

If you sold your property within approximately the next year, what do you think the variation would be between your original purchase price and your sell price?

Significantly increased (i.e. more than 50%)

Increased (i.e. between 30% and 50%)

Somewhat increased (i.e. between 5% and 29%)

Stayed the same

Somewhat decreased (i.e. between -5% and -29%)

Decreased (i.e. between -30% and -50%)

Significantly decreased (i.e. more than -50%)

Not applicable (e.g. the property has been bought within the last year, there is no intention is to sell it)

19.

How have you found the process of obtaining permits and licences? (e.g. planning permit, building permit, etc.)

Very easy

Easy

Neither easy nor hard

Hard

Very hard

Not applicable

If it was hard or very hard please describe why

20.

Do you have the intention to substantially improve or re-develop the property in the next year?

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Yes

Unsure

21.

Please provide any further comments based on the topics covered in this survey.