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Did the real estate deal involve any properties in the Trump Tower or Mar-a-Lago?

Checked on November 20, 2025
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Executive summary

Available reporting about recent real‑estate transactions around Donald Trump shows multiple sales and listings on Palm Beach streets adjacent to Mar‑a‑Lago and frequent references to Trump Tower and Mar‑a‑Lago as Trump‑owned properties, but the provided sources do not describe a single “real estate deal” that explicitly includes units inside Trump Tower or parcels inside Mar‑a‑Lago itself (not found in current reporting). Palm Beach properties next to Mar‑a‑Lago have sold for prices like ~$17 million and listings as high as $45 million, and some purchases come with guest privileges or special club access tied to Mar‑a‑Lago [1] [2] [3].

1. Nearby sales, not sales of Mar‑a‑Lago itself

Local Palm Beach reporting documents several high‑value transactions on streets adjacent to Mar‑a‑Lago — for example, a four‑bedroom house on 142 Via Palma sold for about $17 million and an empty lot next door sold for roughly $19.5 million with approved house plans — but those stories are explicitly about neighboring parcels, not sales of the Mar‑a‑Lago club or its grounds [1] [4].

2. Listings promising Mar‑a‑Lago access, not ownership

Some listings and coverage highlight a particular Palm Beach block where homeowners can apply for guest access to The Mar‑a‑Lago Club without paying the standard initiation fee; Newsweek and Mansion Global describe sales where the buyer receives guest privileges at the club, which is different from buying property that is part of Mar‑a‑Lago itself [3] [5].

3. Mar‑a‑Lago’s legal and functional status matters

Mar‑a‑Lago is a private club and Trump’s residence by longstanding arrangement — it was converted from a single‑family house into a members’ club in 1995 — and that status affects what can be bought or transferred on the estate; available sources note its mixed residential/club role but do not show any recent deeded parcel sales of Mar‑a‑Lago itself in the cited reporting [6] [7].

4. Trump Tower is a separate asset; reporting cites it as Trump property

Trump Tower in Manhattan is frequently referenced as part of Trump’s property portfolio (and was his longtime primary residence until 2019), but none of the provided items describe a contemporaneous real‑estate deal that transfers units in Trump Tower in the articles supplied here [7] [8].

5. Where “guest privileges” can be mistaken for ownership

Several listings emphasize that buyers on streets adjacent to Mar‑a‑Lago may obtain guest privileges or club access — a marketing point that can be conflated with ownership of club property. Newsweek and Mansion Global explicitly frame these as privileges granted to homeowners, not as conveyances of club real estate [3] [5].

6. Context on valuation and past transactions for perspective

Background pieces and compilations cite widely varying valuations for Mar‑a‑Lago (from hundreds of millions up to much higher estimates) and note its history as both home and club; those valuations and past purchase amounts provide context for why neighboring lots and houses trade at very high prices, but they do not substitute for documentation of a deal that included Mar‑a‑Lago or Trump Tower property in the current reporting set [6] [9].

7. What the available sources do not say (limitation)

The supplied sources do not report a specific transaction that sold parts of Trump Tower or the Mar‑a‑Lago estate itself to a third party as part of a “real estate deal.” If you are asking whether a named transaction transferred deeds for Mar‑a‑Lago or Trump Tower, available sources do not mention such a conveyance (not found in current reporting).

8. How to verify if you need a definitive answer

To confirm whether any particular deal included space inside Trump Tower or land inside Mar‑a‑Lago, look for: (a) county deed records (Palm Beach County for Mar‑a‑Lago; New York City for Trump Tower), (b) explicit language in news stories or listing/deed documents describing conveyance of club parcels or condominium units, and (c) statements from the parties or their attorneys. The cited Palm Beach reporting details nearby sales and access agreements but not deed transfers of the club or tower [1] [2] [4].

If you have a specific transaction (seller, buyer, date, or address), I can check the supplied sources again for mentions of that deal or point to which public records would show whether Mar‑a‑Lago or Trump Tower parcels were conveyed.

Want to dive deeper?
Were any properties in Trump Tower or Mar-a-Lago listed in the transaction documents?
Who were the buyers and sellers tied to Trump Tower or Mar-a-Lago in the deal?
What dates and purchase prices are recorded for any Trump Tower or Mar-a-Lago transfers related to this deal?
Are there public records or filings linking the deal to Trump Organization entities controlling Trump Tower or Mar-a-Lago?
Have investigators or journalists reported connections between this real estate deal and properties at Trump Tower or Mar-a-Lago?