Donald Trump’s ‘haunted’ childhood home goes back on the market after East Wing-style makeover

President Donald Trump‘s childhood home in New York is going back on the market after undergoing its own million-dollar, East Wing-style makeover.

The five-bedroom house at 85-15 Wareham Place in Jamaica Estates, Queens, has been extensively renovated and now has a new aesthetic that some designers are describing as a ‘Manhattan modern’ look.

The once-idyllic suburban property was where the future president lived with his parents and four siblings until he was four. In 1950, the family moved to another home nearby.

The residence had been left to decay for nearly a decade before it was sold last year for $835,000 – a steep loss from the $2.14 million it fetched in 2017.

Neighbors told the Daily Mail that they had endured flooding, power outages, pests and even burglary scares during years of neglect. They are relieved that the work is finally finished but nervous about who might now move in.

Spencer Gale, who has lived on the block for the past 25 years, called the President’s former home before the renovation an ‘eyesore.’ 

‘It brought down the value of all the homes in the neighborhood,’ he told the Daily Mail. 

‘We are delighted that it has been renovated and looks good. Our only concern is that the new owner doesn’t rent it out to St John’s students, which often happens in this neighborhood.’

President Donald Trump’s childhood home is back on the market after a million-dollar, East Wing-style makeover

Gale said that he had been inside the property at one point during the work and was surprised by how quickly it was completed. ‘It looked pretty extensive but I don’t know what the finished product looked like. We are only hoping a nice family comes in,’ he said. 

Built by Trump’s father, Fred, in 1940, six years before the future president was born,  the two-story, Tudor-style house was typical of Trump Snr’s upscale suburban developments in the 1930s and ’40s.

The brick and stucco walls and the steeply pitched gabled rooflines remain but the exterior now features a sleek metal front door, replacing the old, weather-worn wooden one. 

New windows and doors were installed, and a tiled walkway and landscaping was added. 

Inside, the home has been fully gutted and redesigned with an open-floor plan. Most internal walls have been removed, and an all-white palette gives the space a more airy, light feel.

The dark oak floors are gone, replaced by pale herringbone wood.

The kitchen now has modern appliances, including a double oven. 

Some of the new features in the bathroom include porcelain tiles and a bidet.

The staircase, once in the living room, is now in the kitchen-dining area.

A staging company filled the home’s interior with modern furniture and accessories, including a mid-century modern light fixture, swivel accent chairs and wall art.

Although the property has not yet officially been listed on the market and the price has not been disclosed, sources familiar with the sale speculated that it will be valued at well more than $1 million some time before Election Day, November 4.

The two-story Tudor-style home at 85-15 Wareham Place in Jamaica Estates, Queens, underwent an extensive renovation and has a new aesthetic that some are calling ‘Manhattan modern’

The home’s exterior features a sleek metal door, replacing the old, weather-worn wooden one, new windows and tiled pathway

The back of the house has new windows, doors, stairs and banisters with a fresh paint job

A staging company set up the home’s interior with modern furniture and accessories, including a mid-century modern light fixture, swivel accent chairs and wall art

One of the locals, who asked not to be identified, told the Daily Mail: ‘It is ironic that Trump’s childhood home is going on the market as he is putting a bulldozer to the East Wing of the White House and removing part of history.’

The neighbor was ecstatic that the home had been renovated and was heading back on the market.

‘I am happy it has been taken from the absolutely disgusting conditions. It looked like an abandoned, haunted home.

‘It didn’t have the appeal it used to have when owners lived in there. It was sad to see it in the condition it was left in. You had animals living there – raccoons and stray cats. The front yard and back yard became a big litter box.

‘Although it is not the look of the neighborhood, it is rentable, sellable and in good shape at this point; I am happy with that.’

Before Brooklyn-based 1388 Group Inc – owned by real estate investor Huisha Zhen – stepped in, the home had been empty and crumbling.

Neighbors said the yard was overgrown and strewn with rubbish, and feral cats had taken over.

Neighbors are worried that the new look home will be rented out to students studying at the nearby St John’s University 

A mess of leaves, twigs and garbage was scattered across the lawn, infuriating neighbors when the house was neglected and left in disrepair

During the warmer months, the grass became so overgrown it was difficult to locate the path

A young Donald Trump was the second of five children. He was born on June 14, 1946, at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, formerly Jamaica Hospital. The future president lived in the Jamaica Estates home until he was four 

They added that the 2017 buyers never moved in. Shortly after the sale, a chain of unfortunate events took place.

During a September 2018 heatwave, many homeowners had no air-conditioning, television or internet service after an electrical circuit fault at the Trump house. 

In 2021, a burst pipe in the attic bathroom flooded some nearby residents’ homes, a neighbor told the Daily Mail. The water damage was so severe that hazardous mold grew from floor to ceiling.

Another neighbor said that there had been an attempted break-in at the property in August 2024 – the alleged trespassers can be seen walking around the property on a home security video reviewed by the Daily Mail.

To the neighbors who saw the two men, it appeared that they tried to break open the front door when they were unable to go through one of the windows, then fled when they could not enter.

The incident left families, particularly those with young children, feeling unsafe. 

Feral cats were seen hiding under cars on the block and roaming the street during the resurrection of Trump’s old home

The yard was overgrown and residents in the neighborhood called the construction site an eyesore in the time it was abandoned 

One resident grew so frustrated that an account on X was created called ‘Why This 24.7?’, posting photos and videos of the once charming home in the hope of luring a more attentive buyer.

‘I loaded everything that p****d me off,’ the neighbor told the Daily Mail. ‘I even flagged Trump’s organization but nobody did anything.’

In one of the photos, notices and citations are posted on the door from the Department of Sanitation, Con Edison and other city offices.

Images of overgrown grass and weeds, twisted branches and piles of leaves in the front yard were shown to the Daily Mail. Conditions deteriorated so badly that some residents hired a landscaper at their own expense.

President Trump arrives at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Monday during his week-long three- nation trip to Asia 

President Donald Trump lived in the Tudor-style home in Jamaica Estates, Queens, with his real estate developer father, Fred C Trump, mother Maryanne McLeod, and four siblings until he was four years old. The family sold the home and moved in 1950

Before the home was acquired earlier this year, some neighbors were considering buying it to take control.

They are hopeful now that 1388 Group Inc is in charge of the property and has visibly started cleanup efforts. 

The site has a colorful ownership history. In 2016, shortly after the presidential election, a retired engineer who lived at the property sold it to real estate developer Michael Davis for $1.14 million, according to property records.

Davis then flipped the house and sold it to Trump Birth House LLC for $2.14 million in 2017. It is unclear who the actual buyer behind the LLC was, and the company has only been traced back to New York-based lawyer Michael X Tang, who signed the paperwork.

Tang did not respond to the Daily Mail’s request for comment.

Neighbors claimed there was an attempted burglary at the property in August 2024. They said trespassers tried to break the door – a missing lock and keyhole on the door is shown here 

The inside of the home was gutted all the way down to the stud walls during renovation 

The East Wing of the White House has been bulldozed to make way for Trump’s new ballroom

Under the Trump Birth House’s ownership, the property was listed on Airbnb for about five months. Some renters were college-age students and Trump supporters who hosted ‘late-night booze-fueled parties,’ one neighbor told the Daily Mail. 

The business was reportedly run by former owner Davis, who was renting the property from Trump Birth House LLC for $4,000 a month, according to The New York Times.

A stay at the house could cost occupants $725 a night, according to The Times reporter who stayed there. To lure in MAGA fanatics, the listing claimed that the Jamaica Estates home is where the President was conceived and featured a life-size cutout of Trump in the living room.

After a sewage leak in the basement, the tenant left and the venture ended.

In mid-2019, Trump Birth House attempted to auction the property with Paramount Realty USA for $2.9 million but it failed to sell, according to The New York Times.

In 2021, the auction company, which was also behind the 2016 and 2017 sales of the property, launched a crowdfunding drive on behalf of the LLC. The GoFundMe campaign was titled Thank You President Trump and, at the time of this reporting, had raised around $8,000 of its $3 million goal.

The purpose appears to have been to purchase the house, then give it to Trump. ‘What happens to the historic property is up to him!’ the description reads. 

Representatives from Paramount Realty declined the Daily Mail’s request for comment.