On the Larry King Show in June 2008, Barbara Corcoran, a well-respected real estate expert, said, “How can I possibly compete with Donald Trump? Thanks to him I sold more property in Manhattan. He single-handedly turned the whole image of Manhattan around in the 1980s, when nobody wanted to live in New York.” Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad, added, “Donald is the smartest man in real estate—no one else even comes close.” In an article in the New York Times in November of 2013, Arthur Zeckendorf, a New York City developer of ultra-luxury condominiums, was asked who most influenced him in the industry: “I think Donald Trump. He basically started the high-end condo business. I certainly followed him, admired him.” When asked specifically what he learned: “That building great condos is an art, and you really have to make the product the best out there.”
In July of 2008, Mr. Trump sold an estate that he purchased (a short time earlier) for $40 million at 515 South Ocean Boulevard in Palm Beach for a record-setting price of $100 million, and in March of 2010, the penthouse apartment at Trump International Hotel & Tower in New York City sold for $33 million. In May of 2011, Mr. Trump purchased the Kluge Estate and Vineyard in Charlottesville, Virginia, now the Trump Vineyard Estates. It is the largest vineyard on the East Coast.
In February of 2012, Mr. Trump purchased the iconic 800-acre Doral Hotel & Country Club in Miami, which includes five championship golf courses, the world-renowned Blue Monster championship golf course, a 50,000-square-foot spa, and a 700-room hotel. It is home to the Cadillac World Championship of Golf. In April 2012, Mr. Trump purchased the Point Lake & Golf Club in North Carolina, which has become Trump National Golf Club, Charlotte, and in December 2012 he purchased the Ritz Carlton Golf Club in Jupiter, Florida, which is now Trump National Golf Club, Jupiter. In April 2013, Trump International Golf Club, Dubai, was announced, and the Trump Estates, which includes more than 100 luxury villas overlooking the golf course, were released for sale in March of 2014. Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point, Bronx, New York City, opened in May of 2015. As Jack Nicklaus said, “Trump has been very, very good with getting things done with the city. I think he pushed it over the edge. He did a really good job of getting it to the finish line.” The club was under construction for several decades, with more than $200 million in taxpayer money being wasted. When Mr. Trump got involved, it was completed in one year and designed by Jack Nicklaus. All are destined to become great additions to a burgeoning golf course and club portfolio.
In February of 2014, Mr. Trump announced that he had purchased the Doonbeg Golf Resort in Ireland, which will become Trump International Golf Links and Hotel, Ireland. This 450-acre property fronts on the Atlantic Ocean in County Clare. It is now being totally redeveloped by Mr. Trump. In April 2014, Mr. Trump purchased the famed Turnberry Resort in Scotland, home of the Open Championship. Located on more than 1,000 acres, and on the Irish Sea and Isle of Arran, many consider the Championship Course to be #1 in the world. In addition, in April of 2014, the PGA of America announced that the 2022 PGA Championship would be hosted by Trump National Golf Club, Bedminster, and that the 2017 Senior PGA Championship would be held at Trump National Golf Club, Washington, DC. It was announced in October of 2014 that the Trump World Golf Club Dubai, an 18-hole championship course, will be designed by Tiger Woods. The Women’s British Open 2015 was held at Trump Turnberry in July of 2015.
Mr. Trump has recently been recognized by Golf Digest magazine as “Golf’s Greatest Builder Today” and by Sports Illustrated as “The Most Important Figure in the World of Golf.” Brian Morgan, the world’s leading golf photographer, has stated, “Donald Trump has the greatest collection of golf courses and clubs ever built or assembled by one man.”
On June 16, 2015, Mr. Trump officially announced his candidacy for the presidency of the United States.
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Some of the properties owned and/or developed and managed or licensed by Donald J. Trump and The Trump Organization
• Trump Tower
• Trump World Tower
• Trump Parc
• Trump Parc East
• Trump Park Avenue
• Trump Palace
• Trump Place
• 610 Park Avenue
• Trump Plaza
• Trump International Hotel & Tower New York
• Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago
• Trump International Hotel Las Vegas
• Trump International Golf Links, Aberdeen (Hotel + Golf)
• Trump International Golf Links & Hotel, Doonbeg, Ireland (Hotel + Golf)
• Trump Turnberry, Scotland (Hotel + Golf)
• Trump International Hotel, Washington DC (Trump was awarded the contract through the GSA as the preferred developer of the iconic Old Post Office. This was considered one of the most highly sought-after projects in GSA history.)
• Trump International Golf Club, Palm Beach
• Trump National Golf Club, Jupiter
• Trump National Golf Club, Washington, DC
• Trump National Doral, Miami (Hotel + Golf)
• Trump National Golf Club, Colts Neck
• Trump National Golf Club, Westchester
• Trump National Golf Club, Hudson Valley
• Trump National Golf Club, Bedminster
• Trump National Golf Club, Philadelphia
• Trump National Golf Club, Los Angeles
• Trump National Golf Club, Charlotte
• Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point (developer and operator)
• The Albemarle Estate at Trump Winery
• Trump Vineyard Estates
• The Mar-a-Lago Club
• The Estates at Trump National, LA
• Le Chateau Des Palmiers, St. Martin
• Trump Seven Springs, Bedford, NY
• Townhouses adjacent to Trump Plaza New York City
• Two private homes in Palm Beach adjacent to The Mar-a-Lago Club