Ben May

MAY HANDS ARTEMUS THE REINS OF MANLY WHARF

Settlement on internationally recognised landmark Manly Wharf was finalised last month by Artemus Group, owners of Brisbane’s Howard Smith Wharves. The heritage-listed Manly Wharf, first built in 1855 as the northern terminal for the Sydney to Manly Ferry, is Artemus Group’s first acquisition in New South Wales. Industry veteran and long-time owner Ben May told […]

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EXCLUSIVE: BEN MAY LIVID OVER ‘NEWS’ ABOUT HIS NEW PUB

High-profile hotelier Ben May is “stunned” at the reporting of claims he and partners are battling authorities over construction of their massive new venue in Bali. May, who owns the popular Manly Wharf Hotel, is also co-owner of Double Bay’s Mrs Sippy bar, with partners Andrew Stanway, Kate Stanway and Angus Abrahams. The group followed

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MAY BUYS BURLEIGH HEADS BEACHFRONT PAVILION

Colourful hotelier Ben May has partnered with his Manly Wharf landlord Robert Magid to buy iconic beachside property The Burleigh Pavilion. One of Australia’s only absolute beachfront premises, the Burleigh Heads building currently houses the Rick Shores bar-restaurant, Oskar’s Restaurant, and Nook Espresso Bar, and last year underwent a substantial facelift that updated the façade,

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PUB ‘KING’ BUYS PADDINGTON ‘HOTEL’ – EXCLUSIVE

Prominent hotelier Ben May has bought a Paddington ‘hotel’, in which he and wife Lucy will live. The heritage-façade Windsor Castle Hotel, on Windsor Street, has been sold by Rita and Peter Polovin, following an extended project to turn the historic building into one of the Eastern Suburbs’ most prized residential assets. Speaking exclusively with

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