Real Estate

LOCALS VOCAL OVER PLANS TO MAKE VILLAGE INN A SHOP

Posted on August 4th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Paddington’s historic Village Inn is under threat of being turned into a retail space by its new owners, and locals are not impressed, exclaiming its “cultural significance”.   Established 1850, near the corner of Glenmore Road and Oxford Street, the

PORT’S PIER IN RARE SALE

Posted on August 2nd, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Port Melbourne’s spectacular beachfront Pier Hotel has come to market, marking a rare property and operation that hasn’t been available in more than two decades. Positioned on a 491sqm high-profile corner of Bay and Beach streets, with around 50 metres

JOHNSTON HITS THE TRIFECTA WITH ALEXANDER

Posted on July 28th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Funds manager CEO Byram Johnston has continued his move into the pub sector, with JBHG picking up its third in central west NSW in less than a year. Byram and Deborah Johnston have owned and run a farm in the

DRENNAN AND FLANAGHAN OPENING TWO MEGA-PUBS

Posted on July 28th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Cricketer teammates turned events operators turned publicans Ross Drennan and Drew Flanaghan are opening two mega-pubs in Perth’s urban growth corridors. The mates are the faces behind national events company Nokturnl, and once swore they would ‘never get into pubs’.

HARGREAVES OFFERS THE SHAKY

Posted on July 24th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Fabled Sydney institution the Shakespeare Hotel in Surry Hills is for sale for the first time in 45 years, by dedicated long-term owner Margaret Hargreaves. Popularly known as 'The Shakey' the hotel was established in 1879. Located on Devonshire Street

SOUTHERNER HEADS NORTH BY THE GRACE OF ROCKY

Posted on July 24th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
A Melbourne syndicate has sold its Gracemere Tavern in central Queensland to an expanding NSW-based operator. Stephen Beaumont’s Cook Beaumont and Partners listed the under-management freehold going concern hotel in Rockhampton in the first half of 2022, looking to streamline

BONDI PUB TOPIKOS TO A NEW-GEN RYAN

Posted on July 21st, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
A new generation Ryan has stepped up to become the new owner of Topikos – one of the very few pubs on the world-famous Bondi Beach strip. Point Group – the former Icebergs Group – holds well-known operations around Sydney,

DIXON EXITS NSW VIA COURT HOUSE

Posted on July 19th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Michael Dixon’s Athena Group has listed its only operation in New South Wales, the Court House Hotel in Murwillumbah. The two-storey pub occupies an 898sqm lot, providing public bar, bistro, gaming with 21 EGMs, beer garden and 21 accommodation rooms.

WARATAH PUTS UP 99

Posted on July 17th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Waratah Hotels has decided to divest the acclaimed Royal on 99 in south-east Queensland to focus on core assets closer to the rest of the collection. In November 2014 the Royal on Ninety-Nine burned down in a major fire. It

LEGENDARY LANSDOWNE POISED FOR UPSIDE

Posted on July 14th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
The legendary good-time Lansdowne Hotel in Chippendale has been listed for sale, rocking multiple levels of opportunity. Long known as an institution of live music and pub rock, after 82 years hosting thousands of bands, the big hotel on City