COLES PRIME FREEHOLD GOES TO MARKET IN NSW CENTRAL COAST

Continuing the trend of prime-tenanted freehold investment sales, one of Coles’ Spirit Hotels big trading pub and bottle shops is up for grabs. Located on the Pacific Highway between Gosford and Newcastle, the Northlakes Tavern was built by Coles on

ROYAL EXHIBITION TO SHOW REAL ESTATE MARKET STRENGTH

A prominent city fringe freehold going concern has come to market, with a range of potential upsides likely to test market potential. The Royal Exhibition Hotel is in the heart of Surry Hills, adjacent to Central Station, and significantly, outside

RANDWICK’S TOP ‘DOG’ SELLS TO CRAFTY PUBLICAN

Owners of the uber-successful and crafty Dove & Olive and Keg & Brew have snapped up a Randwick landmark to add to the award-winning portfolio. The burgeoning Good Beer Company (GBC) has bought Newhaven Hotels’ Duke of Gloucester, with plans

‘SEA CHANGE’ PUB SALE COULD WITNESS REDEVELOPMENT

The ultimate ‘Sea Change’ pub has come on the market in Melbourne, offering potential for a landmark holiday destination development. The St Leonards Hotel, overlooking Port Phillip Bay pub south-west of Melbourne, was once the centre of the ABC’s late

BLUE SKY BUYS INDEPENDENT PUB GROUP

Greg Maitland’s Independent Pub Group is independent no more, with Blue Sky Private Equity purchasing a majority stake amid a re-brand to become GM Hotels. [caption id="attachment_3768" align="alignright" width="334"] GM Hotels' Tower Hotel[/caption] Formed in 2007, Independent Pub Group (IPG)

DIXON BUYS 17 MELBOURNE PUBS IN ‘RECORD’ DEAL

[caption id="attachment_3751" align="alignright" width="418"] Open Door Pub Co's College Lawn Hotel[/caption] The booming Dixon Hospitality Group (DHG) has exploded, encompassing 17 Melbourne pubs and staff in one of Victoria’s biggest ever transactions. Michael Dixon, founder of the successful Port Phillip

TWO MORE MELBOURNE PUBS SELL AS INVESTORS EYE VALUE

  Melbourne has seen two more hotel freeholds sell as investments ‘with potential’ as development prospects continue to be weighed against hospitality businesses. The deeds to the Hawthorn Hotel and South Melbourne’s Palmerston Hotel have sold to entities interested in

GALLAGHER POUNCES ON TIGER BAR

Patrick Gallagher has snapped up Hurstville’s Tiger Bar in a play to round out his growing Sydney-wide portfolio. The king of the Irish bars has purchased the southern Sydney favourite for a reported $28 million from a syndicate that included

CENTRAL TOWERS TO GO ABOVE HERITAGE AUSTRALIAN HOTEL

Developers Frasers Property and Seksui House are set to proceed with the next stage of the Central Park on Broadway project – on the old Carlton Brewery site, atop the historic Australian “Abercrombie” Hotel. Having purchased the site in 2007,

40-YEAR PUBLICAN PARTING WITH HIS “CASTLE”

Melbourne career publican Kevin McNamee is parting with his beloved Clare Castle Hotel, after 40 years’ ownership. McNamee has owned the since the 70s, but sold the leasehold business 15 years ago after a quarter-century operating it himself. The current