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The childhood home of President Donald Trump in New York found a buyer after it was renovated by a real estate developer over the last year.
Located in the Queens borough of New York City, the Tudor-style home was built by the president's father, real estate developer Fred Trump, in the affluent neighborhood known as Jamaica Estates in 1940.
The president lived at the home until the age of 4, when the family moved to a larger home in the neighborhood in 1950, Realtor.com reported.
The home was purchased a little more than a year ago by real estate developer Tommy Lin, who bought it for $835,000 in March 2025, according to PropertyShark records.
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Trump lived in the Jamaica Estates home until the age of 4, when the family moved to a larger house in the neighborhood. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Lin previously told Mansion Global that while his work typically focuses on condos in Brooklyn, the "only reason I took on this project was because it's Trump's childhood house," adding that ordinarily it would be "a little too small for me to do."
At the time of Lin's purchase, the house was in need of upkeep, with issues including a leaking roof, an overgrown yard and feral cats.
After it was purchased last year, the home was in need of repairs and upkeep. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Lin worked on the renovation with Jevon Gratineau of Brown Harris Stevens, and they started the renovation with fixes to the interior caused by leaks, along with replacing the roof and windows and adding full insulation. He also redid the home's facade, though it retains its Tudor-style appearance.
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The two largely kept the layout of the 3,400 square foot, five-bedroom home intact from its original design – though they did remove a wall to open the kitchen and living room area.
Lin and Gratineau told Mansion Global that the renovation cost about $500,000. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
They also fully finished the interior of the home after originally planning to just make it livable, with Lin telling the outlet he put "double or triple the time and effort" into this project compared to what he would normally work on.
The two told Mansion Global that the total renovation cost was a little over $500,000 – which included higher than expected spending on a new HVAC system as well as the property's gardening.
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The renovated home was most recently listed at a little below $2 million before the sale was pending. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
The former Trump family home went back on the market late last year when it was listed in November for $2.3 million.
It was delisted by the end of January and relisted briefly in March for $2.2 million. The was relisted in May with a new agent, Joe Zhu of Re/Max Edge, with the most recent asking price just below $2 million.
The home was pending sale as of Tuesday, according to Realtor.com.
