Real Estate

BAROOGA SALE BODES REGIONAL APPETITE

Posted on December 7th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
The Barooga Hotel in the popular holiday resort town of Barooga has been sold to the Ratcliffs, continuing the market strength for quality regional operations. Stephen and Elizabeth Ratcliff are the proud new owners of the sole hotel in Barooga,

COVID RENO DEPRECIATION CLAIMS LOST

Posted on December 4th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Amid a wave of rapidly executed renovations in response to pandemic conditions, many hotel owners are missing out on claiming their available depreciation deductions, according to an industry specialist. Hoteliers and commercial property owners most commonly underclaim on depreciation because

FOUR IN HAND WORTH THE PRICE FOR PARRAS

Posted on November 30th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Paddington’s famed and once-hatted Four in Hand has been sold again, for $8.25 million, this time to well-known hotelier Colin M Parras. Previously the domain of celebrity chef Colin Fassnidge, under the ownership of Joe Saleh, the pub acclaimed for

KELLY & CO HIT PAYDIRT IN THE HUNTER

Posted on November 27th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Ned Kelly and friends have struck again, swooping on the re-stapled Criterion Hotel in the wild Weston growth corridor of the Hunter Valley. The freehold has been owned by Sydney-based Peter Calligeros, owner-operator of Surry Hills’ Trinity Bar and both

IRIS SWOOPS ON IBIS IN $180m DEAL

Posted on November 27th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Sam Arnaout’s Iris Capital has pounced on a portfolio of 17 Ibis hotels from Accor Invest in a deal worth $180 million, making it the biggest hotel transaction of the year. The massive deal is for 17 freehold hotels, amounting

LAMBERT LEAPS INTO THE OLYMPIC

Posted on November 27th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
The stoic Olympic Hotel in Sydney’s Paddington has been sold to former Newcastle publican Wayne Lambert, with plans for glory. Dominating the corner of Regent Street and bustling Moore Park Road, the three-storey Georgian pub occupies a 533sqm lot, offering

MERIVALE GOES TO THE DOG

Posted on November 25th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Justin Hemmes’ Merivale has emerged from the slowdown swinging, snapping up Good Beer Co’s the Duke of Gloucester Hotel for around $32 million. Dominating the intersection of Frenchmans and Clovelly roads in Randwick, the expansive two-level heritage pub is known

SOLOTEL SELLS GREEN PARK TO ST VINCENT’S

Posted on November 25th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Sydney hospitality giant Solotel has announced completion of the sale of the iconic Green Park Hotel to precinct hero, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney. Built 1893, the three-storey Darlinghurst institution and destination venue for Mardi Gras celebrations will soon be repurposed

HOTEL PROPERTY INVESTMENTS BOOK $63m IN NEW PUBS

Posted on November 23rd, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
ASX-listed pub landlord Hotel Property Investments has entered agreements to acquire three hotel properties, across Queensland and Victoria, for a combined $63.3 million. The hotels are Mango Hill Tavern and First Choice Liquor, 29 kilometres north of the Brisbane CBD,

HALLMARK TAKES THE HEART OF BRISBANE

Posted on November 23rd, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Queensland-based Hallmark Group has added the iconic Lord Alfred Hotel in the literal and proverbial heart of Brisbane to its growing portfolio. Gracing the corner of legendary Caxton Street and Petrie Terrace, the historic Lord Alfred was established in 1868,