After years of legal disputes, massive fines and threat of prison, the owners of the site of the former and much-disputed Corkman Irish Pub at Carlton will build a replica of the historic watering hole they illegally demolished. Late 2014 a lease expired on the 1857 Victorian pub and the business closed. It was then […]
The cowboys of Carlton have copped a whopping fine for the illegal demolition of the beloved Corkman Irish Pub, bringing the total to almost $2 million, and they may yet still need to rebuild it. Developers Raman Shaqiri and Stefce Kutlesovski bought the 1858 pub on the corner of Pelham and Leicester Streets for $4.76
The ‘cowboy developers’ that demolished Carlton’s Corkman Irish Pub have faced sentencing for the first of many charges against them, with the Magistrate voicing that he wished he could send them to prison. Developers Raman Shaqiri and Stefce Kutlesovski used their company 160 Leicester Pty Ltd to knock down the Corkman in 2016, just days
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The so-called cowboy developers of Carlton’s historic Corkman Irish Pub have further distanced themselves from the mandated rebuild, now suing the planning minister over height limit. Stefce Kutlesovski and Raman Shaqiri purchased the 1858 pub two years ago for $4.76m, with ideas for a multi-storey development on the prominent corner at 160 Leicester Street, Carlton.
Two men and a company – branded the cowboy developers – have been hit with 16 charges over the illegal demolition and goat rodeo of the former Corkman Irish pub, in Carlton. The drama began with a fire in the Corkman, which was closed pending a potential development application. A week later, the historic pub
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Developers are making the most of Victoria’s updated development laws – and challenging those they don’t like – putting many historic pubs under threat or under another structure. Bridie O’Reilly’s in Brunswick is an institutional Irish pub for the people, with a popular beer garden and lute-wielding peasant on the logo. Built in 1852, it
Victoria is promising developers big fines and potential jail time for illegal demolition, following the destruction of Carlton’s beloved Corkman Irish Pub. Premier Daniel Andrews’ Government will this week introduce legislation allowing the Courts to seriously penalise developers performing illegal building works. The laws will see offenders face up to five years’ prison, individuals fined
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The backlash is building to the destruction of Carlton’s beloved Corkman Irish Pub, illegally demolished by its developer owners two weeks ago. Stefce Kutlesovski and Raman Shaqiri bought the pub for $4.76 million last year, and reportedly told previous owner Alf King they intended to turn the property into apartments, despite the fact that a
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Suspicion has turned to scandal following the illegal demolition of the beloved and historic Corkman Irish Pub in Carlton. The pub was purchased for $4.76 million in October 2014 by an unnamed local developer, and when the lease expired shortly after the business closed. Around 6am on 8 October this year a fire was spotted
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Police are treating as suspicious a fire that engulfed the closed-down Corkman Irish Pub early on Saturday. In October, 2014, the pub freehold was put to market through CBRE by a private vendor that had owned it since 1988, with a leaseholder in place for another six months. Development potential was cited as a key
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