The house that Donald Trump called home in his early, formative years, is on the market again.
Built by his father Fred Trump in 1940, the five-bedroom, 3.5-bath house in the Jamaica Estates neighborhood of Queens has been listed for $2.3 million. But should Trump pay a visit, he likely wouldn’t recognize too much of it.
Part of that is because he only lived there until he was 4 years old, but the home has also just completed an eight-month, $500,000 renovation. That was necessary after the Tudor-style house, located at 85-15 Wareham Pl., became so dilapidated it was unlivable.
Developer Tommy Lin bought the property for just $835,000 in March of this year, embarking on a mission to restore the home and flipping it for a significant profit.
“There was no water in the house, no power,” Lin told The Wall Street Journal. “It was not livable.”
Like Trump’s return to prominence, the house had a good run during his first administration. Private equity investor Michael Davis, who felt Trump would defeat Hillary Clinton in 2016, bought the house hours before the election results were announced for $1.39 million, flipping it on Inauguration Day for $2.14 million.
When he saw the house listed for rent, he leased it back and put it onto Airbnb, charging $800 per night and filling the home with Trump memorabilia. That backfired, though, when the Oxfam America charity rented the house, then invited refugees and media to the house to spotlight the refugee crisis. Davis’s lease was terminated and the home fell into disrepair and became a hub for feral cats in 2019.
The recent renovation includes a smart door lock, the original wood stove and a smart toilet. The living room offers herringbone hardwood floors and custom millwork and the chef’s kitchen is filled with top-end appliances.