Melbourne City Council is fighting back against what it sees as the ongoing loss of the city’s historic pubs, pleading for heritage protection on the under-threat Metropolitan Hotel. Built 1854, the modest two-storey Victorian building on the corner of William and Little Lonsdale streets is a classic example of the corner pubs that used to […]
Universal Hotels has clinched another Oxford Street icon – it’s biggest to date – settling on the once-thriving now dormant Midnight Shift. The acquisitive pub group now holds title on four Oxford Street pubs, in a clear play to invest in and dominate the recently lacklustre precinct. Located on the lower end of the strip,
The freehold interest of Rozelle’s Native Rose – formerly the Ruby L’otel – is for sale, with a craft beer tenant on a long lease. Investor Michael Huang bought the property in 2015, and largely operated it himself, until executing a major renovation on the bar, bistro, gaming room, beer garden and eight upstairs accommodation
Universal nightclub in Bendigo is for sale, offering potential for seven-day trade and an expanded offering, with a rare 5am licence. The nightclub opened in the late 90s, licensed to hold 500 patrons. Widely known as Universal on McCrae Street, it is one of only three premises in the precinct to hold the late licence,
North Sydney’s historic Firehouse Hotel will become the nucleus of a massive 35-storey tower through $121 million plans for its airspace. Publican Mark Barry has owned the pub since 2001, overseeing its conversion from a heritage-listed fire station, built in 1895. It occupies a modest block in North Sydney’s Walker Street, the two-storey Victorian building
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A Sydney-based syndicate has sold Narrabri’s big Tourist Hotel to an enterprising local set to breathe some new life into the simmering local. Narrabri is a town of 6,000 people around 500 kilometres north-west of Sydney, best-known for its cotton industry and the Santos $3bn Narrabri Coal Seam Gas Project. The two-storey Tourist Hotel, built
The partnership between American hospitality giant Delaware North and Open Arms Hospitality has split, as each cite opportunities and pending acquisitions. Delaware North (DN) operates hundreds of hospitality venues across four continents, serving over half a billion customers each year. In March it announced an acquisition strategy for Australia and New Zealand, particularly in the
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Brisbane’s “country pub in the city” has come to market, as the two long-time owners call time to pursue other colourful activities. Old mates Warwick Brown and Peter Chase have owned the Queensport Tavern at Hemmant for 17 years. Chase is a former horse racing identity, and Brown had considerable success as a race car
Coles has completed its exit from NSW pub operations, selling the Northlakes Tavern to the pub partnership of Arthur Laundy and Mark Malloy. Moving to minimise or remove itself entirely from its PR burden of association with gaming, Coles listed the leasehold interest in the Tavern in Charmhaven in February. However, the freehold owners of
The idyllic Arcadia Village Hotel on Magnetic Island has come to market, offering a sprawling freehold going concern or booming leasehold opportunity. The Arcadia Village occupies a massive 1.07Ha (10,070sqm) site, overlooking the Coral Sea, a 20-minute ferry trip to Townsville. The Island has approximately 2,500 permanent residents, but holiday periods see this number increase
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