Adelaide’s richest man, Con Makris has secured his title as the ‘king’ of the Gold Coast after purchasing the city’s largest shopping centre, the Oracle, for $65 million. This comes after his purchases of the Marina Mirage for $52 million, and the Marina Frontage for $7.1 million.
Mr Makris has said that the Oracle twin towers is the best property he has bought in his 45-year long career. He is also on the look-out for more properties like this but says none have come up on the market yet.
Mr Makris was 16 when he migrated to Australia. Without knowing a word of English, he took a job at the foundry melting steel and worked from 6:00am to 9:00pm seven days a week. No stranger to hard work, as a businessman he dabbled in supermarkets, fish and chip shops, chicken shops, and bakeries, but made his mark as the founder of Makris Group. The groups portfolio of assets include office buildings and commercial properties, as well as shopping centres such as Bonnyrigg Plaza in NSW and Endeavour Hills Shopping Centre in Victoria.
The property tycoon often visits Greece and spreads his wealth in the Hellenic Republic.