Real Estate

REDCAPE HITS HARBOURSIDE IN THE FRISCO HOTEL

Posted on June 5th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
MA Financial’s Redcape has bought ornate, harbourside veteran the Frisco Hotel in Woolloomooloo from Queensland-based Sun Group. The iconic, heritage-listed Frisco occupies a neat 304sqm corner lot in Sydney’s historic wharf district. It was built in 1856, largely to serve

RIVERINA GEM SOUTH HAY HOTEL ON OFFER

Posted on June 5th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Long-established Riverina pub the South Hay Hotel is being sold as a going concern, as the passive owner and tenant join forces while the sun shines. The large, single level pub boasts strong local heritage and a loyal customer base.

IMG BACK IN BATHURST WITH PADDY’S

Posted on June 1st, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
IMG Hotels continues to invest in its powerhouse regional collection, buying another pub in Bathurst, the popular Paddy’s Hotel in Kelso. Paddy’s is a suburban tavern on a large 9,500sqm plot, with an expansive trading footprint and latent capacity for

NEW LEASE RELEASED ON MR B’s

Posted on May 29th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
A rare and brand-new lease and entitlements in the Sydney CBD are being sold, in the multi-level Mr B’s. Situated at the prime intersection of Pitt and Goulburn Streets, akin to Universal’s Civic Hotel and Maloney Group’s Maloney’s Hotel, for

BELEAGUERED BROADWAY LOOKS TO SALE AND COMEBACK

Posted on May 29th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
The historic and troubled Broadway Hotel in southern Brisbane is being sold by a developer, armed with plans for a large-scale residential tower added to the site in the urban renewal corridor. Brisbane publican Michael McKenna bought land in Woolloongabba

KNOX SECURES THE TAMWORTH

Posted on May 27th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Powerhouse regional publican Jim Knox has bought the large-format Tamworth Hotel from Sydney-based pub investor Daniel Whitten. Representing the first hotel to be offered for public sale in the LGA for more than a decade, The Tamworth came to market

BELGIAN BEER CAFÉ SEEKS SYDNEY OPERATOR

Posted on May 27th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
The Belgian Beer Café brand is looking to refresh and relaunch an installation in Sydney and beyond, with new owners eager to re-expand the concept in Australia. The first ever Belgian Beer Café (BBC) was launched in 1998 in Brussels,

ANOTHER CHANCE FOR AN EMPIRE

Posted on May 25th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Receivers have relisted Annandale’s stately Empire Hotel as the fallout from Jon Adgemis’ collapsed Public Hospitality portfolio takes the scalp of a would-be successor. Bankrupt banker turned publican Jon Adgemis began amassing pubs around 2021, that year buying the Empire

THOMAS TAKES SOLOTEL’S REGENT

Posted on May 22nd, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
The Thomas family’s Thomas Hotels has secured the Regent Hotel in Kingsford from operators Solotel and freeholders Amalgamated Hotels, which have held the asset for the past 27 years. In February the parties came together to offer up the combined

REILLY SELLS WHITE COCKATOO TO AVC

Posted on May 18th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Australian Venue Co has partnered again with Charter Hall to buy the freehold and operation of the White Cockatoo Hotel from Ray Reilly, as he looks to further endeavours. Reilly group acquired the three level pub in 2017, then known