Built into Plum Bay’s shimmering, sprawling sandy beach, Le de Château des Palmiers is one of St. Martin’s most enviable Caribbean island estates. The 4.8-acre, 11-room villa and guest house are safely enclosed within an 8-foot-high walled-off section of the tiny half-French island. Once inside, you’ll be entranced by its shimmering marble, grand entrance. Walk outside to take in its immense pool and the gorgeous Caribbean Sea. Trump snagged this Island gem from a fellow businessman in 2013 for an undisclosed price. (It was listed for $19.7 million). In 2017 he listed it for $28 million with Sotheby’s International who declared on Instagram, in classic Trumpism style, “It’s huuuuuge!” It wasn’t selling. To entice he lowered it to $16.9 million a few months later.
Interest spiked as he was elected president by then (no conflict of interest here) but ultimately waned due to the prospect of the intense public scrutiny that would bombard a high-profile purchase. Meanwhile, he’s been raking in profits. With rates of up to $20,000 per night, rental income brought up to $1 million for the Trump Organization in 2017. Interested in visiting St. Moritz? Yes, you can! It’s publicly available on Airbnb. It’s one of the greatest mansions in the world, Trump said.
The Mar-A-Lago Club, Palm Beach, FL – $160 Million
This national historic landmark built in 1924 by Post cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post was bequeathed by her to the National Park Service hoping the property could be appropriated as a “Winter White House.” It didn’t work out. Maintenance costs were too high, and the estate was returned to the remaining Post family. But now, it seems, Post’s will for the property to be used by The White House has been fulfilled. Trump has already entertained two world leaders, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife in February of 2017 and Chinese leader Xi Jinping for two days to discuss international events in April of the same year. Last year in April, Trump hosted a two-day government summit with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Mar-a-Lago has become Trump’s weekend retreat of choice, it’s an opulent hangout. Heiress Post took care to build the mansion’s exterior walls with over three boatloads of stone from Genoa, Italy, and, imported 16th-century Roman busts to adorn the entrance hall. Trump managed to purchase the 128-room, 62,500 square-foot mansion, and 17-acre property for $8 million in 1985. His infamous real estate acumen scored a huge deal, Trump’s made over $100 million dollars on the property. He has developed a real affinity for the property, making it unclear if he’ll move his family cemetery plans to Palm Beach or leave it in Bedminster.
The Mar-a-Lago Club is exclusive, to say the least. There’s a $200,000 fee to join and annual dues of $14,000 to keep your membership. Members have access to the Beach Club and its pristine private beach, the Trump brand Spa and Salon, the formal and casual dining areas, a fitness center and the pool. Nonmembers may hold private events at Mar-a-Lago with access to the gorgeous grand ballroom. If you want to stay at the resort, it’s only $2,000 per night. A bargain considering you may run into the President of the United States!
Trump Winery, Charlottesville, VA – $34 Million
Trump Winery is set amongst the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains on 1,300 acres of rolling hills and stunning scenery. Snuggled up to none other than Jefferson’s beloved Monticello and sitting only a few miles from James Monroe’s Highland, it’s a fantastic property. The 227-acres of vines lining the estate make it Virginia’s largest vineyard. The good news is—we can visit. Swing by, taste some East Coast wines, dine on a bite of lunch at common folk prices. . . If you want to stay overnight it’s a relatively modest $349 bed and breakfast experience. Before Trump scored the deal, the property was called Kluge Estate Winery and Vineyard. John and Patricia Kluge owned and operated it. For perspective, in 1989, John Kluge was America’s richest person, according to Forbes. Trump purchased 200 acres surrounding the winery with his eye on the Kluges’ English manor house-style estate, as it had fallen into foreclosure. The bank alleged that Trump intentionally devalued the surrounding land by putting up “no trespassing” signs and allowing the property to become unsightly and overgrown to ward off buyers. End result, Trump snagged the land, including the 26,000-square-feet Albemarle mansion he coveted, for $3.6 million, a bargain discount from the bank’s $16 million foreclosure investment, and pocket change from the Kluge’s $100 million asking price only a year prior.
It’s easy to see how he earned his reputation as a shrewd real estate mogul. Afterward, he grandiloquently announced he owned the East Coast’s largest winery; however, the fact is another winery in the area doubles Trump Winery production. Trump owns the largest vineyard. Is it overly semantic to note the difference? It’s hard to overstate the grandeur of Albemarle House. The splendor of the 45-room mansion gushes with 1760-era Waterford crystal chandeliers, antique mantels carved from 150-year-old English oak, hand-painted ceilings and wallpaper, hand-carved brass fixtures. Outside you’ll find horse stables, a Heli-pad and a private chapel. For modern luxury, the estate includes billiards, a private movie theater, 24-hour fitness access, indoor hot tub and sauna, outdoor pool, croquet and bocce ball. Today, to show Trump is concerned about conflicts of interest, his son Eric operates Trump Winery and Patricia Kluge manages it. Once Trump was sworn in, he placed all his assets and The Trump Organization dealings into a Trust fund that his sons Eric and Donald Jr. manage. It’s not exactly clear whether it’s legal for presidents to run their businesses while in office, but he certainly veered off track from protocol—he’s the first president who chose not to divest. Days before his inauguration Trump explained his position at a press conference: “I could actually run my business and run government at the same time. I don’t like the way that looks, but I would be able to do that if I wanted to.” Others in his path have deemed it unsavory to profit from national duty calling it a conflict of interest, while Trump has a different perspective, boasting to Forbes in 2000, “It’s very possible that I could be the first presidential candidate to run and make money on it.” The point, in fact, the Trump Organization targets and hopes to break into a new market, the MAGA crowd, no matter their lower-class proclivities. Trump blurs the conflict-of-interest line. ‘What’s good for his business is good for American business, what’s good for American business is good for the country,’ meanwhile, he makes it “look” like he’s not running his business by handing that responsibility to his sons. The Albemarle estate bottom line? Trump made $30 million.
Marla Maples And Tiffany Trump’s Calabasas Custom Home
Tiffany Trump was only five when her mom moved them to the West Coast. Marla Maples and Donald’s union was Trump’s second failed marriage which ended abruptly as he moved on to model Melania Knauss. After the divorce, Marla decided to relocate from the busy bustling East Coast to quiet Calabasas in Southern California where Tiffany could have a “normal” childhood. The two spent Tiffany’s childhood years in their 5-bedroom, 6-bath, 5,700-square-foot home. Modest compared with most of Trump’s digs, the beautiful property situated atop the exclusive Mountain View Estates opens up to breathtaking sweeping views. It’s a fairly large property with a basketball court and a spectacular swimming pool that includes a swim-up bar with built-in bar stools. Not just that, but it also has an amazing water slide.
The million-dollar home was a two-million-dollar home by the time Marla sold it in order that she could be near Tiffany on the East Coast. Tiffany, who is an aspiring singer, is now attending law school at Georgetown University after having graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2016.
Donald Trump Jr.’s Luxury Apartments At The Sovereign
Donald Trump Jr. grew up inside the glitzy Trump Tower penthouse. When he married Vanessa Hayden in 2005 at the fabulous Mar-a-Lago, just ten months after "Papa" Trump married Melania, they first lived in Trump Place, but then called their apartment on the Upper East Side at The Sovereign, home. He purchased the exclusive adjacent apartments in a posh district of Manhattan for $2.71 million.
To make room for their five children, they bought a third adjacent unit for $1.5 million, gradually expanded their home. The Sovereign is a unique and elegant co-op apartment building that gives the family fantastic views of Long Island from their expansive 6,000-square-feet, 12th-floor digs. It’s uncertain who will be living there in the future. The couple announced their divorce in March of 2018.