John Doe Bar sits in a large double story building conveniently located at the top end of Chapel Street. Transport to and from the venue is made easy with Windsor Train Station and both Chapel St and Dandenong Rd tram stops just around the corner.
Heading inside past the undercover heated footpath and those sitting at the front windows, you find yourself in a large open plan main bar area filled with plenty of deep seated sofas and chairs. The bar itself sits at the back of the room illuminated from the striking feature of bowler hatted light fittings around it. Past the bar you will probably miss the hidden door behind a carpeted wall that leads to a large storeroom fitted with a cool room. Then it is either outside to the private courtyard with a retractable roof and rear access or upstairs.
Upstairs you will find the toilets, storage rooms and function spaces. The entire building is within the red line drawing plan and includes a rooftop bar that can be reinstated allowing for many possibilities. Upstairs is currently being used as a training and production space for the company's staffing and consulting business.
John Doe has a late night on premises licence until 3am every day of the year with a capacity of 130. There are twelve years left on the lease made up of 2+10. Rent comes in at $1450 a week including GST. There are no contracts or lease agreements in place.
The vendors have used this venue to expand their online portfolio but it is now surplus to their requirements. The venue suits an owner operator that wants to take the venue on, refurbish it and bring their own style to Chapel Street. It is ideal as a first time venue. John Doe is being sold walk in walk out with the vendors looking for offers in the region of $95,000 for this exclusively listed venue.
