In profile: Savills' head of residential site sales, Alex Adams

Larry SchlesingerDecember 7, 2020

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Having spent nearly 10 years at Harry Triguboff's Meriton group, Alex Adams says his most interesting project was the iconic Meriton World Tower in the Sydney CBD.

alexadmasheadshotAgent: Alex Adams

Position: Director - Residential site sales at Savills Australia and New Zealand

Company: Savills

Office location: Sydney

How long have you been in the industry?  
12 years

What’s happening in the area you specialise in?
There is an unprecedented demand for Residential and Mixed Use development sites. It is a very good and strategically sound time to launch our new specialised division within Savills.

Describe the most interesting property you have developed:
Most interesting property to work on was Meriton’s World Tower. Was an eye opener and a great learning experience.

What are the ingredients to being successful in your job?
Be persistent, be patient, work smart, know what is going on around you and know your competition.

What aspects of your role do you enjoy the most?
The most satisfying part of what i do is seeing an idea, a concept, turn into a reality.

Where would invest a spare $750,000?
I would look at optioning a development site... and a holiday.

Which football team do you support?
St George Dragons

What’s your favourite app or techno gadget?
Galaxy Note 2

How do you use social media?
Not as often as I should. I will be changing that.

Connect with Alex on Twitter: @aleko_adams

Larry Schlesinger

Larry Schlesinger was a property writer at Property Observer

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