Harry Triguboff
Sydney, Australia
Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Leeds
Australia
real estate, Self Made
$10,500,000,000
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#156 Billionaires 2019
#2 Australia's 50 Richest 2019
Triguboff is one of Australia's richest people. Born in China to Russian parents, he came to Australia as a teenager.Triguboff found success in business by providing higher-density living options in Sydney, Australia's largest city, which has traditionally been dominated by free-standing homes.His apartment-tower development company, Meriton, sees strong demand in Sydney, while it also has a presence in southeast Queensland.He was one of Australia's first developers to see the potential of apartment living when most of his countrymen aspired to single-family homes.Nicknamed "High Rise Harry", he has put up more than 75,000 apartments. The buoyant Sydney market continues to drive up his fortune.
He began his working life in the textile business, making his move into real estate in the early 1960s. He built his first apartment block in the Sydney suburb of Gladesville. Triguboff established a center in Israel that focuses on immigrants and Judaism.
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