Real Estate

ROYAL OAK GROWS LOCAL GROUP

Posted on April 23rd, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
The troubled Royal Oak Hotel of Cessnock has been sold through receivers to a growing local hotelier.  Built 1922, the pub enjoys a prominent corner in Cessnock – known as the gateway to tourism hotspot the Hunter Valley.  The large

UNIVERSAL SECURES FAMILY TIES IN TEMPE

Posted on April 21st, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
The Kospetas family’s Universal Hotels has picked up the unsung Tempe Hotel for north of $10 million, with big hopes for the changing pub landscape. A hotel was first established on the site, on the Princes Highway, in 1856. In

HOLLYWOOD HOT TO TROT

Posted on April 19th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Sydney’s star of Surry Hills, the iconic Hotel Hollywood, has been listed for sale for the first time in 42 years. The four-storey Art Deco Hollywood stands sentry on the corner of Foster and Hunt Streets in the bustling city-fringe

REDBRICK SALE ON STRONG FOUNDATIONS

Posted on April 19th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
The business of the heritage-listed Redbrick Hotel in Brisbane is being sold by Hakfoort Hotel Group amid rapid local development. The Victorian-era Hotel was originally constructed in 1890 for Thomas Burke, who remained owner and proprietor until 1899. Many owners

BIG GUNS TAKE UP THE SUN IN BOOMING BYRON

Posted on April 16th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
The Winchester Group has soaked up The Sun Hotel in Bryon Bay from the Flannery family’s KTQ Group for an undisclosed price. The rich-listed Flannery family built The Sun on a generous 7,653sqm freehold landholding near Byron Bay’s North Beach,

CRITERION GUNDAGAI ON THE ROAD

Posted on April 16th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
The Hindmarsh family are looking to leave their beloved Criterion Hotel Gundagai, putting it to market amid the boom for strong regional pubs. Conveniently located around halfway between the capitals, Melbourne and Sydney, Gundagai is a NSW landmark of close

ROYAL FLUSH FOR QUINN & CO

Posted on April 14th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
A posse of publicans led by Newcastle-based Nicholas Quinn have purchased both the freehold going concern of Taree’s Royal Hotel and passive freehold of the nearby Australian Hotel in Wingham. The Royal Taree is a classic regional watering hole, offering

GRAND GOES TO MORTGAGEE SALE AFTER SUDDEN CLOSURE

Posted on April 14th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
The aptly named Grand Hotel of Bundaberg has come to market on behalf of a mortgagee in possession, shortly after closing less than a year since a major renovation. Image: Queensland Library The historic Grand occupies a large 2024sqm corner

WILLOW SALE IN TIGHTENING MARKET

Posted on April 12th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Peter Braithwaite has put to market his thriving Brisbane pub The Willow Hotel amid ongoing yield compression in the south-east Queensland marketplace. Located on a prominent corner block on bustling Beaudesert Road, The Willow is a modern suburban tavern over

ANOTHER WIN IN BATHURST

Posted on April 12th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
There’s more fresh blood into Bathurst courtesy of the second sale in a week, in the freehold going concern of the big Elephant & Castle Hotel. The Elephant sprawls across its generous 1,067sqm corner block, providing a public bar, commercial