About Us

We commenced L Teneketzis & Associates in 1991 at 369 Bridge Road Richmond. In December 1999 we moved into our very own brand new office at 463 Bridge Road Richmond from where we will continue to run our business from for many years to come.

Our expertise and market recognition comes through hard work and long term commitment from all of our staff and in particular our Managing Director and Officer in Effective Control, Lucky Teneketzis, who has consistently dominated the Commercial Industrial Market throughout the City of Yarra for over 25 years.

Lucky Teneketzis commenced his Real Estate career in 1966 in Burke Road, Camberwell Junction concentrating on the Residential market – you could buy a house in Camberwell or Hawthorn then for $8,000 to $15,000 – and the odd the Sale and Leasing of Shops in Burke Road. He subsequently moved to the Richmond industrial agency of Arvis & Collins in 1982 and five years later to the city firms of, Debenham Tewson Griffths, Baillieu Knight Frank and in December 1991, right in the middle of the worst recession this country has known particularly in the Commercial/Industrial sector the Real Estate market, where property values had collapsed to as low as 20% of the pre recession prices, commenced of the agency of L Teneketzis and Associates at 369 Bridge Road, Richmond.

From 1991 through to 1994 banks and financial institutions were kept very busy selling property which was part of their non preforming loans to the very few people lucky enough to be financial at that time, at “give away prices” which reflected the then market value. Yet it was in this very turbulant economic environment that our company flourished, through hard work and dedication in securing tenancies and sales for our clients and through word of mouth and reccomendation our company has grown to what it is today.

It is this long term expertise and intimate knowledge of individual properties, which our office has leased and sold over the years in good times and in bad, which means the difference between a solution and a great result for our clients.

The difference is also, a professional courteous outlook and approach in the marketplace.  A forthright approach, free of any misconceptions and false expectations, where all parties to the transaction know where they stand and are thus able to make informed decisions without theatrics and misconceptions.

The advantages of having someone with such expertise in this highly volatile and specialised market, looking after and representing your commercial/industrial interests are obvious.

The Art Of Selling, Leasing & Managing Commercial / Industrial Property.

Personal Judgement and Expertise
In the highly specialised Commercial/Industrial Real Estate Market, a successful operative will need to make a commitment to the client to undertake a defined procedure to promote and focus this particular property, to the most likely group of potential buyers and/or tenants, which the operative will deem to be the most appropriate group likely to be interested in that particular property, based on his or her experience.

To make a judgement which is most likely to succeed, the operative would need to have achieved a substantial personal sales and leasing experience over the years in the marketing of similar properties in order to be able to pass on his or her expertise to the client.

Very few Commercial/Industrial sales originate from the marketing campaign of that particular property alone. They originate either from the specifically targeted advertising campaign, personal contacts of the operative, from other property enquiries and from the general marketplace enquiries through the recognition of the firm and the operatives’ expertise.

It is this type of innovative cost effective marketing which has given our company several highly contested and coveted marketing awards provided by The Age and the REIV as well as one of the most recognised "brand name" agency operating in the City of Yarra and our reputation as a fair, forthright and highly professional agency.

Aim
Our aim is to provide a high quality personal service equal to or better than any other agency and to contain our growth to a level where we know our clients by their names, not by a computer generated number. By doing so, we are able to have an enjoyable working relationship, which promotes work satisfaction and enhances productivity.

Areas of Expertise
Our office specializes in the sales, leasing and day-to-day property management activities of commercial and industrial property, in the Melbourne inner city fringe areas of Richmond, Collingwood, Abbotsford and Fitzroy. We do however have clients with properties in Geelong, Wantirna, Oakleigh, Tullamarine, Scoresby, Northcote and Coolaroo and we even manage one property in Bega, NSW.

Maximum Capacity Wealth Creation Program
Each property is unique and needs to be assessed individually. We simply endeavour at all times to upgrade the quality of the tenants, which in turn improves the appeal of the property, increases the rent and thus increases the value. All this is achieved with an added commitment by the tenant, who may have spent considerable funds to fit out the property and therefore commit to longer lease terms.

Market Recognition
Our success as one of the most recognised “brand names” in our area of expertise -The City of Yarra- confirms the high level of service which we have provided for over 25 years to our clientele and the recognition that stems from clients, secure in the knowledge that we will continue to act in their best interests at all times and not in the interest of any other party.

We do not need to display our name across the pages of various publications to achieve market share or recognition. We already have this.

Our marketing strategy is therefore designed to maximise the exposure of our clients’ properties, and in particular to those who are most likely to have an interest in them. This does not mean that every property requires a large display ad in order to be leased or to be sold. In many cases, a prominent board, a high quality, high priority internet listing are sufficient to generate the enquiry to achieve the desired result. In some cases, additional support is given with either cost effective "line ads" or high profile display ads in The Age or local newspapers. Our boards are instantly recognisable and are designed to create impact and generate enquiry and as recognised specialists in our field of experitse we generate substantial "general enquiries" for property within the boundaries of Richmond, Collingwood, Abbotsford and Fitzroy. These enquiries are directed to the exclusive benefit of our clients

It is these influencing factors, together with our ability to recognise the needs of the various industries and business groups that we deal with on our day to day activities which combine to give our clients a very cost effective marketing campaign for the sale or leasing of their property. Our results speak for themselves.