Expressions of interest in Patonga Hotel close

Expressions of interest in the purchase of the Patonga Hotel closed on September 8 and negotiations continue but the property has not yet been sold.

The 1543 square metre site was listed for sale with Ray White Hotels and with Manenti Quinlan and Associates.

The property last changed hands in 2014 and has been described by Manenti Quinlan as an "outstanding waterfront location just one hour from Sydney... boasting absolute beach frontage".

The Patonga Hotel includes a residence, studio apartment, fish and chip shop and cafe with access from Palm Beach Ferries and Brooklyn Ferries and from chartered tours.

The pub is located on a "large land parcel across two separate titles" which, according to the selling agents, points to its "underlying property value".

The Patonga Community Working Group has been campaigning against a proposal by Mr Andrew Smith, who acquired the pub in 2014, to complete a $2.2 million redevelopment of the site via a development application lodged with the former Gosford Council in December last year.

Website, 28 Sep 2016

Gerry Quinlan, Manenti Quinlan and Associates