SMALL PUBS GET BIGGER AND BOLDER AT BVH

Small Pubs has taken the next steps in its investment into Newtown, purchasing and adorning the freehold of Paddy Coughlan’s Botany View Hotel. Justin Small – previously one of the partners in Balmain Pub Group – took on a new

WINDFALL FOR ENGADINE TAVERN SALE

Another big year predicted in pub real estate kicked off with news of White & Partners divesting suburban stalwart the Engadine Tavern to a local for $31 million, realising nearly 40 per cent in capital gains. A trust controlled by

OLD FITZ TO SEE NEW BEGINNINGS

Ending speculation on its future, the deal has been finalised on sale of The Old Fitz in Woolloomooloo to developers W Property. Standing proudly on a corner of Dowling Street in Sydney’s waterside precinct, the Old Fitzroy Hotel boasts a

SYDNEY INVESTOR TAKES TUMUT’S ROYAL

The Royal Hotel Tumut has been sold to an unnamed Sydney-based hotel investor as the region continues to benefit from massive infrastructure investment. The Royal is a classic two-storey brick structure on a 3,250 sqm lot, with a full-length balcony

O’DONOGHUES EMU PLAINS JOINS REDCAPE FOR $31m

Amid the respite of a strong end to a stormy year, ASX-listed Redcape has exchanged contracts to acquire O’Donoghues Hotel in Emu Plains for $30.5 million. The western Sydney pub is a large-format local, offering a classic mix of food

WRIGHT-YOUNG FINALLY RELINQUISHES THE CAMMY

Ending nearly four decades at the helm and a year-long settlement comes announcement industry legend Adella Wright-Young has sold the Camelia Grove Hotel of Alexandria to Sydney publican-developers. Wright-Young purchased the Camelia from Tooth and Co in 1983. Signalling the

THORPE SHAKE-UP HERALDS ODD CULTURE

The burgeoning Thorpe Hospitality has orchestrated a serious shake-up, divesting flagship The Taphouse while taking on two new venues, and rebranding to become Odd Culture group. James Thorpe’s outfit first entered the Sydney pub scene with acquisition of Darlinghurst sweetheart

CATS SELL BROOK HOTEL TO MELBOURNE RACING

By Grant Jones The Geelong Football Club has divested the Brook Hotel in south-west Melbourne to the Melbourne Racing Club in a play to ditch gaming. The venue at 215-221 Sneezes Rd in Point Cook was first put on the

OSCARS DIVEST COFFS’ PLANTATION

Oscars Hotels has sold the once infamous Plantation Hotel for around $10 million to a Sydney publican and new entrant to the industry. The large-format Plantation occupies a prominent 3,000sqm lot in Coffs Harbour, providing an oversized bar with multiple

LAUNDY TOPS BIDDERS FOR BIDWILL

Pub king Arthur Laundy has snapped up another Top100 pub, paying long-time owner Martin Secheny $35 million for the Bidwill Hotel – the latest addition to the Laundy local area. Occupying a generous 4,300sqm block in the north-western Sydney suburb,