WAUGH BETS ON KINGS CROSS 2.0

Ashton Waugh has placed a strategic bet on Sydney’s transforming Kings Cross with purchase of the re-stapled freehold going concern of the New Hampton Hotel. Leaseholder Kieran Coleman listed the business interest in the Hotel last October. Located on Bayswater

STARS ALIGN FOR HOLLYWOOD SALE

The star-studded on-market sale of the Hotel Hollywood has found local operator Parlour Group outbidding big names and interest from Hollywood itself to take the show for around $10 million. Located in the heart of Sydney’s Surry Hills, the four-storey

KNOX DIPS INTO NORTHERN RIVERS

Sustaining the flow of northern rivers pub sales, the Dougherty family have divested their Grafton Hotel to Riverina hotelier Jim Knox. The Doughertys have been staples of the region and community for decades, well-known for owning and operating both Westlawn

COMISKEY LISTS BEACHMERE AMID BIG PLANS

The highly-awarded Comiskey Group is testing the waters, listing its Beachmere Hotel, north of Brisbane. Stemming from a construction background, the Comiskeys built the Beachmere back in 2009, with an adjoining shopping centre. The properties enjoy a captive market of

CASINO TATTERSALLS AND GAMING PLAY TO TEST MARKET

The big Tattersalls Hotel in Casino is up for grabs, bringing with it the dozen EGM entitlements from the nearby Oxford Hotel. The Tattersalls is a large-format, two-storey brick structure in the heart of town, on a 1,944sqm lot that

SHORT O’HARA MALOUF GO AGAIN IN COFFS

The growing syndicate of Martin Short, Sean O’Hara, Jamie Malouf and Co. has acquired the large-format and highly acclaimed Moonee Beach Tavern in Coffs Harbour from Harry Barry. The Tavern is a very large-format family-oriented local, on a huge 1.17-Ha

WAGGA HATTRICK AS BUYERS TAKE WHAT THEY CAN GET

Activity continues in regional Australia with sale of the Duke of Kent Hotel – representing the third Wagga Wagga pub sale announcement in as many weeks. Located on Wagga’s main drag, Fitzmaurice St, the Duke is a welcoming country pub

IPO-BOUND AVC ADDS TWO MORE

AVC has continued its unyielding acquisition strategy, picking up two more pubs including the biggest 2021 sale to date in Queensland, in association with listed landlord HPI. Currently working on its book build for an IPO tipped for coming weeks,

FEROS OFFERS UP TERREY HILLS TAVERN

Feros Group has announced the very large-format Terrey Hills Tavern is back on the market, as they look to focus on a swathe of opportunities in Sydney’s south. Nick and Chris Feros' group has listed the Northern Beaches landmark, as

OSCARS DIVEST STRAND TO ADGEMIS’ JAGA GROUP

The Gravanis brothers’ Oscars Hotels has divested Darlinghurst’s Strand Hotel to the Jon Adgemis-led JAGA Group. Bill and Mario Gravanis have been particularly acquisitive over the past few years, purchasing the likes of the Beachcomber Resort on the Central Coast