Donald Trump

A schoolboy's dream...a competitor's challenge. Donald J. Trump is the very definition of the American success story, continually setting the standards of excellence while expanding his interests in real estate, gaming, sports, and entertainment. He is the archetypal businessman a deal maker without peer and an ardent philanthropist.

In January of 2004, Donald J. Trump joined forces with Mark Burnett Productions and NBC to produce and star in the television reality show, The Apprentice. It quickly became the #1 new show on television, making history in the ratings and receiving critically acclaimed reviews. Few shows have garnered the worldwide attention of The Apprentice. The Apprentice 2, which airs this fall, will only further solidify Trump's stature in the entertainment industry.

Donald J. Trump started his business career in an office he shared with his father in Sheepshead Bay in Brooklyn, New York. He worked with his father for five years, where they were busy making deals together. Trump has been quoted as saying, "My father was my mentor, and I learned a tremendous amount about every aspect of the construction industry from him." Likewise, Fred C. Trump often stated that, "some of my best deals were made by my son, Donald... everything he seems to touch turns to gold." Trump then entered the very different world of Manhattan real estate.

In New York City, the Donald Trump signature is synonymous with the most prestigious of addresses. Among them are the world renowned Fifth Avenue skyscraper, Trump Tower (where Asprey has just signed a lease paying the highest square foot rent anywhere in the world), and the luxury residential buildings, Trump Parc, Trump Palace (the tallest building on the East Side of Manhattan), Trump Plaza, 610 Park Avenue, The Trump World Tower and Trump Park Avenue. Donald Trump was also responsible for the designation and construction of the Jacob Javits Convention Center on land controlled by him, known as the West 34th Street Railroad Yards, and the total exterior restoration of the Grand Central Terminal as part of his conversion of the Commodore Hotel into the Grand Hyatt Hotel.

Over the years, Donald Trump has owned and sold many great buildings in New York including the Plaza Hotel (which he renovated and brought back to its original grandeur), the St. Moritz Hotel (three times...and now called the Ritz Carlton on Central Park South) and recently, the land under the Empire State Building (which allowed the land and lease to be merged together for the first time in over 50 years). Additionally, the NikeTown store is owned by Trump, on East 57th Street and adjoining Tiffany's.