Real Estate

LORD NELSON SET TO SALE

Posted on November 5th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
For the first time in 35 years the iconic Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel in Sydney’s historic The Rocks is for sale, along with its famed beer brand, Lord Nelson Brewery. Standing statuesquely on the corner of Kent and Argyle Streets

BLUE MOUNTAINS BEAUTY BACK TO MARKET

Posted on November 3rd, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Blue Mountains icon, Lawson’s Blue Mountain Hotel, has come to market sporting a major renovation. The Phillips family acquired the pub in the mid-80s, and in 2006 began a major reconstruction based on a photograph taken c.1900. In 2019 they

JIM SECURES FORT KNOX

Posted on November 1st, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Hotelier Jim Knox has completed his play for a monopoly in Moree with acquisition of the last piece of the puzzle, the Amaroo Tavern, from Waratah Hotel Group. The Amaroo incorporates a public bar, commercial kitchen and bistro, gaming room

ARTHUR AND STU TEAM UP FOR WOY WOY LANDMARK

Posted on October 29th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Pub dynasty Arthur and Stuart Laundy have teamed up for the first time, to buy the Bayview Hotel in Woy Woy in a new record for the region. The large-scale Bayview overlooks Brisbane Water, around an hour by car or

KNOX LOCKS UP MORE IN NEW ENGLAND

Posted on October 27th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Growing hotelier Jim Knox has pulled a trifecta in New England, consolidating his portfolio in the Moree region with purchase of three of the town’s hotels. Knox Hotels now counts the titles of the Post Office Hotel, the Victoria Hotel,

AVC’S BIG INVESTMENT IN VICTORIA

Posted on October 27th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Australian Venue Co is “full steam ahead” on investment into Melbourne hospitality, announcing a revived Bimbo, beachside pop-up and no less than three new pubs for the stable. In expectation of a hot summer of strong economic recovery and record

HUNT FAREWELLS DUKE OF WELLINGTON

Posted on October 25th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Stephen Hunt’s Hunt Hospitality has flipped the august Duke of Wellington Hotel in New Lambton, selling for $16 million to Nick Walker’s Reklaw Hotels. The Duke was built 1876, named in honour of the famous commander of the English and

CAROUSEL INN ONTO MARKET MERRY-GO-ROUND

Posted on October 15th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
The Stanford family continues its big-ticket divestment, listing its prized Carousel Inn, in north-western Sydney. Listing of the Carousel follows the family’s 2021 record sale last week of the Vineyard Hotel for $70 million. The Stanfords also still hold the

OSCARS PART WITH THE EMPIRE

Posted on October 15th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Oscars Hotels has sold the freehold going concern of Annandale’s Empire Hotel to Jon Adgemis’ new Public Hospitality Group. The Gravanis brothers’ group bought the pub mid-2019 from Sam D'agostino for around $10 million. It was being operated by Eric