Property

IRIS GROUP SELLS TO CHINA’S BIGGEST DEVELOPER FOR $170m

Posted on June 10th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Only months after announcing plans for massive redevelopment, Iris Group has divested the Kings Cross Mercure complex. [caption id="attachment_2697" align="alignright" width="449"] An artist's impression of the proposed Mercure tower. Image: supplied[/caption] Earlier this year Iris lodged plans with the City

REDCAPE ‘FINE-TUNES’ OUT OF 3 MORE PUBS

Posted on June 5th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Redcape Hotel Group has tightened its portfolio a bit more ahead of the much-rumoured public float, divesting three pubs at once to a burgeoning local operator. The three pubs are located in Port Macquarie, and their sale follows the Group’s

$25M GAMING PUB SALE PART OF “FRENETIC” 2015

Posted on May 29th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A top gaming hotel has sold for $25 million, in one of the State’s “fastest growing LGAs”. The Macquarie Hotel, in Liverpool in southern Sydney, is currently ranked #57 on the OLGR gaming venues list, and boasts 30 EGMs and

NEW PUB GROUP TEMPTS HALCYON INTO UNEXPECTED SALE

Posted on May 27th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
One of the North Shore’s best-known pubs has sold in a surprise deal that was a case of ‘an offer they couldn’t refuse’. Just 15 months after purchasing it for $13 million, Halcyon Group has divested the landmark Buena Vista

VICTORIAN PUB CLIMATE BREEDING NEW PLAYERS

Posted on May 25th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A dynamic new hotel group has snapped up the suburban giant Vincent Hotel, amid plans for further strategic expansion. Emanating from the successful Port Phillip Charters cruise business, Dixon Hospitality Group (DHG) has bought four pubs in a little over

ROCKLEA GOOD FOUNDATION AS MARKET BUILDS: POWER

Posted on May 25th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A Brisbane hotel family takes the keys for the Southside’s Rocklea Hotel today as opportunity continues to shift in the State’s pub assets. The popular corner pub on Ipswich Rd joins a flurry of venues in Queensland being bought or

PADDINGTON’S ‘NASH’ SNAPPED UP

Posted on May 22nd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The freehold of Paddington’s iconic Grand National Hotel has sold, as investor appetites broaden. Tenanted by Lance Burrowes’ LJB Hotels on a long-term lease, the “Nash” Hotel is in fact one of the largest single land holdings in the highly

AFL STAR SELLS MELBOURNE PUB

Posted on May 18th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Former AFL star Corey McKernan has sold his Melbourne pub as other business interests grow. The Prince Alfred Hotel in Port Melbourne was built in the late 1800s and is described as “a beautiful, character-filled property”. “We had some really

‘TROPHY’ PUB SMASHES PRICE EXPECTATIONS

Posted on May 13th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The auction of “trophy asset” the Imperial Hotel smashed price expectations, as Victoria’s hot commercial market sees values rise and yields fall. Located across from Parliament House, and a popular haunt for off-duty politicians, the sale of the exquisite 1858