KNOX DROPS AREA IN A HOT REGION

There’s a new rising star of the region as Jim Knox divests his big Area Hotel in Griffith to a local operator. Knox bought the pub in 2019 for around $8 million from a private syndicate who had operated it

KNOX LOCKS UP GRIFFITH AREA HOTEL

Griffiths’ Area Hotel has been snapped up by local publican Jim Knox, fending off metro rivals for the strong regional pub. After 15 years’ ownership, a private syndicate determined in March to divest its Griffith hotel, which it has operated

SYNDICATE DIVESTING REGIONAL GEM AREA HOTEL

The Riverina region’s Area Hotel is for sale, as a syndicate of investors look to capitalise on a bullish market and uplift in interest in strong regional hotels. The private syndicate has owned the Area for 15 years, operating it