{"id":345785,"date":"2026-09-13T20:16:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T20:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/345785\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T20:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T20:16:11","slug":"donald-trumps-childhood-home-in-nyc-sold-for-nearly-2m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/345785\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump&#8217;s childhood home in NYC sold for nearly $2M"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">President <a data-ylk=\"slk:Donald Trump&#039;s;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/politics\/donald-trump\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump&#8217;s<\/a> childhood home in New York City sold on Sept. 11 for nearly $2 million, according to its <a data-ylk=\"slk:Zillow listing;elm:affiliate_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;sellerN:Zillow;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;affiliate_link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:true,&quot;ySiteID&quot;:&quot;us-y4p&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/shopping.yahoo.com\/rdlw?merchantId=73052b3e-9ab6-42e2-b372-19a6f2250093&amp;siteId=us-y4p&amp;pageId=1p-autolink&amp;contentUuid=7ba2e6fc-009d-3660-b6b2-acde2431fdd8&amp;featureId=text-link&amp;merchantName=Zillow&amp;custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsInN0b3JlSWQiOiI3MzA1MmIzZS05YWI2LTQyZTItYjM3Mi0xOWE2ZjIyNTAwOTMiLCJsYW5kaW5nVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuemlsbG93LmNvbS9ob21lZGV0YWlscy9KYW1haWNhLU5ZLTExNDMyLzMyMTM1NTU4X3pwaWQvIiwiY29udGVudFV1aWQiOiI3YmEyZTZmYy0wMDlkLTM2NjAtYjZiMi1hY2RlMjQzMWZkZDgiLCJvcmlnaW5hbFVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnppbGxvdy5jb20vaG9tZWRldGFpbHMvSmFtYWljYS1OWS0xMTQzMi8zMjEzNTU1OF96cGlkLyJ9&amp;signature=AQAAAausMHiBy-S4HriIVJkBI0djQp3dx58kw-pWEmmKjJuG&amp;gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zillow.com%2Fhomedetails%2FJamaica-NY-11432%2F32135558_zpid%2F&amp;refurl=news-supernovaForYouNelEntertainment&amp;yMarket=us&amp;yLocale=en-us&amp;ga_measurement_id=G-B40QGCQW3G\" class=\"rapid-with-clickid\" rel=\"noopener sponsored nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Zillow listing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The over 2,100 square foot, Tudor-style home in the Jamaica Estates neighborhood of Queens has five bedrooms and three bathrooms, and was &#8220;fully gut-renovated with meticulous attention to detail,&#8221; according to the listing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Trump lived at the home until he was 4 years old, according to the <a data-ylk=\"slk:Associated Press;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-home-childhood-queens-sale-6a915b6bb72f8e575d1bb1f4bcc15577\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Associated Press<\/a>. His father built the home in the 1940s, but the family has not owned it for years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Zillow&#8217;s listing for the home shows it was sold to an undisclosed buyer for $1.93 million. It was listed in May for $2.2 million before its price dropped in June to $1.99 million. The sale went into contract in July for $1.99 million, according to the listing and the <a data-ylk=\"slk:New York Post.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/09\/11\/real-estate\/donald-trumps-nyc-childhood-home-sells-for-1-93m\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">New York Post.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump headlines first-of-its-kind GOP election convention in Dallas<\/p>\n<p>1 of 8<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px;\">The interior of the American Airlines Center is seen on the first day of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2026\/09\/09\/republicans-midterm-convention-dallas-trumpapalooza-dates--live\/91656570007\/\">2026 Republican National Convention<\/a> on Sept. 9, 2026 in Dallas, Texas. Republicans are kicking off two days of political pageantry aimed at blunting Democrats&#8217; momentum in the battle for control of Congress, holding their first-ever midterm election convention \u2012 headlined tonight by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"gnt_lc_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/politics\/donald-trump\/\">President Donald Trump<\/a> \u2012 in a bid to boost GOP enthusiasm amid warning signs for the party. Trump is rallying Republicans for the final push toward the Nov. 3 election with a big show in the Lone Star State featuring a long list of party leaders and candidates in swing districts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px;\">The president&#8217;s approval rating has sagged as the Iran war drags on and cost-of-living concerns remain top of mind for many voters, threatening to weigh down GOP candidates. Trump has turned to the mini-convention to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"gnt_lc_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2026\/09\/09\/republicans-midterm-convention-dallas-trump\/91656421007\/\">provide a boost<\/a>as the party struggles to sell his second-term agenda.<\/p>\n<p> (Brandon Bell, Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Developer Tommy Lin purchased the home in 2025, according to the Associated Press. The listing shows he paid $835,00. The New York Post reported that Lin spent more than $500,000 for an eight-month renovation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It has changed hands throughout the years, the listing shows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In 2017, it sold for $2.14 million, according to the listing. Trump Birth Home LLC purchased it and offered it for rent on Airbnb, according to the Associated Press. The rental included life-sized cardboard cutouts of Trump, copies of his book &#8220;The Art of the Deal&#8221; and a framed People magazine cover featuring Trump, according to the wire service.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"The childhood home of President Donald Trump is seen in the Jamaica Estates section of Queens borough of New York, on December 9, 2020.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/usa_today_news_641\/fc56f707f211623dfd2ffd6693b3ed93.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The childhood home of President Donald Trump is seen in the Jamaica Estates section of Queens borough of New York, on December 9, 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Iran war: <a data-ylk=\"slk:Trump says US could &#039;decide to stay&#039; and &#039;keep the oil&#039;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2026\/09\/13\/trump-iran-war-oil-ireland\/91745459007\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Trump says US could &#8216;decide to stay&#8217; and &#8216;keep the oil&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It was listed in 2019 for $2.9 million but went unsold until Lin purchased it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Prior to Lin&#8217;s purchase, the home had fallen into disrepair, according to the New York Post. &#8220;It had sat vacant for years, suffered damage from a burst pipe and mold \u2013 and had even become home to a colony of feral cats,&#8221; the Post reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: <a data-ylk=\"slk:Donald Trump&#039;s childhood home in NYC sold for nearly $2M;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2026\/09\/13\/donald-trump-childhood-home-sold\/91746991007\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump&#8217;s childhood home in NYC sold for nearly $2M<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"President Donald Trump&#8217;s childhood home in New York City sold on Sept. 11 for nearly $2 million, according&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":345786,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[153,9,24,4330,56,63,65,64],"class_list":["post-345785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-donald-trump","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-post","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=345785"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345785\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/345786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=345785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=345785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=345785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}