Real Estate

BRAITHWAITE HEADS NORTH TO TAME A RED LION

Posted on December 7th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Back from his hiatus, Peter Braithwaite has taken the plunge into Queensland with purchase of the Willow Hotel turned Red Lion outside Brisbane from the Thompson family. Braithwaite sold the Commercial Hotel Boolaroo mid-2017 after almost a decade of operation,

SHAMROCK HOTEL LOOKING FOR LUCK

Posted on December 7th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
After more than half a century and several generations ownership, the Leary family has listed its Shamrock Hotel in Temora with plenty of western NSW sunshine. Temora is a town of around 5,000 souls, around 400 kilometres west of Sydney,

FIRST MOVE TO MELBOURNE IN SALE OF SAXON

Posted on December 5th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Thumping Richmond pub the Royal Saxon has been sold to an interstate group taking its first step into Melbourne. Billed as an “interpretation of a vibrant and modern Melbourne hospitality venue” the Saxon is an historic, unobtrusive two-storey Georgian building

McLEAN FAMILY END A CENTURY AT THE GRAND VIEW

Posted on December 5th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
After almost 100 years of ownership, the McLean family has sold its famed Grand View Hotel to established Queensland group Waymark Hotels. The Grand View is an imposing two-storey brick and timber pub on a big 3,068sqm corner site in

DORE WINS RACE TO SALISBURY

Posted on December 3rd, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Industry stalwart Ged Dore has fended off all comers, taking full interest in the burgeoning Salisbury Hotel in Stanmore. The three-storey Salisbury is located less than 100m from Stanmore train station, offering ‘local pub’ food & bev, a big beer

BIG WINDS OF CHANGE FOR ABH

Posted on November 30th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Back from the whirlwind that wreaked havoc across the Whitsundays, the magnificent Airlie Beach Hotel operation has been sold. The O’Neill family lived, breathed and nurtured the Hotel right on Airlie Beach for more than 30 years, before putting it

ANOTHER BIG NEWCASTLE PUB FOR IRIS

Posted on November 28th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Iris has swooped again, securing the dusty Shaft Tavern in suburban Newcastle in a “unique opportunity” for the acquisitive pub-developers. The Shaft occupies a big 6,720sqm block adjacent to Elermore Vale Shopping Centre, set back and sunken from the road

HOT BALLINA PUB TO MARKET

Posted on November 26th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
North Coast publican Patrick Henderson is calling time on his Australian Hotel, which is back better than ever after a fire nearly destroyed it in 2016. The two-storey corner pub stands at the prominent corner of Cherry and River Streets,

IRIS SETTLES ON ROGERS PORTFOLIO IN BOOM TOWN

Posted on November 23rd, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Sam Arnaout’s Iris Group has further cemented its footings in booming Newcastle, securing Campbell and Clare Rogers’ portfolio in the biggest deal seen in the area. The Rogers acquired large-format Hamilton pub the Sydney Junction Hotel in 2014, building its

IRIS TAKES BLAIR’S KINGSWOOD PUB

Posted on November 19th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
After nearly two decades the Blair family has reached another milestone with the sale of their big Kingswood pub to the very acquisitive Iris Group. Neville Blair has owned and operated the Kingswood Hotel since 2001, which earlier this year