Property

DOOLAN HOTELS GROW STABLE WITH TOORAK

Posted on June 26th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Prime Melbourne watering hole the Toorak Hotel is in new hands, as family operators Doolan Hotels step up the collection. Established in 1854, the imposing and ornate building has been known as the Bush Inn and Hawksburn Hotel and back

MAITLAND EXITS PRIZED REPUBLIC

Posted on June 23rd, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Greg Maitland has furthered his portfolio sell-down with divestment of the long-standing Republic Hotel in the heart of Norwood. Set on a commanding 3,327sqm corner site, the multi-award-winning Republic is a two-storey Victorian stone building offering sports bar, large restaurant

WYNNE DIVESTS DUNKIRK AFTER MAJOR FIGHTBACK

Posted on June 19th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
James Wynne’s Shogroup has sold its stratagem at the historic Dunkirk Hotel in Pyrmont after a major renovation and multiplying revenues. Located on Harris Street between The Star and the Sydney Fish Markets development, the heritage-listed pub was built in

DRAG-STAR IMPERIAL GOES UNIVERSAL

Posted on June 14th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Hot on the high heels of rumours it was headed to the open market, news of a trans-action has emerged on Short and Leach’s LGBTQ+ landmark Imperial Hotel to the uber-inclusive Universal Hotels. A pub has existed on the Erskineville

KELLY RIDES OUT OF THE ROYAL

Posted on June 14th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Country connoisseur Ned Kelly has sold his Royal Hotel of Scone to an up-and-coming local. The regal pub is set on around 3,000 sqm, and includes 19 pub-style rooms, 10 modern motel suites, and gaming operation with nine entitlements and

LITTLE CREATURES FOUNDERS SET FORTH ON P&O HOTEL

Posted on June 9th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Handsome Freemantle landmark the P&O Hotel has been sold to the expanding partnership of Adrian Fini and Nic Trimboli. A hotel was originally built on the corner site in the 1830s, named the Crown and Thistle. In the 1870s this

VERO AND CONNOLLY FIXING FOR REVIVAL IN HEALESVILLE

Posted on June 2nd, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Victorian hoteliers Matt Vero and Scott Connolly have bought the historic Healesville Hotel, bringing plans to emulate their community-focused success in Armadale. Healesville’s Hotel was constructed in the 1890s, comprising a public bar, bistro, generous beer garden and seven pub-style

FENELEYS FINALLY BOW OUT OF THE BULL

Posted on May 24th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
The steadfast Feneley family have passed the baton on their big Bull ‘n’ Bush in the Port Stephens region to the growing local hotel syndicate led by Nick Quinn. For the past 36 years the Feneleys have captained the large-format

WAYMARK BUYS PUB WITH NO BEER

Posted on May 24th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
The original ‘Pub with No Beer’ – Lees Hotel, in Ingham – has been sold to the growing family of Waymark Hotels for an undisclosed price. Established in 1845 as the Day Dawn Hotel, the current pub was built in

PLATINUM EARNS PRETTY PENNY FOR FULL MONTY

Posted on May 22nd, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Platinum Group has sold Brisbane landmark The Montague Hotel to a family-owned hospitality group from further north, as the city’s West End entertainment precinct continues to attract. The three-storey pub – a former office building – is set on a