Real Estate

STATE’S BIGGEST GAMING PUB ON OFFER

Posted on April 26th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Listed pub landlord HPI has put up a long lease on the extra-large-format Acacia Ridge Hotel in the Brisbane suburbs. Built in the 1970s by Castlemaine brewery, the pub was originally used as a warehouse for distribution. It counts a

IRIS HITS NEW HORIZONS IN LASSETERS

Posted on April 23rd, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Sam Arnaout’s Iris Capital empire has taken another big step with the $105 million purchase of the iconic Lasseters Hotel Casino in Alice Springs. Formerly known as the Diamond Springs Casino, the property opened in 1981. Known as an oasis

AUSHOTELS LIST PIONEERING BRISBANE BEER BOUTIQUE

Posted on April 23rd, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Aushotel Group has listed its pioneering craft beer-based venue in Brisbane, the Archive Beer Boutique. The stand-out venue is located in the centre of Boundary Street in Brisbane’s tightly-held West End precinct – opposite the billion-dollar West Village residential masterplan

ROYAL OAK GROWS LOCAL GROUP

Posted on April 23rd, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
The troubled Royal Oak Hotel of Cessnock has been sold through receivers to a growing local hotelier.  Built 1922, the pub enjoys a prominent corner in Cessnock – known as the gateway to tourism hotspot the Hunter Valley.  The large

UNIVERSAL SECURES FAMILY TIES IN TEMPE

Posted on April 21st, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
The Kospetas family’s Universal Hotels has picked up the unsung Tempe Hotel for north of $10 million, with big hopes for the changing pub landscape. A hotel was first established on the site, on the Princes Highway, in 1856. In

HOLLYWOOD HOT TO TROT

Posted on April 19th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Sydney’s star of Surry Hills, the iconic Hotel Hollywood, has been listed for sale for the first time in 42 years. The four-storey Art Deco Hollywood stands sentry on the corner of Foster and Hunt Streets in the bustling city-fringe

REDBRICK SALE ON STRONG FOUNDATIONS

Posted on April 19th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
The business of the heritage-listed Redbrick Hotel in Brisbane is being sold by Hakfoort Hotel Group amid rapid local development. The Victorian-era Hotel was originally constructed in 1890 for Thomas Burke, who remained owner and proprietor until 1899. Many owners

BIG GUNS TAKE UP THE SUN IN BOOMING BYRON

Posted on April 16th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
The Winchester Group has soaked up The Sun Hotel in Bryon Bay from the Flannery family’s KTQ Group for an undisclosed price. The rich-listed Flannery family built The Sun on a generous 7,653sqm freehold landholding near Byron Bay’s North Beach,

CRITERION GUNDAGAI ON THE ROAD

Posted on April 16th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
The Hindmarsh family are looking to leave their beloved Criterion Hotel Gundagai, putting it to market amid the boom for strong regional pubs. Conveniently located around halfway between the capitals, Melbourne and Sydney, Gundagai is a NSW landmark of close

ROYAL FLUSH FOR QUINN & CO

Posted on April 14th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
A posse of publicans led by Newcastle-based Nicholas Quinn have purchased both the freehold going concern of Taree’s Royal Hotel and passive freehold of the nearby Australian Hotel in Wingham. The Royal Taree is a classic regional watering hole, offering