Trump's childhood home put up for auction

US President-elect Donald Trump's childhood home in New York City, the United States. Photo: Li Rui/Xinhua

US President-elect Donald Trump's childhood home in New York City, the United States. Photo: Li Rui/Xinhua

Published Jan 17, 2017

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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. 

Reuters

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