When long-time Ivanhoe locals Graeme and Catherine, decided it was time to downsize, they weren’t necessarily in a rush.&nbsp;

Like many in their stage of life, they had started thinking about apartment living, but anticipated making the shift in two to three years.

That timeline changed when they visited <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/new-apartments/candela-ivanhoe-40-upper-heidelberg-road-ivanhoe">Candela</a>, a new boutique development by <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developers/salter-brothers">Salter Brothers</a>. The project ticked all the boxes they were looking for: location, quality design, and long-term lifestyle benefits, which prompted them to bring their decision forward.

“It was the right place at the right time,” they said. “We knew immediately it ticked all the boxes, and we didn’t want to wait.”

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Their decision to downsize was driven by a combination of practical needs and lifestyle considerations. Their existing home, while much loved, had become increasingly difficult to maintain. It spanned multiple levels, included extensive front and back gardens, and was starting to show the wear that comes with age.&nbsp;

They were looking for a more manageable lifestyle, one with less upkeep and more freedom. A brand-new apartment with no maintenance requirements and the ability to simply “lock up and leave” gave them peace of mind and a greater sense of control over their future.

Financially, the purchase made sense as well. The available stamp duty savings, strong price-to-value offering, and timing of the settlement suited their plans, making the transition smoother and more cost-effective. The apartment's design and inclusions further supported their choice.

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The layout was both functional and flexible: three bedrooms, a butler’s pantry, a separate laundry, and a large open-plan living area. It gave them the freedom to host a family, accommodate guests, or set up a home office. The expansive balcony and elevated views added to the appeal, providing a sense of openness and connection to the outdoors.

“It just had a really good flow,” Catherine noted, something they found lacking in many other apartments they’d considered, particularly in the established market.

Candela’s boutique scale was another deciding factor. With a smaller number of residences and a top-floor penthouse position, the couple felt the development offered the privacy and space they were looking for, without feeling isolated.

“We liked that it wasn’t a huge development. It felt well-balanced, modern but still with a sense of community, not overwhelming,” they said.

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Equally important was the ability to remain in Ivanhoe, a suburb they know well and have deep roots in. After 46 years in the area, proximity to local parks, shops, and familiar faces mattered just as much as the apartment itself.

“We didn’t want to give up the community we’ve known for decades. Candela allowed us to upgrade our lifestyle while staying in the place we call home.”

With a Walk Score of 90, the village location supports a convenient, connected lifestyle. <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/ivanhoe-vic-3079">Ivanhoe</a> Station is just a eight-minute walk away, and the neighbourhood offers access to parks, cafes, restaurants, and schools along Upper Heidelberg Road, all within easy reach.

Beyond the apartment, the couple also saw value in the broader vision for Candela, one that integrates residential living with public spaces and local amenities.&nbsp;

The development introduces 58 new apartments as well as a mix of commercial and social spaces that integrate contemporary architecture with the suburb’s existing character.&nbsp;

At ground level, residents will find a charming café and a lifestyle wellness centre, perfect for unwinding and rejuvenating. Meanwhile, the rooftop garden offers a stunning vantage point for residents to enjoy breathtaking sunsets, host gatherings, or enjoy barbecues with family and friends. It's not just a place to live; it's a vibrant community where every moment is an opportunity to connect and create lasting memories.

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Why Ivanhoe locals are choosing to downsize to Candela

Mark and Roy Makari are expanding their presence in Sydney’s South West with a second major proposal for Leppington, this time envisioning a 900-dwelling mixed-use development just 850 metres from their previously lodged tower trio on Fifth Avenue.

Project management and construction management firm Creative Vision filed the plans for the&nbsp;multi-building project at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/230-rickard-road-leppington-nsw-2179">230 Rickard Road, Leppington</a>. The proposal seeks to establish a new focal point for the precinct through a high-density, transit-oriented development supported by diverse land uses.

According to the Scoping Report prepared for the Department of Planning, the scheme includes around 900 apartments across multiple towers, including 135 dwellings designated for affordable housing. A mix of market and subsidised apartments will be supported by ground-level activation through retail and office space, a childcare centre, and a hotel, forming a comprehensive urban precinct.

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The Design Report by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/studiosc-0">Studio SC</a> notes that the project “intends to deliver a high-quality, high-density built form that supports the vision for the Leppington Town Centre, integrating mixed-use outcomes and public domain upgrades.” The development is expected to be delivered in stages, although a precise timeline is yet to be confirmed.

The project will be assessed through a future State Significant Development Application, with the Scoping Report indicating the team will seek design excellence via a competitive process or through an expert design review panel. Early massing diagrams suggest a series of mid- to high-rise buildings framing a central landscaped spine, with emphasis on pedestrian permeability and public space.

The planning documentation flags a strong sustainability agenda, stating that the development will “respond to the urban heat island effect, incorporate water sensitive urban design, and prioritise active transport”.

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The proposal follows in the footsteps of the Makaris’ nearby Fifth Avenue site, where they’ve submitted plans for three towers comprising nearly 500 apartments, with 10 per cent dedicated to affordable housing. That project features commercial podiums, a childcare centre, and a new public park that would occupy more than a third of the site.

Both developments are situated within walking distance of Leppington Train Station and fall under strategic precinct plans promoting higher density housing. The town centre is undergoing substantial transformation, driven by state government planning reforms aimed at fast-tracking housing delivery.

Together, the two projects represent a combined ambition of nearly 1,400 new homes across just under two kilometres of central Leppington.

First look: 900-home mixed-use precinct planned for Leppington

Leading Australian integrated property development group, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/aqualand-australia">Aqualand</a>, has released the signature penthouses crowning its landmark AURA by Aqualand precinct at 168 Walker Street in North Sydney, unveiling Il Magnate and La Divina as the largest and most luxurious penthouses in the suburb.

With prices anticipated to commence from $15 million, and each accompanied by a new Porsche Carrera 911 valued at over $500K, the residences mark the culmination of <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/buildings/aura-by-aqualand-north-sydney-168-walker-street-north-sydney-nsw-2060">AURA by Aqualand</a>’s decade-long journey and the beginning of its final sales chapter. 
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Their release follows more than $850 million in record-breaking residential sales and the building’s completion and occupation.

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The Richards Stanisich-designed 284 sqm Il Magnate and 224 sqm La Divina penthouses, collectively known as The Icons of AURA, are conceived as grand luxury homes rather than apartments, with expansive proportions, elevated materiality and curated identities that reflect their status as one-off residences.&nbsp;

Il Magnate features a grande master suite, complete with substantial walk-in dressing area and ensuite, three other bedrooms, second ensuite and another bathroom, powder room, open plan kitchen, scullery, substantial dining area and generous living room divided by a feature fireplace, and a multifunction wintergarden, which is ideal for a study and adjoining office breakout space. &nbsp;

Meanwhile, the La Divina residence offers the same amenities, sans the powder room, on a slightly smaller alternate floor plan configuration.

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Each occupies half of AURA by Aqualand’s topmost 28th level, comes with four secure car spaces and pairs sweeping Sydney Harbour panoramas with large-scale living spaces, refined detailing and a level of craftsmanship and amenity rarely offered in the North Shore market.&nbsp;

Penthouse residents will also receive Etymon’s ‘Black Key’ private concierge and lifestyle management service, an invitation only offering providing the ultimate in bespoke personalisation, including a range of everyday discrete services, from dinner party management, grocery deliveries, pet feeding or plants watered, dinners, snacks and coffee deliveries, event ticket sourcing, right up to organising travel visas and international airfares. Rarely seen in Australian properties, the service provides residents the benefits of living in a world-class luxury hotel-style home, akin to The Ritz, or the Waldorf Astoria.

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<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/interior-designers/richards-stanisich">Richards Stanisich</a>’s Director, Kirsten Stanisich, said the studio set out to craft residences that feel profoundly considered, contemporary and deeply connected to their setting.

“From the outset, we approached these penthouses with the sensibility of a grand Parisian residence - generous in scale, elegant in proportion and designed to feel more like a handcrafted home than an apartment," Stanisich said.

“Their elevated position and sweeping harbour outlook informed every decision, creating a rare connection between urban sophistication and natural calm. We shaped each space with expressive materiality, sculptural forms and bespoke detailing that invite touch and interaction.&nbsp;

“The result is a pair of residences defined by volume, light and an inherent softness - refined, flexible and deeply personal. These penthouses are unlike anything else in North Sydney, offering a sanctuary of true luxury framed by some of the city’s most remarkable views.”

For Aqualand’s Head of Sales &amp; Marketing, Alex Adams, the collaboration with Porsche underscores the shared ethos behind the residences.

“Aqualand’s collaboration with Porsche underpins both brand’s sharing an obsession with craftsmanship, design excellence, and enduring value," Adams said.

“Our penthouses are created for those who appreciate the finer details and expect the extraordinary at every touchpoint. Including a Porsche simply extends that experience beyond the residence - it’s a continuation of the lifestyle our buyers already live.”&nbsp;

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Aqualand’s Managing Director, Jin Lin, said the penthouses represent both the pinnacle of AURA by Aqualand and an important design benchmark for the company’s future pipeline.&nbsp;

“These stunning penthouses reflect the purest expression of Aqualand’s design ambition," Lin said.

“The unparalleled design intent makes them not only the glistening crown of AURA by Aqualand, but the crown of North Sydney itself. They’re essentially a thank you gift to a burgeoning community that deserves this level of quality and architectural consideration.&nbsp;

“We’re leveraging the unrivalled standard set here as the foundation for what comes next, including our upcoming Anderson Street, Chatswood; 15 Blue Street, North Sydney and Central Barangaroo projects. Purchasers of these penthouses will essentially be living inside the blueprint of Aqualand’s future.

“These landmark residences demonstrate how far North Sydney has evolved and the strength of demand for highly curated, bespoke luxury homes. They’re more than penthouses, they’re legacy residences.&nbsp;

“With AURA by Aqualand now a thriving new precinct with residents well and truly settled, and our in-house world-class lifestyle amenity activated, Il Magnate and La Divina represent a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to secure an extraordinary piece of North Sydney’s future.”

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Aqualand launches North Sydney penthouses with free Porsche Carrera 911

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/bokarina-qld-4575">Bokarina</a> Beach has quietly evolved into one of the Sunshine Coast’s most complete coastal lifestyle precincts, defined not just by proximity to the ocean, but by how residential living, local retail and everyday amenity are stitched together.&nbsp;

Gardner Vaughan Group’s <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/bask-bokarina-38-bokarina-boulevard-bokarina-qld-4575">Bask Bokarina</a> now represents the final residential chapter in that transformation.

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Over recent years, the Bokarina Beach precinct has taken shape as a walkable, community-oriented neighbourhood, anchored by beachfront access, Lake Kawana to the west, and a growing mix of cafés, specialty retail and public open space.&nbsp;

With Zinc Bokarina already delivered next door by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/gardner-vaughan-group">Gardner Vaughan Group</a> (GVG), Bask is the last opportunity to buy a brand new apartment within the precinct, effectively rounding out a fully formed coastal village.

GVG has positioned Bask to strengthen that lifestyle framework. Ten ground-floor retail spaces are planned beneath the residences, extending Bokarina Boulevard’s existing activity and reinforcing the area’s everyday convenience, from casual dining and coffee to local services, within a short walk of the beach.

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The residential component comprises 135 apartments across two buildings, Mydas and Caretta, with a clear shift toward larger three- and four-bedroom layouts and penthouses. That mix reflects a maturing buyer profile in Bokarina, where demand is increasingly led by owner-occupiers and active downsizers seeking space, permanence, and connection to place rather than short-term coastal accommodation.

Design and amenity have followed the same logic. Residents will have access to a heated plunge pool, gym, private dining room with a full kitchen, landscaped communal gardens with barbecues and a firepit, and a shared herb and vegetable garden, facilities intended to support daily use rather than resort-style turnover. Pet-friendly features, including a dog wash bay, acknowledge both buyer expectations and the area’s dog-friendly beach, located around 250 metres from the site.

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“Bokarina has become one of the Sunshine Coast’s most desirable beachside communities, and Bask represents the very last chance to buy new in this location,” GVG Director Sam Gardner said.&nbsp;

“Our focus has been to create spacious, functional apartments that meet the needs of locals who want to downsize without compromise, as well as those seeking a full-time coastal retreat.”

Positioned between the Pacific Ocean and Lake Kawana, Bask apartments have been oriented to capture outlooks toward the water or the Glass House Mountains, reinforcing the project’s connection to its natural surroundings. With parks, beachfront paths, hospitals, retail and public transport already in place, Bask arrives at a point where the broader precinct is no longer emerging, but established.

Construction is expected to complete in Q3 this year, with apartments ready to move into this Spring.

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Bask to complete Bokarina’s Sunshine Coast lifestyle precinct as final apartments are released

Property development giant <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/avid-property-group">AVID Property Group</a> is approaching completion, and sell-out, of its Surry Hills apartment development, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-rathbone-23-47-flinders-street-surry-hills-nsw-2010">The Rathbone</a>.

The Flinders St project has sold well over half of its 32 apartments, which will sit above two retail spaces.

Now hitting the market are the final 14 one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments, which start from $1.15 million. AVID is targeting a mid-2026 completion.

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AVID General Manager New South Wales Danny Boubli said as more apartments are introduced to increase housing options in inner-city areas, homebuyers are searching for a &nbsp;sense of belonging in addition to location, convenience and value.&nbsp;

“There are very few opportunities for new developments in Surry Hills, and since acquiring the site, we’ve even seen one early purchaser merge two apartments plans together, reflecting the demand for a spacious, premium offering in a prime location,” Boubli said.&nbsp;

“Demand has been strong since we launched to market – we don’t see these final apartments staying on the market for long.”&nbsp;

Architectural firm Studio SC has designed the building which pays homage to the former 1900s Rathbone Terraces that once sat on the 990 sqm island site.

Boubil said the team has made every effort to create "truly liveable apartments", through&nbsp;functional floor plans, security, storage, and the inclusion of quality fittings.

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Sustainable design has also been implemented throughout the development, with natural light flooding each apartment, ventilation throughout, extensive landscaping and where possible, materials with a high level of recycled content and low volatile organic compound paints have been used. &nbsp;

Apartments range in size from 57 sqm for the one-bedrooms to the large-scale 165 sqm three-beds which are priced at $2,575,000.

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AVID launches final apartments at The Rathbone, Surry Hills

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Oxford Hotel, a consistent top 100 freehold gaming pub at Drummoyne, NSW, has hit the market. 
It has been offered by Dan Dragicevich, Sam Handy and Andrew Jolliffe of HTL property.
Set on a 947sqm block, Oxford Hotel at 195 Victoria Rd &amp; 15-17 Lyons Road features 30 EGM's, recently approved 4am liquor licence, and D.A. lodged gaming room extension with 30% increase in size plus direct service or access points. 
The outdoor areas come with additional scope to activate a roof top beer garden with CBD, harbour and bridge views. 
There are solid existing food and beverage revenues.
The site also offers further redevelopment and site amalgamation potential. 
It is the first freehold gaming pub publicly offered to market in 2019.
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The popular Stomping Ground Brewing Company, is set to open its second brewpub in Melbourne’s South East. 
The independent brewery has signed a 10-year lease with Melbourne property investment and development firm, Up Property, to secure its place at their Morris Moor development in Moorabbin.
The team behind the popular Collingwood brewery and beer hall have secured a 630 sqm building as well as an accompanying permit, which will see the transformation of Moorabbin’s 60-year-old Phillip Morris manufacturing site.
Once home to mechanical facilities that serviced the entire 6.27 hectare site, Stomping Ground has plans to convert the existing building into a small brewery, beer hall, event space and large beer garden.
There is 400 square metres of outdoor area connected to the building as part of the lease.
Stomping Ground’s planned brewpub is set to become the anchor for the 3,080 square metre hospitality precinct at Morris Moor.
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Morris Moor was designed by multi award-winning architects Genton, working in consultation with award winning architecture and interior design firm Techne.
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The wider Morris Moor masterplan includes over 50,000 square metres of leasable mixed- use spaces across an existing eight buildings.
Managing Director, Adam Davidson said, “the vision and masterplan for Morris Moor is coming to life with the premium refurbishment of the prominent 5000sqm corner office nearly complete and already 90 percent committed, with construction also underway for the 120 place Childcare centre on Chesterville Road."
“As the site begins to take shape there has been a dramatic increase in leasing enquiries and traction from prospective tenants. We are currently negotiating 14,000sqm over 11 tenancies, further emphasising the demand amongst the local community for a multi-purpose urban destination,” Adam added.
The first spaces were ready to occupy late last year, and there are already 65 business’s located at Morris Moor, including start ups, technology and design focused companies.
Other tenants secured for Morris Moor, include Kids Club childcare centre, Clik Collective co-working &amp; co- warehousing facility and Schots Home Emporium, Melbourne’s much-loved furniture retailer who has already opened their 4,140 square metre showroom facility to the public at 19 Cochranes Road, Moorabbin.
Up Property is currently seeking occupiers for available hospitality and office spaces.  
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A group of investors headed by former Yellow Brick Road owner David Carr has sold the Redcliffe Tavern and First Choice Liquor Superstore in Brisbane's north at a loss.
They sold for $14.5 million having paid $15 million in 2016.
The previous owner, Somerset Properties had bought it from Alceon for $11.5 million in 2014.
It sold in 2013 at $10.65 million.
The latest buyers, Anthony and Julian Vedelago's Wuvulu Property Investments, secured it on a yield of about 7.25% through Savills.
The 1464 square metre freestanding Anzac Avenue building sits on a 2313 square metre site.
It comprises a 643 square metre tavern and 821 square metre liquor store.
It was offered with a 20-year lease to Coles-owned Liquorland plus options to 2049.
The property was developed in 2009.
Nine Entertainment reported Carr played down the sales result and said the investor group had "come out ahead" when the deal was averaged out across a number of pub divestments.
"I don't see it as a turning point for the pub sector," Carr said.
He attributed the weaker sale result to "some uncertainty around the Coles business model in Queensland" during the sales campaign and described the property as more of a retail offering then a pub asset.
Carr runs Sydney wealth advisory firm DBR with Bernard Reilly who was also an investor in the Redcliffe Tavern.
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Investment group led by David Carr makes loss on Redcliffe Tavern sale

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The Duke of Gloucester Hotel, located in Sydney's Eastern suburbs has been listed for sale with a price tag of $30 million.
HTL Property's Sam Handy and Daniel Dragicevich hold the listing.
This campaign follows the recent sale of a number of Eastern Suburbs pubs including the Centennial Hotel (Woollahra), Royal Hotel (Bondi) and Bondi's Icebergs Bar and Dining Room.
Affectionately known by locals as the 'DOG', the hotel has been operated under management by the Good Beer Company on behalf of a private syndicate.
“We’ve had several unsolicited approaches to buy the DOG in recent times and decided to put it to market to focus on our redevelopment of the Keg &amp; Brew”, commented owner John Azar.
The syndicate acquired the hotel in a discreet off-market transaction from Newhaven Hotels in 2015 for a reported $17 million and immediately activated a $3.5 million renovation, refurbishment and reconfiguration.
The hotel, which boasts a 2am liquor licence and only has 19 gaming machines makes annual revenues in excess of $8 million.
It was #425 on OLGR's Dec-18 quarter rankings and outside of some hardware upgrades, the gaming room has remained largely untouched since the sale some four years ago.
HTL Property's Director Sam Handy advised, "the Duke of Gloucester Hotel is surrounded by several TOP 200 gaming rooms, all with the maximum gaming machine holding of 30 machines."
"An incoming purchaser would be strongly advised to immediately increase the hotel’s machine holding from 19 to the allowable 30 and doubling the size of the gaming room by extending into the existing TAB and smoking area," he added.
Set on a 746 sqm landholding it is situated at the cross section of Frenchmans Road and Clovelly Road in Randwick.
Spanning two levels the holding consists of three bars, two kitchens, TAB, designated gaming room and multiple outdoor areas. 
The Duke of Gloucester Hotel is being sold via private treaty.
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Sydney's Duke of Gloucester Hotel listed for $30 million

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The veteran pub family patriarch Arthur Laundy has bought the The Bells Hotel in Woolloomooloo, swooping pre-auction as an acquisitive battle continues between rival Sydney publicans across Sydney.
The price guidance had been around $15 million, highlighting the frothiness in hotel prices over recent years.
The historic 1920s pub was sold before Thursday's scheduled auction to the Laundy family which now owns almost 30 hotels across NSW, including venues such as the Watsons Bay Hotel, the Woolwich Pier near Hunters Hill and the Quarryman's Hotel in Pyrmont.
Laundy recently expressed concern about "silly prices", signalling he'd be steering clear of what he called a "crazy market", but The Bells was irresistible.
Rival hotelier Justin Hemmes had been pinpointed as also having an likely interest in buying the pub.
The Laundy family net worth is put at $500 million while Hemmes' is estimated to preside over a $950 million hospitality and liquor empire.
The 77 year old Laundy is credited as heading the biggest independent hotel operator in New South Wales, which includes the neighbouring Woolloomooloo Bay Hotel which cost $20 million two years ago.
It was the Miles family who called time at The Bells after initially securing the leasehold in 1976.
The family bought Tooth out in 1990.
The pub at 1 Bourke Street was known for legendary matriarch Lil Miles, who worked behind the bar until age 96.
Erin Petersen, from the Miles family, said there had been a number of pre-auction offers.
“The family has loved the 45 years at Bells and while it is the end of an era for us we are happy to sell to Arthur, a long time local publican, who we are sure will only be an asset to further develop the potential of our much-loved pub” said Petersen.
The sale was secured by Andrew Jolliffe who has sold more than $1.75 billion of pubs in the past six years including the Centennial in Woollahra on behalf of the Medich family to Merivale's Justin Hemmes.
The Laundy family company, which has been in pubs since the 1940s, includes scions Stuart, the socialite publican who briefly won Sophie Monk's heart on The Bachelorette, and the politician Craig, who has been the Liberal member of Reid since 2013.
Arthur Laundy typically fronts up every day at the Laundy headquarters in the Twin Willows Hotel, built in 1963 by his late father at Bass Hill in Sydney's south-west after the land cost 38,000 pounds. 
The family pub business had began when Arthur's parents Arthur Sr and Veronica took on the Sackville Hotel at Rozelle in 1945.
It was in 1969 when young Arthur and wife-to-be Margaret took the reins of the family business, which was then just two hotels including the Twin Willows.
Jolliffe noted that interest in the Bells, a prominently positioned asset, was drawn from a wide spectrum of well-known hospitality operatives and commercial property specialists.
There have been four other hotel properties in the past few weeks, Jolliffe noted.
Sydney's biggest publicans include the Waugh family, the Ryan family, Peter Calligeros, the De Angelis family, the Arnout brothers, and Pat and Angela Gallgaher.
Hemmes and his family have ownership of 70 hotels, restaurants and venues around Sydney.
The sale comes on the eve of hotel giant Redcape’s billion-dollar stock market listing later this month.
The Bells Hotel, located adjacent to the Woolloomooloo Finger Wharf, features a main bar, bistro, courtyard, accommodation spanning the entire first level, and eight electronic gaming machines.
There had been a pub on the 340 square metre Bourke Street corner address since the 1860s.
The original ale house was called Punches servicing the workers of the wharves.
The Miles family lost a family member at the hotel in 2004 when Shane Miles, died from massive head injuries after being hit in the head with a bar stool during a wild brawl at his family's pub.
This article first appeared in The Daily Telegraph.
 
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Pub patriarch Arthur Laundy purchases The Bells Hotel in Woolloomooloo

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The recently closed Leinster Arms Hotel building has been listed for sale for $3.8 million.
It is being sold as vacant possession after long-time publicans Glen and Wilhelmina McGee closed the doors after AFL Grand Final Day, having been in charge of the landmark establishment for 18 years.
The 1860s building last traded for $208,500 in 1991.
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It was a regular for the late notorious crime figure Mark 'Chopper' Read.
The Leinster Arms Hotel at 66 Gold Street has 50 metres of prime street frontage from its near 600 square metre corner site.
It has a front bar, lounge and dining area, two function rooms, commercial kitchen, bricked bistro garden atrium and two outdoor beer gardens.
The sale through CBRE Hotels includes a 1am General Liquor Licence.
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Collingwood's Leinstar Arms Hotel building for sale

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The Windsor home of late night venue The Lucky Coq on the busy Chapel Street has been listed for sale for the first time in nearly five decades. 
The 355 sqm site with double street frontage at <a href="https://www.realcommercial.com.au/property-hotel+leisure-vic-windsor-502909422" target="_blank">179 Chapel Street </a> is currently leased to multi-venue hospitality operators Colonial Leisure Group.
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Subject to a 12 year lease, the prime property has a 3am 'general' liquor licence in place.
CBRE Hotels agents Scott Callow and Will Connolly have expressions of interests until September 12.
 
 
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The beers at Paddington's Four in Hand Hotel will continue to be poured after people power stopped its mooted residential conversion.
The popular pub is set to remain trading, to the joyous shouts of the locals, who'd campaigned against its sale and conversion into a luxury home.
The saviour emerged yesterday afternoon in the Good Beer Company, headed by George Azar and run by his nephew John, who paid around $7 million for the premises. 
"It would be a shame to lose it," John told the Daily Telegraph.
"It's a great pub," adding he was keen to introduce lots of craft beers behind the heritage bar. 
The hoteliers own two other pubs in the east, Randwick's The Dog Hotel and the Keg &amp; Brew in Surry Hills.
The listing of the landmark Sutherland Street building triggered protests against the possibility of its conversion into a residence or even worse apartments.
The locals campaigned that the uniqueness of Paddington would be lost. 
Woollahra Council stepped in with its heritage protection of the pub's facade.
The hotel was offloaded by the hotelier brothers Mitchell and Ashton Waugh who bought it in 2015 for $8 million with the celebrity chef Colin Fassnidge soon after departing the 1870s establishment.
The Waugh brothers moved the valuable pokies licence to other venues and were initially seeking to sell the property as residential.
Paddington has lost other pubs including the Windsor Castle which became an $11.85 million four level house.
The local resident lobby group amassed over 12,000 signatures urging it remain as a hotel.
Some of the big names who campaigned included House Husbands star Rhys Muldoon, Prime Media executive John Hartigan, local solicitor Nick Eddy and the formerThe Daily Telegraph and New York Post editor Col Allan and. 
"Quite clearly there are hospitality properties out there which enjoy alternative use opportunities; however, in my view some are simply either too iconic or important to the fabric of a community to make wholesale changes to, and I think this is true of the Four in Hand," listing agent Andrew Jolliffe said.
Jolliffe said it was "incumbent" upon the vocal Paddington community to back up the fervor shown over recent weeks with a show of patronage.
This article was first published in The Daily Telegraph.
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People power saves popular Four in Hand Paddington pub from residential conversion 

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Paddington's landmark Four in Hand Hotel premises are set to be traded for the second time in three years, and be sold as a house.
The hotel and operations were bought by hotelier brothers Mitchell and Ashton Waugh in 2015 for $8 million. They bought it from celebrity chef Colin Fassnidge and business partner Joe Saleh.
The Waugh brothers are now seeking to move the pokie and liquor licence to another venue and sell the property as residential.
They aren't short of choices. They own the nearby Woollahra Hotel and The Royal among others.
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The two storey property will offer around 700 sqm of living area when turned into a home, although the heritage-listed front will need to remain the same.
Ray White Double Bay agents Gavin Rubinstein and Jerome Strot have a May 24 auction.
They says its a rare residential opportunity.
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It is being marketed as having four bedrooms and four bathrooms.
Currently the property is configured with partly divided dining spaces on the upper level, with a corner terrace fronting Sutherland Street.
There are two bars, one on each level, as well as the games rooms which currently home six pokie machines.
 
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Paddington's Four in Hand Hotel for sale as a house

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A mid-19th century pub in Melbourne’s inner-city suburb of Abbotsford has changed hands for $3.18 million, well above the reserve price of $2.25 million.
The sale highlights the strong market for pub transactions. 
The <a href="https://www.realcommercial.com.au/property-hotel+leisure-vic-abbotsford-502495522" target="_blank">Park Hotel at 191 Nicholson Street</a> was advertised for sale via auction on September 1 through Knight Frank.
It sold on a 2.6 per cent yield.
The property currently returns $83,340 p.a.net. and rent increases are 4 percent annually.
The current lease term of three years ends in 2018 with a further term of 3 years.
It has a front bar, dining room, commercial kitchen, beer garden and upstairs accommodation.
The site area is about 480 sqm.
It was sold by two brothers who had owned the venue as an investment for 35 years.
Selling agents Andrew Greenway and Paul Pellegrino of Knight Frank said the buyer had no intention of redeveloping the building into apartments, a now-common trend with Melbourne's popular pubs, Fairfax Media reported.
 
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