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(#13) You're Not Going To Bump Into The President
Even though he owns a third of the building, residents aren't likely to run into the president any time soon.
It might seem like Trump would spend all his free in the tower, especially after the Pentagon signed an 18-month, $2.5 million deal to install a command post next to his penthouse. However, the president is actually most commonly found at the White House or in Florida at his Mar-a-Lago estate.
While a Trump sighting is unlikely, tourists could totally run into Paul Manafort – the president's former campaign manager who's facing heat from the Mueller investigation –as he owns a penthouse just a few floors below Trump.
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(#9) The Staff Is Great
According to everyone who's spoken to the press about living in Trump Tower, the location is run by a world-class staff. Carpet designer James Tufenkian told NY Mag he's had some problems with his neighbors, but "can’t say anything but good things about the staff. Not only are they always there to help, but they do it with a really warm, welcoming, and caring attitude."
Italian fugitive Susetta Mion also praised the building's team, telling Bloomberg the staff is her "favorite part" of the location. Mion continued, "They are so polite they don’t talk about anything. Here I don’t need to close the door."
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(#3) Protestors Make Residents Uncomfortable
As you might imagine, living in a building owned by President Trump can put unwanted attention on your home. According to Guido Lombardi, a real estate developer who – like Trump – owns a condo in Mar-a-Lago, things were pretty relaxed outside of the tower throughout the election. Protests only started getting out of hand after Trump became president. Lombardi told NY Mag:
When the Secret Service started to get involved and then the mayor closed the street, it started to become very uncomfortable for a lot of people. I personally don’t care. But some of the ladies, especially the ones that come from a different country or a different background, they’re not used to that kind of treatment, and so some of them are very, very upset.
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(#11) The Building Lacks Many Fire Safety Precautions
In early 2018 Trump Tower caught fire and the ensuing blaze killed Todd Brassner, a 67-year-old an art collector. According to many of Brassner's friends, the collector hated living in the building, likening it to an "armed camp" after Trump was elected president.
Allegedly, Brassner tried to get rid of his apartment multiple times "before and after the election" but found "he couldn't give it away" once people heard Trump owned the building.
According to the BBC, the building doesn't have a sprinkler system in place because it was constructed in 1983, before New York City required skyscrapers to include fire safety precautions. Since owners are not required to install sprinklers until they start work on a major renovation, the building is still sprinkler-free as of 2018.
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(#10) Condo Sales Have Slowed Down
According to Town & Country, condo sales at Trump Tower saw a major slowdown after Trump became president. Not only have the number of listings within the building increased since Trump's inauguration, the prices have also decreased to what's considered below-market value.
Despite the price cuts, only five of 21 apartments have been sold since Trump took office. Real estate website City Realty calculated the "average price per square foot in Trump Tower" is down 23% from 2015.
While no one has explicitly said they've listed their units because Trump is president, the timing is uncanny. Kirk Henckels, the vice chairman of Stribling & Associates, believes this is no coincidence. "This is clearly a remarkable situation and obviously spurred by one resident being the president of the United States."
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(#7) The Building Isn't As Tall As Trump Says It Is
Trump has a proven record of misconstruing facts. While many of his incorrect assertions involve global politics or national law, it turns out his knowledge of Trump Tower is also somewhat foggy.
Officially, all of Trump Tower's marketing claims the building is 68 stories tall, but that's only true if you buy into some tricky math. When constructing the building, workers skipped over floors 6-13, as well as 27-29. Even though the top of the building is technically floor 68, there are not 67 stories below it.
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Trump Tower is a skyscraper located in the central area of New York. This building was originally called the Manhattan Bank Building. Donald Trump bought the building in 1995 and changed its name. This building has a total of 70 floors and was completed in 1930. It was the tallest building in the world at that time. Trump Tower was designed by H. Craig Severance together with many well-known architects.
In 1998, Trump Tower was officially recognized as one of the landmarks of New York. More people are interested in its luxurious and splendid interior designs. Here the random tool will show 15 details about its inside.
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