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FUN, FAME AND FORTUNE, AND WHY THIS HIGH-END PROPERTY DEVELOPER PREFERS ‘FAME’ ON THE LOW EXCLUSIVE BY SANDRA LOGIUDICE, READY MEDIA GROUP
of the time and one which DiCintio describes as having a ‘can-do’ philosophy, something which resonated greatly with his own personality. “I wanted to work for Lendlease because of the people and the culture. Team culture was as important to me then as it is today because one thing I learnt very quickly, is that people don’t have to work for you anymore. They work for you because they want to. So, treat people respectfully, give them challenging opportunities, allow them to add value to the process, pay them quickly, and you have them for life.” Robert became very apt in retail planning and leasing shopping centers throughout his time at Lendlease during what the highest growth period in the entire cycle. He worked on places like Greensborough Plaza, Campbelltown Mall in Sydney, Bankstown Square, Penrith Plaza Parkmore Keysborough, and Chirnside Shopping Centre. Melbourne Central was his last project before joining Bensons Property Group a place where he learnt the real life discipline of the development business, the importance of the feasibility, cash management and financial reporting processes. However, in 2007-2008 the GFC hit and although DiCintio found himself out of a job, he was nowhere near down and out. He remained determined to make his next leap the most worthwhile one of all. “We like fun. We like fortune. But fame, we’re not interested in. We let our projects speak for themselves as we don’t do ordinary, we only do extraordinary.”
ROBERT DICINTIO Founder & Director of Trenerry Property Group
And extraordinary they are. Robert DiCintio of Trenerry Group, together with long time partners and friends the Victor Smorgon Group and Kanat Group, unbeknown to some, have been the creators of many statement developments and iconic landmarks across Australia; Sorrento’s ‘Continental’, the West End complex and their most recently acquired heritage project, Burnham Beeches in the Dandenongs. “These are not projects for the faint-hearted” states DiCintio, who is the founder and sole director of Trenerry Property Group. Born in 1964 to Italian migrant parents, Robert DiCintio was the eldest of 3 boys, and ambitious from a young age. With a hardworking ethic instilled into him from family, he completed an accounting degree and embarked on a career in finance with what is now known as international credit rating company, Standard and Poor’s. He then moved on to working with merchant banking company Credit Lyonnais and although the banking business was not DiCintio’s preferred field, it was here he discovered his aptitude for mathematics and financial modelling. In 1987 the share market crashed, activity at the bank slowed down and DiCintio, already with his sights set on moving into property, followed his calling and jumped on board with Lend Lease. At the time, Lendlease was and arguably still is, one of the most reputable property groups
14 –Summer 2022/2023
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