It’s been twenty years since former Melbourne Demons participant Andrew Leoncelli retired from AFL and kicked off his profession in belongings, however there are similarities between his careers off and on the sphere. 

“It seems like the day gone by that I used to be enjoying, it used to be a large a part of my lifestyles, however twenty years is a very long time,” Mr Leoncelli informed realestate.com.au. 

“Each are very aggressive industries, the place the folk that paintings the toughest do the most productive.

“There’s an actual tenacity to each industries, a equivalent paintings ethic and an actual sense of teamwork, so the synergies are truly robust.” 

The milestone comes as Mr Leoncelli embarks on a brand new project, departing CBRE Residential Initiatives after 14 years to steer the growth of developer Abadeen Assets Workforce into Victoria. 

The brand new Abadeen Victoria managing director will paintings with Abadeen Workforce’s founder and managing director Justin Brown to ship high-end rental tendencies within the east and southeast of Melbourne. 

“In Melbourne, the place the marketplace this present day is tricky, being tenancious, hardworking and dedicated to the reason is essential,” he stated.  

The Malea undertaking in Malvern East is Abadeen Victoria’s first building. Image: Abadeen Workforce

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“The dedication to high quality is so necessary from the very starting whilst you’re opting for a work of actual property via to operating with the proper other folks to ship a product that meets the marketplace’s expectancies.”  

Abadeen Victoria’s first undertaking is the Malea residential building, comprising seven residences in Malvern East aimed toward high-end native proprietor occupiers.  

They’re additionally operating on 23 luxurious residences for its Prahran East undertaking at 646 Prime Boulevard, Prahran. 

Mr Leoncelli stated they have been specializing in proprietor occupiers who had lived and raised households in those spaces and have been taking a look to downsize from their giant circle of relatives houses.  

Andrew Leoncelli has joined Abadeen Workforce after 14 years at CBRE. Image: Abadeen Workforce

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“They wish to promote their house however in addition they wish to keep of their local people and one thing this is logo new and providing the most productive of the whole thing,” he stated.  

“Consumers are truly acutely aware of what they may be able to do and feature now, so it’s an overly refined market and you’ve got to react and paintings with the marketplace.”  

In his earlier function as managing director at CBRE Residential Initiatives, Mr Leoncelli labored on quite a lot of high-profile Melbourne tasks, together with M Town, Australia 108 and Melbourne Sq..  

Over the last decade, he additionally finished the Collective, Longhouse and Victoria & Burke tendencies in his personal proper in Melbourne’s jap suburbs. 

The boutique Malea building may have simply seven houses. Image: Abadeen Workforce

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“Operating with the buyer from inception all of the technique to the tip to create top of the range houses that individuals love could be very pleasurable,” he stated.  

“The entire element that is going into those tasks is reasonably superb as it’s extremely customised to the buyer, so it’s truly pleasurable to ship those tasks.”  

Mr Leoncelli stated they have been proceeding to search for new alternatives in equivalent spaces round Melbourne’s east and southeast suburbs.  

Mr Leoncelli performed 146 suits for the Melbourne Soccer Membership between 1996 and 2003, and likewise served as a Melbourne board director for 4 years from 2007.