Real Estate

BOTANY BAY SETS SALE AGAIN AMID FOODIE OPPORTUNITY

Posted on June 14th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Having seen a run of operators leave behind an elegantly refurbished yet blank canvas, the Botany Bay Hotel freehold sale may spark a pub revolution in Sydney’s under-cooked south-east. In mid-2015 the freehold and leasehold of the Hotel sold, with

SOLOTEL’S NEW MARLBOROUGH AND PUBLICAN OF THE YEAR

Posted on June 9th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Solotel has taken the reins at Newtown’s landmark Marlborough Hotel, furthering its grip on the inner west and installing publican of the year Amanda Verratti to further Public House successes. Following announcement of the acquisition in April, Bruce Solomon’s group

RETURN OF NEW FEDERAL HOTEL

Posted on June 7th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Ipswich publican Craig Wise is reviving one of the area’s oldest pubs, bringing back an old name with a new look and feel. What was the Irish-themed Squealing Pig has returned to its former moniker of the Federal Hotel, under

BUSY BRISSY PRENTICE PORTFOLIO FOR GRABS

Posted on June 5th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Prominent publican Tony Prentice is cashing up in pursuit of a slower race, listing five thriving south-east Queensland freehold operations with a total of 119 EGMs. Headed to market individually in one line, the Prentice portfolio on offer consists of

BEVENS LIST LORDS HOTEL BEAUTY

Posted on June 5th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
A picturesque pub in tourism-booming Tasmania has come to market as the Bevens feel their work is done and it’s time for someone fresh to take over. The two-storey brick Lords Hotel in Scottsdale was founded back in 1911, and

HUNTER VALLEY PUBS HIT THE MARKET

Posted on June 2nd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Prominent Hunter Valley developer and businessman Manuel Fernandes has listed a triple-play of pubs in the region, recognising their better fit with a hands-on operator. Fernandes operates a construction company, and was previously the owner of Dubbo’s Macquarie Hotel. Following

FUTURE BRIGHT FOR PICTON’S SOGGY GEORGE IV

Posted on May 31st, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Almost a year to the day since Mother Nature rose up and engulfed the historic George IV Inn, it has sold at auction to an industry newcomer swept by a passion to revive it for the locality. Built in 1835

NEW LOCAL OWNERS FOR LOCAL TAPHOUSE DARLO – POST-GABS

Posted on May 29th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
As beer barons Guy Greenstone and Steve Jeffares sign off on another GABS, they also announce the passing of the baton at their beloved Local Taphouse Darlinghurst to the brothers Thorpe. Victorians Greenstone and Jeffares opened their northern instalment of

PELATHON PUTS NEWER ORANA TO MARKET

Posted on May 26th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Pelathon has listed its burgeoning Lake Macquarie Orana Hotel, as it deploys capital to its expansion in the Sunshine State. Jaz Mooney’s Pelathon Management Group (PMG) secured the coastal pub last year, via the estate settlement of long-time owner Malcolm

BALMAIN EXITS ERSKINEVILLE WITH SWANSON SALE

Posted on May 24th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Hot on the heels of the recent sale of Balmain’s Town Hall, and listing of North Sydney’s historic Greenwood, Balmain Pub Group announce the sale of its inner-west Swanson Hotel. Located on Swanson St, Erskineville, the former Kurrajong Hotel saw