Iris Group

IRIS SETTLES ON ROGERS PORTFOLIO IN BOOM TOWN

Posted on November 23rd, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Sam Arnaout’s Iris Group has further cemented its footings in booming Newcastle, securing Campbell and Clare Rogers’ portfolio in the biggest deal seen in the area. The Rogers acquired large-format Hamilton pub the Sydney Junction Hotel in 2014, building its

IRIS TAKES BLAIR’S KINGSWOOD PUB

Posted on November 19th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
After nearly two decades the Blair family has reached another milestone with the sale of their big Kingswood pub to the very acquisitive Iris Group. Neville Blair has owned and operated the Kingswood Hotel since 2001, which earlier this year

IRIS UNVEILS NEW BUT HERITAGE PUB AT CAMPSIE STATION

Posted on September 14th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Iris Group has quietly opened a brand new heritage pub in western Sydney heartland, restoring and converting a prime three-storey structure opposite Campsie Station. Sam Arnaout’s Iris bought the site on the prominent corner of Campsie thoroughfares Beamish Street and

IRIS GROUP BACKS IT UP WITH GASLIGHT BUY

Posted on December 5th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Consolidating a footprint in Darlinghurst, Sam Arnaout’s Iris Group has secured the freehold going concern of the quirky Gaslight Hotel – immediately behind the recently acquired Colombian. The four-level Gaslight fronts Crown Street on the corner of Little Oxford St,

IRIS GROUP PICK UP THE COLOMBIAN

Posted on September 16th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Sam Arnaout’s Iris Capital has bought former Westpac Bank now Oxford Street landmark The Colombian Hotel for an undisclosed sum. The three-level building on the prominent corner of Oxford and Crown Streets in Darlinghurst is an institution of the Oxford

IRIS GROUP’S LANDMARK BONDI HOTEL SET FOR $17m MAKEOVER

Posted on January 29th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
One of the country’s busiest pub groups has revealed plans for a massive redevelopment of its “County Bondi” landmark. The Cock n Bull – aka the Grand Hotel – could see a medium-rise development in Iris’ trademark style, with retail,

IRIS BUYS ‘PROJECT’ PARRAMATTA HOTEL FOR $38m

Posted on January 22nd, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Iris Group has kicked off 2016, purchasing a Parramatta hotel “as a development” for $38 million. Located a stone’s throw from Rosehill Racecourse, the Mercure Parramatta boasts 165 rooms atop a bar, recreation and function spaces. The Australian implied Iris

IRIS OFFLOADS TOP GAMING PUB & DEVELOPMENT

Posted on November 13th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
In a year peppered by top-dollar transactions, Iris Group has executed one of the biggest gaming pub sales with the Oxford Hotel. The landmark Drummoyne hotel and adjacent retail property have sold for around $34 million in a clear indication

IRIS GROUP SELLS TO CHINA’S BIGGEST DEVELOPER FOR $170m

Posted on June 10th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Only months after announcing plans for massive redevelopment, Iris Group has divested the Kings Cross Mercure complex. [caption id="attachment_2697" align="alignright" width="449"] An artist's impression of the proposed Mercure tower. Image: supplied[/caption] Earlier this year Iris lodged plans with the City

THE SOUL OF R&R WILL GO ON AT THE BOURBON

Posted on April 17th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
There are likely those that have almost tired of me banging on about Kings Cross and The Bourbon, but the subject deserves at least one more hit. [caption id="attachment_2013" align="alignright" width="460"] Darlinghurst Rd 1.30am, April 2015[/caption] It was with mixed