Rich Lister sells $40m Sydney house, doubles his money in five years
Denny purchased the residence some five years ago for $19.5 million from dentist Le Tran after reading about the home coming up for sale in this very column.
Not only has he doubled his money in that time, the five-bedroom, six-bathroom property with gun barrel views of Sydney's iconic harbour joins the ranks of the top prestige property sales of 2025 so far.
Set on 670 square metres, the luxury residence features a lavish marble spa, a granite kitchen, a bespoke dressing room, a newly minted gym and an idyllic retreat for guests.
Denny made his fortune selling cars in Europe before selling up his dealership AAA Autos to Polish private equity firm Abris Capital Partners for $320 million in 2014.
He later turned into a property developer as the founder and chief executive of Central Real Capital, now focusing on real estate private credit.
It's this latest industry that is to blame for his small dip in personal net worth this year when his business experienced subdued market conditions. His wealth was estimated at $780 million, down 1 per cent year-on-year, according to The Australian Financial Review 's latest Rich List.
The 62-year-old has since become a qualified horticulturist, and a major backer of ASX-listed crop nutrient play RLF AgTech, and is based on the Central Coast where he is spending more time on his farm.
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