Greenland Group’s Chairman, Zhang Yulian, a visionary Chinese businessman, has turned his real estate company into a global powerhouse.
With an unwavering commitment to innovation and transformation, Zhang has led his global team to deliver extraordinary developments worldwide for almost three decades.
Founded in Shanghai, China, in 1992, Greenland Group has grown to manage projects in over 100 cities in nine countries. The company has established a robust business model based on strength in property development plus diversification in other areas of their business. Specializing in developing large-scale projects while prioritizing quality and efficiency, Greenland Group is a leader in developing ultra-high-rise buildings, large urban complexes, industrial parks and business districts surrounding transportation centres.
With a unique combination of competitive drive, pioneering attitude and passion, Zhang Yulian has inspired his Greenland Group aim to create new possibilities and write a powerful new chapter for the future. “Never standing still” and “working hard with an innovative spirit” are the company’s guiding principles that have cemented its status as a global brand.
Greenland Australia is the Australian arm of Greenland Group business led by Mr Sherman Luo. Incorporated in 2013 and based in Sydney, Greenland, Australia has become known as one of the country’s leading developers of residential communities. Greenland Australia develops unique residential projects by leveraging its parent company’s extensive international track record for completion projects and commitment to design innovation, quality and efficiency, combined with its local market expertise.
Greenland Australia is developing an extensive diversified portfolio of residential and commercial properties valued at up to $3 billion, including ‘Park Sydney’ in Erskineville, one of Sydney’s most significant urban renewal masterplan projects, in partnership with GH Australia. Stage 1 of Park Sydney was completed in November 2020, with Stage 2 now in planning.
Greenland Australia’s flagship Sydney CBD project, ‘Greenland Centre Sydney’, reinvigorates the former Sydney Water headquarters site on Bathurst Street. Rising 67 storeys (235 metres), Greenland Centre Sydney is now one of the tallest residential towers in the city. Meanwhile, the company’s major urban renewal project in north-west Sydney, Nbh at Lachlan’s Line’ in Macquarie Park, welcomed its first residents in late 2019. Greenland Australia’s other completed projects include the landmark ‘Omnia’ development in Potts Point (2018), ‘Leichhardt Green’ (2018) and ‘Lucent North Sydney’ (2016).
Beyond the property sector, Greenland Group has diversified its portfolio by expanding into strategic and related industries, such as retail centres, hospitality and mass transportation. The company manages projects in over 100 cities in nine countries, including the USA, Canada, UK, Germany, Japan, South Korea and Malaysia. The company has been recognized as a global Fortune 500 company for seven consecutive years since debuting on Forbes’ Fortune 500 list in 2012, with the company most recently ranking at number 252. The company was honoured to be named number one on Forbes’ 2018 Global Growth Champions list after recording USD$44.8 billion in sales and UDD$ 1.5 billion in profit.
Zhang Yulian’s global leadership has been pivotal in Greenland Group becoming leading global brand with his unwavering commitment to innovation and transformation.