Property

MERIVALE MAKES MOVES ON THE BARRACKS

Posted on June 26th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
After a period of consolidation, trailblazing Merivale has won bidding for a former RSL site in the Sydney CBD set to complement existing ambitious plans. The multi-level property formerly known as The Barracks at 5-7 Barrack St, previously home to

REDCAPE COLLECTS THE ARTHOUSE

Posted on June 24th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Ben McBeath’s colourful Arthouse Hotel operation in the Sydney CBD has been sold to MA Financial Group’s Redcape Hospitality. The handsome two-storey sandstone former gallery, set prominently in The Galleries retail precinct on Pitt Street, was redeveloped as a hospitality

MORRIS PASSES REVIVED JULATTEN TO LOCALS

Posted on June 17th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Billionaire Chris Morris has handed the freehold going concern of his Julatten Hotel to local private investors in a sweetheart deal to see it continue to serve its community. Julatten is a northern Queensland town of 1,100 residents, approximately 25

SHORT AND WELCOME HIT STEEL CITY

Posted on June 15th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Marty Short and Welcome Hospitality have invested in Newcastle landmark the Albion Hotel, in Wickham, looking to capitalise on growth and opportunities in town. The Albion was established in 1870, with the current building constructed by Tooths in 1922. It

RECYCLED PUBLIC PUBS RESOLD

Posted on June 15th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
The unwinding of Jon Adgemis’ Public Hospitality group has further unfurled, with Annandale’s Empire and the South Bondi Hotel sold out of receivership again, along with Balmain’s shuttered Exchange. Mid-2025 Millinium Capital, led by Tom Wallace – a long-time friend

SONNEL TAKES THE PEAKHURST FROM JDA

Posted on June 12th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
In the latest sector-bumping transaction, the Feros’ JDA Collective has sold the large-format The Peakhurst to Simon Meers’ resurgent Sonnel Hospitality. JDA Collective is siblings John and Dean Feros and Alexandra Henderson, nee Feros, who hail from the Hurstville area.

REDCAPE HITS HARBOURSIDE IN THE FRISCO HOTEL

Posted on June 5th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
MA Financial’s Redcape has bought ornate, harbourside veteran the Frisco Hotel in Woolloomooloo from Queensland-based Sun Group. The iconic, heritage-listed Frisco occupies a neat 304sqm corner lot in Sydney’s historic wharf district. It was built in 1856, largely to serve

IMG BACK IN BATHURST WITH PADDY’S

Posted on June 1st, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
IMG Hotels continues to invest in its powerhouse regional collection, buying another pub in Bathurst, the popular Paddy’s Hotel in Kelso. Paddy’s is a suburban tavern on a large 9,500sqm plot, with an expansive trading footprint and latent capacity for

KNOX SECURES THE TAMWORTH

Posted on May 27th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Powerhouse regional publican Jim Knox has bought the large-format Tamworth Hotel from Sydney-based pub investor Daniel Whitten. Representing the first hotel to be offered for public sale in the LGA for more than a decade, The Tamworth came to market

THOMAS TAKES SOLOTEL’S REGENT

Posted on May 22nd, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
The Thomas family’s Thomas Hotels has secured the Regent Hotel in Kingsford from operators Solotel and freeholders Amalgamated Hotels, which have held the asset for the past 27 years. In February the parties came together to offer up the combined