Everything we know about the mysterious $1.5 million apartment Melania Trump owns in Trump Tower
Located on Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, Trump Tower's 68 floors contain 263 apartments.
On the 26th floor was President Trump's office for the Trump Organization. He reportedly had a private elevator that could whisk him from his office to his penthouse.
Source: Town & Country
The bottom floors feature office, dining, and retail space, while condominiums fill floors 30-68.
Source: Trump International Realty
Notable celebrities who lived in the building include Bruce Willis, Michael Jackson, Johnny Carson, and Paul Anka.
Source: Town & Country
The sixth floor of Trump Tower has served as home to the Trump campaign, and is also where NBC's "The Apprentice" was filmed.
Source: Town & Country
The Trump family's penthouse takes up the top three floors. It's one of several units President Trump has owned in his namesake high-rise building over the years.
Source: Town & Country
On the 33rd floor, Melania owns apartment H. There aren't any photos of that unit available online, but these photos from StreetEasy show apartment 32H, which looks to have the same layout as hers.
Source: StreetEasy
We reviewed several "H" floor plans on different floors of Trump Tower, and they all seem to follow this setup.
Source: StreetEasy
Her apartment is 1,052 square feet and located on the southeast corner of the building, overlooking 5th Avenue and East 56th Street.
Sources: Douglas Elliman Real Estate, The Real Deal
It has one bedroom, also with sweeping views. Trump's disclosure form lists "721 33H LLC", the address to the apartment, and a pass-through company for the property, saying the real estate is valued between $1,000,001 and $5 million.
Source: The Real Deal
It also has a sizable walk-in closet, though Melania's closet in the penthouse upstairs is much larger.
Sources: The Real Deal, Getty
In January 2016, Melania bought the unit for $1.49 million, apparently from the building's condo board. It appears to be the only unit the condo board has ever bought, according to property records The Real Deal obtained.
Sources: The New York Post, The Real Deal
This type of unit (a studio or one-bedroom in a luxury skyscraper) is usually used used for staff of residents who have much larger apartments in the building, or for a live-in building superintendent. The condo board first bought unit 33H for $650,000 in 1997.
Source: The Real Deal
While it's unclear why the first lady bought this apartment, some speculate she bought it to use as a library. Maybe it's just a private space for her to get away from it all and relax in private — since Melania's never mentioned the apartment, it's a mystery.
Source: The Real Deal
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