By Clyde Mooney – editor Australian Hotelier
Newcastle's Exchange Hotel has hit the market, in a further indication of the previously troubled area’s resurgence.
The multi-level Exchange Hotel, on bustling Beaumont Street, has been a strong performer and favourite watering hole for Novocastrians for decades.
The freehold will go to auction in August, sporting impressive trading potential including an already approved DA for the balcony. [continues below]
It is being marketed through Ray White Hotels in conjunction with local broker Deane Moore, of Moore & Moore Real Estate – who similarly helped secure the sale of another popular hotel in the area on Wednesday (as revealed in TheShout's Pub Sales newsletter).
"The Exchange Hotel is a piece of Newcastle's history, a piece of prime commercial property on one of the region's most sought after commercial and retail property strips, and is underpinned by a set of weekly revenue numbers unmatched by many hotels in NSW," said Ray White Asia-Pacific director of hotels, Andrew Jolliffe.
Moore, whose office is also on Beaumont Street, said the venue offers a balanced trade and is not reliant on one section of the community, as is often the case with regional venues.
"On any given day, the patronage at The Exchange is a quality mix of local residents, white collar professionals and visitors to Beaumont St looking for a premium offering," she said.
The timely listing of the Exchange and the pre-auction sale of Hamilton’s Sydney Junction Hotel are both demonstrative of an area that is recovering from a period blighted with negative publicity due to alcohol-related incidents, which resulted in punitive restrictions on venues.
The recovery bodes well for Sydney venues similarly burdened with lockout restrictions.
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