CLANCYS LOOK TO EXIT THE BANK

The Clancys are taking The Bank to market, offering a handsome Maitland freehold as they look to far horizons. The two-storey Bank occupies a sizeable 2,346sqm block on East Maitland main road Melbourne Street, just off the New England Highway.

BOOMING IRIS LISTS KEARSLEY HOTEL

Fresh from its recent record-breaking acquisition of Hotel Steyne, Iris Capital has listed for sale the Hunter Valley’s Kearsley Hotel. Beyond $60-plus million buys in one of Sydney’s highly prized precincts, Iris has been steadily building a formidable presence in

SCHIAVELLO POSTS GPO HOTEL OPPORTUNITY

Fortitude Valley’s former post office building – the handsome GPO Hotel – comes to market boasting a long lease and favourable terms, and a prized pedigree. The GPO is central to Brisbane’s nightlife entertainment precinct, Fortitude Valley, around 1.5 kilometres

IRIS TAKES HOTEL STEYNE IN RECORD DEAL

High-flyers Arthur Laundy and John Singleton have sold their Manly institution The Steyne to booming Iris Capital in a record deal for a Sydney freehold going concern. Built 1859, the Hotel Steyne has stood sentry over the Manly Beach for

ALBION HOTEL HEADS TO MARKET

The bustling Albion Hotel in tightly-held southern NSW comes to market as long-time owners look to move on. The four-level Albion is a handsome Art Deco centrepiece of border town Albury, on main road Dean Street, central to a busy

SINGO SWEEPS UP GOSFORD’S BIG ELANORA HOTEL

Real estate mogul ad-man John Singleton has backed his own overtures in Gosford with the big-ticket purchase of family legacy pub the Elanora Hotel. Large-format ‘The Elly’ enjoys a big 7,667sqm block on a corner of East Gosford main thoroughfare

FORMER FANNY’S FREEHOLD OFF TO AUCTION

Argyle House Hotel in Newcastle – formerly the famed Fanny’s nightclub – is headed to auction as a revival or development play on the heritage building and lot. The single-storey structure on the corner of Wharf and Centenary Roads in

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

COUGHLAN LETS GO THE LORD

Paddy Coughlan has sold off his flagship Lord Gladstone for a reported $5.5 million to another local hotelier, to continue plans for growing Frank Strong’s hard lemonade. The former Riversdale CEO announced sale campaigns on the freehold going concerns of

FLOWER TAKES HASTINGS IN LOCAL POWER PLAY

Alistair Flower has swooped on the elegant Hastings Hotel in Wauchope, celebrating rapid expansion and the birth of new entries to Flower Hotels. The former Redcape general manager, overseeing 40 venues, took his experience north and revived the Settler’s Inn