UNIVERSAL CATCHES BAT & BALL
Universal Hotels has won its first bout for 2022, taking home the Bat and Ball Hotel of Surry Hills. Originally known as the Duke of Cleveland, the pub was built in 1929 on the corner of busy Cleveland and South
UNIVERSAL SNAP UP NEWTOWN AS CLG EXITS
The Kospetas family’s Universal Hotels has jumped at the opportunity of another large-format Sydney operation, taking the keys to the Newtown Hotel from Chris Morris’ Colonial Leisure Group The three-level Newtown, on King Street, is a local institution, catering to
UNIVERSAL SECURES FAMILY TIES IN TEMPE
The Kospetas family’s Universal Hotels has picked up the unsung Tempe Hotel for north of $10 million, with big hopes for the changing pub landscape. A hotel was first established on the site, on the Princes Highway, in 1856. In
MOELIS TAKES TAYLOR SQUARE WITH KINSELAS
Moelis Australia has announced another big-ticket acquisition in Kinselas Hotel Darlinghurst – unlocking plans to create a consolidated hospitality precinct at Sydney’s iconic Taylor Square. Moelis Australia Limited (MOE:ASX) has exchanged contracts with the Kospetas family to buy Kinselas for
UNIVERSAL EASE OPEN THE MILL
Marking the completion of the redevelopment of the old Mill Hill Hotel building, Universal has produced the “upmarket yet family-orientated” local The Mill of Bondi Junction. The tired former Mill Hill Hotel asset was acquired by developer TWT Property Group,
UNIVERSAL HOTELS LAND THE NEW THE MILL
The Kospetas family’s Universal Hotels has won the race into the new pub below the latest high-end development in Bondi Junction, soon to be opening a new incarnation of The Mill. The former Mill Hill Hotel, on the corner of
INDUSTRY REACTS TO REVISED MUSIC LICENSING SCHEME
The revised OneMusic scheme for music licensing has begun a 12-month roll-out, introducing a simpler system and early adopters reporting benefits. Copyright law dictates that public performance of any music must be licensed, so that its creators are paid for
UNIVERSAL MODULATION ON MIDNIGHT SHIFT BEGINS TONIGHT
After much speculation, Universal Hotels is tonight opening its tweaked Midnight Shift, launching a three-day party under a new moniker. The group operated by the Kospetas family acquired the legendary Shift – reputed to have been the first gay bar
UNIVERSAL TAKES OXFORD ST ICON MIDNIGHT SHIFT
Universal Hotels has clinched another Oxford Street icon – it’s biggest to date – settling on the once-thriving now dormant Midnight Shift. The acquisitive pub group now holds title on four Oxford Street pubs, in a clear play to invest
OXFORD HOTEL MEANS TAYLOR SQUARE HATTRICK FOR UNIVERSAL
Universal Hotels has landed a trifecta in Taylor Square with acquisition of Pelathon’s Darlinghurst icon, the Oxford Hotel. The pub on the corner of the eponymous Oxford Street and Bourke Street went through several name changes and minor geographical repositioning
