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Pub baron Justin Hemmes reveals his plans to save Sydney’s beleaguered nightlife after 16 weeks in lockdown
Billionaire pub baron Justin Hemmes has revealed his plans to save Sydney’s troubled nightlife.
Speaking to The Sunday Telegraph this week, the 49-year-old revealed he has snapped up six new venues prior to the city’s latest 16-week lockdown.
The businessman will soon open Rozelle’s 3 Weeds pub after a refit, along with The Alex in Alexandria.
Plans: Billionaire pub baron Justin Hemmes, 49, (pictured) has revealed ‘plans to save Sydney’s nightlife’ and revitalise the city while speaking to The Sunday Telegraph this week
‘We kept all our construction jobs going during lockdown,’ he said. ‘We’ve got three, no, four new venues opening soon.
‘Actually there’s more, we’ve been supercharged for about a month now.’
Hemmes, who owns The Ivy, also plans on bringing back dancing to the city.
Empire building: ‘We kept all our construction jobs going during lockdown,’ he said. ‘We’ve got three, no, four new venues opening soon.’ Pictured: Outside of The Ivy precinct
‘Just before our last lockdown we had the clubs trading at full tilt and I’d never seen so much joy to be dancing,’ he said.
‘I think there will be a huge revival on dance floors,’ he added. ‘Dancing is tribal. It’s innate in our DNA makeup.’
Hemmes takeover isn’t just in the city with him also recently purchasing iconic Byron Bay dive bar Cheeky Monkey’s for $13.5million.
Changes: ‘I think there will be a huge revival on dance floors,’ he added. ‘Dancing is tribal. It’s innate in our DNA makeup,’ Justin said. Pictured Totti’s restaurant in Bondi (pictured)
According to The Sydney Morning Herald in August, Justin wants to bring ‘a slice of Bondi to Byron Bay’ by opening up a branch of his popular Italian restaurant Totti’s.
The popular establishment is expected to be launched by 2022.
‘We are exploring a number of restaurant concepts for the Jonson Street property. Plans will be announced in due course,’ a Merivale spokesperson told the publication of the possible plans.
Hot spot! Justin bought legendary dive bar Cheeky Monkey’s for at least $13.5million in May
Justin’s family fortune is worth about $1.06billion.
His property portfolio includes the Beresford Hotel in Surry Hills, the Queen Victoria Hotel in Enmore, and Bondi’s Royal Hotel.
Justin also recently bought his ex-partner Kate Fowler a $7.5million mansion Dover Heights, which is one of Sydney’s most exclusive suburbs.
Fortune: Justin’s family empire is believed to be worth about $1.06billion
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