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Credit: Dominic Lorrimer. In recent years the billionaire developer has expanded beyond the city centre, including the Royal Hotel in Bondi, the Newport on the northern beaches and Quarterdeck in Narooma on the NSW south coast, purchased earlier this year. He is known for buying venues, giving them a high-end fit-out, improving the food — often with a known chef — then watching the money roll in.

John and his wife Merivale started in fashion, but the company morphed into property and then hospitality when they opened a Thai tea cafe in Credit: Janie Barrett.

Merivale now boasts more than 70 venues around the city, generally offering high-quality food and drinks at a mid-to-upmarket price point. In he moved to Australia, where he met his future wife Merivale, and together they founded the landmark fashion retailers House of Merivale and Mr John.

The popularity of the boutique was such that teenagers would be lined up outside the door. Justin has attracted his fair share of controversy over the years. Earlier that year he had been arrested for drink driving in his Ferrari BB Boxer, given to him by his father. In , Hemmes told The Sydney Morning Herald that part of it his evolution was down to a rethinking of his approach to business.

Once you arrive at Circular Quay, turn right and walk up m to George Street. Turn left onto George Street and walk until you reach Turn left onto Palings Lane.

There's nothing quite like ivy. Our ever-evolving inner-city hub sets the standard for a new hospitality genre, combining dining, entertainment and retail. Venues at ivy. Bar Totti's CBD. The perfect place to stop by for a wine and a bite to eat. Little Felix. Bar Topa. View Venue. Pool Club. The recently completed phase one is no faint hearted dip of the toe. There's nothing cheap or vulgar about the way ivy has been created, yet this is not some ivory tower for the elite; users won't be fleeced for coming.

Quality experience is reflected throughout the facility; even the lowly background music systems are of the highest order, as John Collyer from principal sound contractor Avsound explained. We wanted to do the same with the audio system. DJs play here most nights and we've installed a number of locations they can play from. Avsound were awarded the contract by Merivale, Hemmes' business vehicle for ivy, having first submitted a design and install proposal pitched against two other competitors.

The acoustic environment is highly variable; rooms range from a marble walled, glass bar with hard floor and just a three metre ceiling height, to what I think is the best sounding room in the complex, which has a four metre ceiling, velvet draped walls and plush carpeting.