Pubs Commercial Property News

Pubs are attracting a lot of attention in the commercial property market as interest in the hotel and leisure sector grows after COVID-19 lockdowns.

A Japanese-style listening bar will feature in a revamped Austral Hotel when it reopens in the new year under new ownership.

A key real estate figure has snapped up The Emerald Hotel, where Michelle Payne celebrated her Cup victory.

Acquisitive pub baron Arthur Laundy has capped off a strong year, paying $35 million for Sydney’s Bidwill Hotel in one of 2020’s larger deals.

A string of pub sales over the past six weeks valued at more than $170 million has proven the sector’s strength after coronavirus lockdowns.

Hotelier Justin Hemmes’ Merivale Group has paid about $32 million for Randwick’s the Duke of Gloucester Hotel, known as The DOG.

The site of South Melbourne pub and horse racing institution The Emerald Hotel has hit the market for the first time in almost half a century.

Byron Bay hinterland based David Gyngell and his mate John “Strop” Cornell have continued to ­expand their Brunswick Heads property ­portfolio.

The wait is over for Melbourne’s retailers and hospitality venues, with the State Government on Monday announcing a major easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions. Shops, restaurants, pubs and cafes will be able to open from …