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President Donald Trump's childhood home in New York has found a buyer after it was renovated by a real estate developer 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 wealthy community known as Jamaica Estates in 1940.
The president lived in this home until he was 4 years old, when the family moved to a larger home in the area in 1950, reports Realtor.com.
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 he was 4, when the family moved to a larger house in the area. (Drew Anger/Getty Images)
Lin previously told Mansion Global that while his work has focused on condos in Brooklyn, “the only reason I'm taking on this project is because it's Trump's house for the kids,” adding that it would usually be “too small for me to do.”
When Lin bought it, the house was in need of repairs, with problems including a leaky roof, a yard full of cats and kittens.
After being purchased last year, the home needed repairs and maintenance. (Drew Anger/Getty Images)
Lin worked on the renovation with Jevon Gratineau of Brown Harris Stevens, and they began the renovation with interior repairs caused by leaks, as well as replacing the roof and windows and adding full insulation. He also redid the facade of the home, although it retains its Tudor-style appearance.
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The duo kept the layout of the 3,400-square-foot, five-bedroom house largely unchanged from its original design — though they removed a wall to open up the kitchen and living room space.
Lin and Gratineau told Mansion Global that the renovation cost about $500,000. (Drew Anger/Getty Images)
They also completely finished the interior of the house after initially planning to make it livable, with Lin telling the shop that he put “two or three times more time and effort” into the project than what he used to work on.
The pair told Mansion Global that the total cost of the renovation was just over $500,000 — including higher-than-expected spending on a new HVAC system and landscaping.
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The recently renovated home is listed for just under $2 million pending sale. (Drew Anger/Getty Images)
The Trump family's former home returned to the market late last year when it was listed in November for $2.3 million.
It was delisted at the end of January and briefly relisted in March for $2.2 million. It was relisted in May with a new agent, Joe Zhu of Re/Max Edge, with the most recent asking price just under $2 million.
The home was pending sale as of Tuesday, according to Realtor.com.
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