Cairns CBD Retail For Lease By Expressions Of Interest
Cairns CBD, QLD, Retail

FLOOR AREA | 

~ 30sqm up to 800sqm ~

Retail Leasing Opportunity – Cairns CBD Under Little Drifter Hostel:

  • Dual street exposure to Lake Street and Shields Street – two of Cairns’ busiest pedestrian retail and tourism boulevards.
  • Centrally located within 150m walking distance of the Cairns Esplanade Lagoon, Reef Terminal, Night Markets, and major transport interchanges.
  • Surrounded by backpacker hostels, bars, QSR, tourism service operators and waterfront retail.
  • Exposure to thousands of daily walk-by tourists, backpackers, digital nomads, and locals.
  • Port of Cairns: 900m (approx. 11-minute walk)

 

 

 

Now available by Expression of Interest – a rare opportunity to lease one or more retail tenancies (or reconfigure the full ground-floor arcade) beneath Little Drifter Cairns — a newly refurbished, ~300-bed design-led hostel-hotel by LaCo.

This under-activated arcade offers a blank canvas for visionary operators to create a curated mix of essential, experiential, and tourism-driven retail aligned with the Drifter lifestyle. Ideal for:

  • Food & Beverage (grab & go, café, juice, night-time bites)

  • Bar / Hospitality / Entertainment 

  • Convenience & Essentials

  • Health & Wellness (barber, massage, yoga, etc.)

  • Tourism & Adventure (reef tours, scooters, e-bike hire)

Positioned in the heart of Cairns’ tourism and hospitality precinct, and surrounded by hotels, nightlife, and foot traffic, this is a chance to anchor a unique day-to-night precinct catering to both travelers and locals.

Now seeking EOIs from aligned operators.

Contact the team at Empire Property Partners to discuss retail configuration options, or to organise a site meeting with local agents Knight Frank Cairns.

Scott Bollard

Director

Shay Fairhurst

Leasing Executive

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