Outrage after millionaire real estate investor ‘Mr Lambo’ loads a $2 million luxury car into his 57th floor penthouse: ‘Tax him now’
- Outrage over stunt car crane
- Greens demand that the rich be taxed more
- Others also condemn ‘obscene display’
A millionaire real estate investor who was filmed building a hypercar in his 57th floor penthouse has sparked backlash.
Adrian Portelli, known as ‘Mr Lambo’ for his love of flashy cars, shared photos on Instagram on Tuesday of the $2 million car being towed into the Melbourne unit.
The social media post sparked a wave of criticism, with Greens leader Adam Bandt leading the backlash.
“Labour gives this man a $9,000 tax cut while people starve on $52 a day,” Bandt wrote on Twitter.
Mr. Bandt compared the phase three tax cuts that would take effect in fiscal year 2024-2025.
Melbourne real estate developer Adrian Portelli’s daring stunt of towing a $2 million race car into his 57th-floor luxury apartment has sparked outrage
The cuts will remove the 37 percent marginal tax bracket, lower the 32.5 percent tax rate to 30 percent, and create a new top marginal tax rate of 45 percent for those earning more than $200,000.
It means that anyone making between $45,000 and $200,000 pays the same marginal tax rate.
Rachel Withers, a contributing editor to The Monthly, tweeted a similar comment about the flashy spectacle.
“People on JobSeeker get $2.86 extra per day!” she wrote.
The Albanian government released the federal budget on Tuesday, revealing that the jobseeker’s pay would be increased by $2.85 per day, or $40 every two weeks.
ANU professor and former political correspondent Mark Kenny also weighed in.
“Typically tasteless,” he wrote.
“Why does the media continue to implicitly praise such lewd displays of wealth and ego?
Adrian Portelli? Write that name down for future retaliation…” one Twitter user replied.
Mr Portelli, who is worth an estimated $350 million, posted photos of himself posing next to the McLaren Senna GTR in his apartment building.
A first look at the McLaren Senna GTR 57 floors up. A huge thank you to everyone involved for making this absolutely surreal moment possible,” he wrote.
The 34-year-old purchased the luxury penthouse last month in a sale that broke the record for the city’s most expensive apartment, handing over a whopping $39 million.
Mr. Portelli is known as ‘Mr Lambo’ and poses with a hyper car
Greens leader Adam Bandt expressed outrage at Portelli’s flashy display of wealth
However, he only intends to use him as a weekender.
The businessman, known as ‘Mr Lambo’ for his love of sports cars, told realestate.com.au that he decided to buy the apartment the same day he saw it because of ‘the security’ and the fact that it was a ‘blank canvas’ used to be.
He also admitted that a selling point was the penthouse’s direct connection to the second tower, which will house a five-star Shangri-La hotel.
Mr Portelli made headlines last year for driving up the price of Omar and Oz’s house during The Block’s finale.
He opened the bid at $4.5 million – well above the $4.08 million reserve – and his aggressive style meant eventual buyer Danny Wallis ended up paying an eye-watering $5,666,666.66 for the five-family Gisborne estate. bedrooms and 4 acres.
In a post-auction private sale, he instead paid $4.25 million for the home of Sharon Johal and Ankur Dogra.
In addition to real estate investments, Mr. Portelli also runs his own promotion and giveaway business, focusing on luxury vehicles and prestigious homes.
He has founded a charity, The Little Legends Foundation, which provides emergency medical care and experiences for vulnerable children.