New York - A house on a leafy New York
City street where US President-elect Donald Trump lived as a
toddler is being auctioned off by a fellow real estate investor
who bought it just last month.
An auction firm was accepting sealed bids through 4 p.m.
(2100 GMT) on Tuesday for the five-bedroom, Tudor-style home in
the borough of Queens where Trump lived until age 4.
The winner of the auction would not immediately be known
because the seller plans to consider the bids for as long as a
few days, Misha Haghani, a principal at Paramount Realty USA,
told Reuters in an email.
Trump, whose official residence will be the White House once
he is sworn in as president on Friday, has said that he would
like to own his old home.
Shown a photograph of it in September while on "The Tonight
Show," Trump told host Jimmy Fallon: "Oh, that's sad to look at
that. I want to buy it. I want to buy it."
Representatives for Trump could not immediately be reached
on Tuesday.
Paramount Realty USA markets the property as Trump's
childhood home and as a chance to own a piece of history. Built
around 1940 by Trump's father, the real estate magnate Fred
Trump, the house has a five-car driveway, a fireplace, a sun
room and a paneled study.
Real estate investor Michael Davis purchased the house in
December for $1.39 million, according to property records. He
did so sight-unseen, without even driving by the house, the New
York Post reported.
Haghani declined to speculate on a possible winning price.
Offers needed to be accompanied by a deposit of 10 percent.