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Trump’s childhood home comes with a 'HUGE' price tag!


Here’s where it all began for Donald Trump. This modest house in the wealthy enclave of Jamaica Estates, Queens, was Trump’s early childhood home. And it’s a far cry from his palatial triplex today at Trump Tower on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue.

Trump’s father, Fred, built the 2,500-square-foot brick-and-stucco Tudor Revival in 1940. Now, it’s on the market for $1.65 million. That’s $700,000 more than what typical homes in the neighborhood are selling for.

Is the home’s real estate agent banking on a “Trump premium”? “No, I think the house is very well priced,” Howard Kaminowitz, with Laffey Fine Homes tells Yahoo Finance.

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Kaminowitz says he left a message with the Trump organization, letting them know the home is up for sale. As of this writing, he’s yet to receive a response.

Current owner and restaurateur, Isaac Kestenberg, bought the six-bedroom, four-and-a-half bath home in 2008 for $782,500. He believes the property has more value because Trump once lived there. “There’s something in the walls,” he says with a grin. “It’s a president’s house, maybe a president’s house.”

The home, at 85-15 Wareham Place, boasts a lot of original details, including a carved oak fireplace and staircase, plus a mahogany paneled library.

Kestenberg, who plans to vote for Trump in November, imagines the home’s smallest bedroom was most likely little Donald’s room. Walking on the same wooden floors that Trump’s toddler feet walked makes him feel “elevated,” he says.

When Trump was a preschooler, his family upgraded and moved around the corner into a stately 4,182-square-foot brick Georgian Revival.

Still, if Trump does become the 45th president of the United States, the little house at 85-15 Wareham Place will become rooted in American history. If not, at least the new owners will have a pretty cool story to tell.