JDA SEEK BIDDERS FOR PADSTOW PARK

John Feros’ JDA Hotels has listed Top200 pub the Padstow Park Hotel, with new extended trading and price expectations in the high $20 millions. After executing sale-and-leaseback of the Group’s Allawah Hotel last September, and record-breaking auction of the development-ready

GRAND VIEW LOOKS TO ‘ENERGETIC’ NEW OWNER

The Grand View Hotel overlooking the Blue Mountains is looking for a loving new owner, as its long-standing patriarch throws in the towel in pursuit of retirement. Vendor Ben Tufrey has owned and operated the Grand View for 16 years,

INVESTORS LIST OPPORTUNE OPHIR TAVERN

The affluent Ophir Tavern in Orange is on offer, boasting a massive block and development opportunity at an undercooked pub in a rising regional town. The Ophir, taking its name from a Biblical port famous for its wealth, is one

RIVER ROYAL BACK – AND BACK ON MARKET

Local mining identity Dale McNamara is parting with his painstakingly restored Morpeth pub, the River Royal Inn, having breathed life back into the drowned historic building. A ‘super storm’ in early 2015 brought a wall of water crashing through the

MERIVALE TAKES ANOTHER HEART OF THE EASTERN SUBURBS

The march of Merivale continues with another prominent acquisition, the group picking up Halcyon’s Hotel Centennial on Oxford Street, Woollahra. The Centennial is a landmark two-storey pub built in 1888 on a 780sqm block, opposite Centennial Park, making it proximate

NEGLINE SELL-DOWN BRINGS TATTERSALLS TO MARKET

The Tattersalls Hotel in Narrabri has come to market, as its Central Coast owners increase focus on businesses closer to home. Narrabri is around 450 kilometres due west of Coffs Harbour, about 500 north-west of Sydney. It is a country

TATTS HOTEL BACK IN SAFE HANDS

The embattled Tattersalls Hotel at Lithgow is set to soar again, after a lengthy legal battle, receivership and auction sees a new start for a familiar face. The freehold title of the pub was bought nearly ten years ago, occupied

BRISBANE THUMPER THE MET TO MARKET

Brisbane’s hottest hotel nightclub has come to market, as its creators look to more daytime pub pursuits. The Met is a big-format operation in Fortitude Valley, located between Brunswick St Mall, China Town, and Valley Train Station, every week home

RYANS SELL REPUBLIC AND STAY

Patrick Ryan and family have joined the coveted ranks of the sale-and-leaseback, divesting the title to Sydney CBD landmark the Republic Hotel, and staying on as operators. Ryan and siblings have owned the property since 1999 and executed a number

NEW LIFE AND BLOOD FOR CALEDONIA HOTEL

After an exhaustive marketing campaign, the Caledonia Hotel has been sold to new blood, as the incumbent looks to other hotel and business interests. Local Ian Negline has been owner of the Caledonia, along with other Central Coast hotels and