

“These are the good years.
In more than 50 years of designing,
building and selling apartments,
Australia has never seen a
more exciting time than we’re
experiencing right this moment.
The housing market is booming, with property
investment and construction activity at an
all-time high. Interest in real estate continues
to be our national obsession, and people continue
to fall in love with their dream apartments.
I have held faithfully to the core promise
with which I started my business more than
50 years ago: specialising in apartments
and making them the best they can be,
while offering value for money. I still believe
that apartments are a natural means to the
end we seek most: comfort, lifestyle, and
proximity to the city and places we work.
Meriton takes pride in contributing to the
nation’s housing needs by providing you with
investment opportunities, superior apartments
and a place to call home. I have built my
business on listening to you, my customers,
and welcome your ideas on new features,
designs and locations. We hope you enjoy
browsing this book about our history
and all we have to offer.”
Mr Harry Triguboff A.O.
PhD (Hon) HU, DUniv Griff.
Meriton’s
Founder
As founder and Managing
Director of The Meriton Group
of Companies, Harry Triguboff A.O.
has overseen the construction
of more than 65,000 residential
dwellings, and has won numerous
awards for his contributions to the
Australian property industry.
Born in Dalian, China in 1933, Harry spent his
early childhood in the Russian community of
Tianjin south of Beijing. He came to Australia
in 1948 and was educated at Scots College
in Sydney, before attending Leeds University
in England. He graduated with a degree in
textile engineering and began his working life
in textile businesses in Israel and South Africa,
returning to Australia in 1960.
Harry Triguboff became an Australian
citizen in 1961. He drove a taxi and owned
a milk run before building his first block
of apartments and establishing Meriton
in 1963 at just 30 years of age. Since then,
he has become Australia’s most successful
residential property developer and a generous
philanthropist, donating millions of dollars
each year to many causes. Harry Triguboff
is still passionately involved in the design
and construction of all projects.
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