Imperial Hotel

THE NEW OLD NEWTOWN: NO TO LATE-NIGHT TROUBLE

Posted on August 3rd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Newtown has gotten on the front foot to ward off late-night revellers looking to the area as a “last chance”. Since the trading restrictions were imposed on Sydney’s CBD early last year stakeholders and critics alike have looked for evidence

14 DAYS FOR IMPERIAL OWNER TO DEFEND AGAINST CLOSURE

Posted on July 29th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Bricks and mortar owner of Erskineville’s troubled Imperial Hotel has been granted a two-week extension to explain why the venue shouldn’t close for up to six months. Provisional lessees Spice Group have recently seen the mire of the Office of

IMPERIAL HOTEL DEAD AS FLAWED LOCKOUT LOGIC LOOMS

Posted on July 27th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Erskineville’s Imperial Hotel has closed indefinitely as the spectre of ‘lockouts’ logic seeps into suburban scapegoats. It took just three months for new operators Spice Group to lose control of an institutional venue as it became a hot-spot for Sydney’s

‘TROPHY’ PUB SMASHES PRICE EXPECTATIONS

Posted on May 13th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The auction of “trophy asset” the Imperial Hotel smashed price expectations, as Victoria’s hot commercial market sees values rise and yields fall. Located across from Parliament House, and a popular haunt for off-duty politicians, the sale of the exquisite 1858

MORE MELBOURNE PUB ROYALTY COMES TO MARKET

Posted on April 8th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Another Melbourne pub icon has hit the market offering investors an “opportunity of imperial proportions”. Situated on the city’s best-known CBD corner – Bourke and Spring Streets – the Imperial Hotel is adjacent to Chinatown and directly opposite Parliament House,

DRAG QUEEN ICON PUB TO GET ‘SPICIER’

Posted on March 25th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Sydney’s famous mecca for drag shows, gender illusionists and star of hit movie ‘Priscilla Queens of the Desert’ is being taken over in April by acclaimed entertainment operators Spice Group International. Having outgrown their current digs in Martin Place, the

HISTORIC ILLAWARRA HOTEL SET TO RETURN

Posted on March 16th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The historic Imperial Hotel at Clifton will be “restored to its former glory” after being boarded up for more than a decade. WIN Corporation has owned the hotel “breathtakingly perched high above the Pacific Ocean” on Grand Pacific Drive for