Located on the heart of New Jersey’s farm country, it’s a beautiful destination. Ivanka Trump held hers and Jared Kushner’s wedding there. Events at the Grand Ballroom, with exquisite floor to ceiling sprawling windows offering never-ending views, or at the classy main clubhouse, a restructured 1930’s Georgian Manor, are nothing short of stunning. The magnificent Manor offers several indoor and outdoor areas for family dining, après golf, or any occasion; accommodating up to 300 guests.
Trump National Bedminster is a world-class golf course, rated among the top 100 golf courses in the world. Designed and built by the legendary golf course architect Tom Fazio, it features two 18-hole Heathlands style courses, the newest opened in 2008. It is scheduled to host the 2022 PGA Championship and costs $350,000 to join. It’s a drop in the bucket for some of the celebrities and political elites who often attend, Rudy Giuliani, President Bill Clinton, and former Yankees manager Joe Torre, to name a few. Membership includes use of the Heli-pad, in case the 45-minute drive from N.Y.C. is too long.
Trump Waikiki
This towering island luxury property boasts of Trump’s signature resort experience, but technically, Trump International Hotel & Tower Waikiki is not owned or developed by The Trump Organization. Irongate, a Los Angeles real estate company, built the hotel which opened in 2009 and leases the Trump name, it’s a win-win arrangement. Trump likes to showcase his name and name recognition helps fill the 500 ocean view rooms. It’s a beauty.
Five-star, exclusive Honolulu accommodations towering over white sand beaches, where one may indulge in outdoor dining, live entertainment, a private fitness center, a library, the spa, and a private business center, just in case you're forced to go to Hawaii on a business trip.
Maison de L’Amitie, Palm Beach FL
Trump snagged this oceanfront mansion at an auction in 2004 for $41.35 million. Reportedly “gutting it” and installing upgrades and renovations, he flipped the beachfront palace and sold it to Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev in 2008 for a record high $95 million. The most expensive residence, ever.
By 2016, Rybolovlev decided the ocean view property itself is more valuable than the 60,000-square-foot, 18-bedroom, 3-guest house complex named Maison de L’Amitie and decided to tear it down. But Maison de L’Amitie translated to the house of friendship, was lavish, including a grand ballroom, diamond and gold fixtures, and construction of marble, granite, and mahogany, giving the property a luxury-centric atmosphere. Rybolovlev never lived at the mansion and visited it only once. After the 2016 demolition, he divided up the property into two lots. He sold both, $34 million for one and $39 million for the other, $71 million total for a slice of prime Palm Beach coastline.
The Bachelor Pad
Just imagine Donald J. Trump in the ‘70s. His silver chauffeured Cadillac with custom plates is pulling up to the Phoenix apartment building on the Upper East Side. He’s worth more than $200 million. Tall, blonde and 30, he’s taking in panoramic views, punctuated by the Empire State Building, as he heads out to meet the driver. On the elevator descent from his Manhattan penthouse apartment, he’s thinking about real deals he’ll land that day. He exits the building and makes his way to the car, climbs in and reaches to make the call on one of the world’s first car phones. When his driver returns him at the end of the business day, he prepares to chill at only the ritziest clubs and date only the slinkiest fashion models.
He’s on the cusp of national distinction, becoming a media darling with a flamboyant and brash personality to match. And it all started in his luxury apartment at the top of The Phoenix Building, an architectural gem designed by the celebrated Every Roth firm.
The Adelaide Hotel Toronto, Canada The St. Regis Toronto
First, in 2012, it was called the Trump International Hotel and Tower Toronto, in name only, and by lease. Then it became The Adelaide Hotel Toronto for a few years, and now, finally, it’s The St. Regis Toronto. Sometimes, the “Trump bump” that comes with having his name emblazoned atop high rise buildings is not an added value. This is exactly what happened in Toronto. The real estate deal he wrangled to build The Adelaide condo complex was already contentious with Canadians.
All of the investors in the residential tower lost money, except Trump. So, when he became President of the United States, protests increased. When he discriminatorily banned traveling to the U.S., he crossed a line and, in 2017, the letters of his name were gradually extricated from the tower. They started with the “M”.