George Calombaris has secured a site near the newly-opened Sydney hotspot Firedoor, right on the corner of Albion and Mary Streets.
“I can confirm we have purchased a location in Surry Hills, however [we] don’t plan to do anything until 2016,” said Calombaris’ spokeswoman.
“It will be a new concept that we bring to Sydney, however, we haven’t started fleshing this out yet, as we still have a few projects in Melbourne that we need to complete and get open first.”
Last month, three hospitality titles which are currently leased by Calombaris were listed for sale, following his decision to leave Melbourne.
Paul Tzamalis, of CBRE, said it was a prime retail opportunity, which was difficult to secure in the eastern end of the CBD.
The properties which currently house Gazi, The Press Club and The Press Club Projects have attract widespread interest from both local and offshore investors, expected to fetch the chef at least $9 million.
CBRE and Fitzroys are jointly selling the property via expressions of interest by June 25.
