GALLAGHER TAKES SOLOTEL’S CHELSEA CHATSWOOD
Gallagher Hotel Group has welcomed another Sydney north shore pub into the fold, picking up title to Chatswood’s Chelsea Hotel from Solotel for circa $20 million. The Chelsea is a modest local pub on the western side of Chatswood station,
TAPPING IN AND TRADING UP
The new owners of Darlinghurst’s The Taphouse have reimagined and expanded the pub’s offer with a focus on local, independent spirits and natural wines. Brothers James and Josh Thorpe took over the craft beer institution mid-2017, with plans to add
ALOHA TO POKÉ
If you haven't yet heard of it, you're not alone, but poké is slowly making waves across our shores. Pronounced "poh-kay," this Hawaiian dish has been dubbed as the new healthy trend food. With its Japanese influence, it can be
BALMAIN INSTITUTION DICK’S HITS THE MARKET
Elia Economou has been tempted to sale of his beloved Dick’s Hotel, Balmain, as the pub thrives in an evolving precinct. Closely following the news that the landmark Town Hall Hotel is back on the market as a reinvented retail
FEROS ON A HIGHFIELD
The Feros Group is seeing the Caringbah community embrace its reinvention of the former Bizzos club as the market sophisticated multi-level Highfield. Chris Feros has had ambitious plans for the three-storey building that for decades was the Caringbah Business &
IRIS PULLS KINGS CROSS DA OVER BACKLASH
Iris Capital has entered the next stage of its controversial Kings Cross development, by withdrawing the DA widely condemned by local interest groups and enlisting input. In January Sam Arnaout’s development company Piccadilly Freehold submitted plans for a $47 million
INCREASED RSA AND ATM RESTRICTIONS FOR TASSY PUBS
Following the people’s referendum on pokies in March, the Tasmanian government has responded to critics’ pressure by putting further restrictions on operators. On 1 May a review of the Responsible Gambling Mandatory Code of Practice for Tasmania comes into effect.
BALD FACED HOTEL SALE: LEVY SELLS AND STAYS
Marcus Levy’s Marvan Hotels has executed a reversal of fortune, with the sale and leaseback of its Leichhardt pub the Bald Faced Stag. Marvan bought the pub a few years’ ago for circa $4.5 million, with a few potential outcomes
HOTEL FORMERLY KNOWN AS O’SULLIVAN’S HITS MARKET
After 20 years creating a local icon, the O’Sullivans are calling time on the pub game, listing their pub long known as the O’Sullivan Hotel. The site of 914 Mt Alexander Rd Essendon has served the community in a variety
CROSS ROADS HOTEL OFFERS NEW DIRECTIONS
The big-trading Cross Roads Hotel in the tiny truck-stop town of Tomingley has come to market, offering option of a thriving leased freehold or blank slate opportunity. Tomingley is a town of just 306 souls, that happens to be mid-point