85-15 Wareham Place

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85-15 Wareham Place
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85-15 Wareham Place
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TypeHouse
Architectural styleTudor
Location Jamaica Estates
Town or city Queens, New York City
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 40°43′01″N73°47′09″W / 40.71704°N 73.78581°W / 40.71704; -73.78581
Completed1940
OwnerMichael Davis

85-15 Wareham Place is a Tudor-style house, built in either the 1920s [1] or in 1940 [2] [3] (sources differ) by Donald Trump's father, Fred. [4] located in the upper-middle-class neighborhood of Jamaica Estates, Queens in New York City. [5] Trump's family lived there until he was four years old. [6] In 1950, the family moved to a larger house at 85-14 Midland Parkway on the other side of the same block. [7] [1]

The house was put up for sale in July 2016, during the presidential campaign. [6] Initially listed at $1.65 million, the house was purchased by Manhattan real estate investor Michael Davis for almost $1.4 million in December. [2] According to The New York Times , the house was sold in March 2017 for $2.14 million to "a limited-liability company represented by a law firm that specializes in Chinese foreign investment". [8] In 2017, the house was listed on the house rental service Airbnb for $725 per night. [9] After an attempt to sell it for $2.9 million in February 2019, [2] [3] an auction planned to conclude on November 14 failed as no qualified bids came forward. [3]

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