Donald Trump's childhood home was bought for $835,000 in 2025; it has sold for $1.93 million

A house in Queens where US President Donald Trump spent the earliest years of his childhood has found a new owner, selling for $1.93 million after undergoing a dramatic renovation.The Tudor-style property in New York City's Jamaica Estates had been vacant for years and was reportedly in poor condition when developer Tommy Lin purchased it for $835,000 in 2025. Eight months and about $500,000 in renovation work later, the five-bedroom house has nearly doubled in value.The sale closed at $1.93 million, just $70,000 below its latest asking price, according to the New York Post. The property had initially been listed for $2.3 million before its price was reduced.But the home's biggest selling point was not simply its size or its renovation. It was the name attached to its history.The house where Trump spent his early childhoodLocated at 85-15 Wareham Place in Jamaica Estates, the approximately 3,100-square-foot house was built by Trump's father, real estate developer Fred Trump.Donald Trump lived in the property with his family during the earliest years of his life, until he was about four years old. The family later moved to a much larger house nearby, where Trump spent much of his ch...