Property

KELLY’S DOUBLE-SHOT IN SCONE

Posted on July 14th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Kelly & Co Hotels has exited Scone, selling the Belmore Hotel to the same growing Hunter Valley group that recently bought the nearby Royal Hotel. The Belmore is an impressive suburban local, with sandstone exterior and original pressed tin ceilings.

BEN MAY AND TMG SELL HISTORIC MANLY WHARF

Posted on June 28th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Ben May and TMG Developments have sold the landmark Manly Wharf and Hotel to the owners of Brisbane’s Howard Smith Wharves. The recognised international landmark was one of the first purchases for TMG Developments, led by Robert Magid, who picked

DOOLAN HOTELS GROW STABLE WITH TOORAK

Posted on June 26th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Prime Melbourne watering hole the Toorak Hotel is in new hands, as family operators Doolan Hotels step up the collection. Established in 1854, the imposing and ornate building has been known as the Bush Inn and Hawksburn Hotel and back

MAITLAND EXITS PRIZED REPUBLIC

Posted on June 23rd, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Greg Maitland has furthered his portfolio sell-down with divestment of the long-standing Republic Hotel in the heart of Norwood. Set on a commanding 3,327sqm corner site, the multi-award-winning Republic is a two-storey Victorian stone building offering sports bar, large restaurant

WYNNE DIVESTS DUNKIRK AFTER MAJOR FIGHTBACK

Posted on June 19th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
James Wynne’s Shogroup has sold its stratagem at the historic Dunkirk Hotel in Pyrmont after a major renovation and multiplying revenues. Located on Harris Street between The Star and the Sydney Fish Markets development, the heritage-listed pub was built in

DRAG-STAR IMPERIAL GOES UNIVERSAL

Posted on June 14th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Hot on the high heels of rumours it was headed to the open market, news of a trans-action has emerged on Short and Leach’s LGBTQ+ landmark Imperial Hotel to the uber-inclusive Universal Hotels. A pub has existed on the Erskineville

KELLY RIDES OUT OF THE ROYAL

Posted on June 14th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Country connoisseur Ned Kelly has sold his Royal Hotel of Scone to an up-and-coming local. The regal pub is set on around 3,000 sqm, and includes 19 pub-style rooms, 10 modern motel suites, and gaming operation with nine entitlements and

LITTLE CREATURES FOUNDERS SET FORTH ON P&O HOTEL

Posted on June 9th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Handsome Freemantle landmark the P&O Hotel has been sold to the expanding partnership of Adrian Fini and Nic Trimboli. A hotel was originally built on the corner site in the 1830s, named the Crown and Thistle. In the 1870s this

VERO AND CONNOLLY FIXING FOR REVIVAL IN HEALESVILLE

Posted on June 2nd, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Victorian hoteliers Matt Vero and Scott Connolly have bought the historic Healesville Hotel, bringing plans to emulate their community-focused success in Armadale. Healesville’s Hotel was constructed in the 1890s, comprising a public bar, bistro, generous beer garden and seven pub-style

FENELEYS FINALLY BOW OUT OF THE BULL

Posted on May 24th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
The steadfast Feneley family have passed the baton on their big Bull ‘n’ Bush in the Port Stephens region to the growing local hotel syndicate led by Nick Quinn. For the past 36 years the Feneleys have captained the large-format