What to Know
- The Secret Service has kept a watchful eye and a heavy presence at Trump Tower since Donald Trump was elected
- One brokerage firm reportedly took notice, hawking a condo in the Fifth Avenue skyscraper as "most secure" with its Secret Service "amenity"
- Trump said he will live in the White House, but his wife Melania, who is afforded Secret Service protection, will stay at Trump Tower longer
Real estate brokers are marketing Trump Tower as the “most secure building in Manhattan,” a place where wealthy buyers can enjoy the “new amenity” of a round-the-clock Secret Service detail, according to reports.
Ever since Donald Trump was elected, the Secret Service has kept a heavy presence at the Fifth Avenue tower, a skyscraper where Trump has lived and worked for years.
Real estate agency Douglas Elliman reportedly took notice. Less than a week after the Nov. 8 election, the firm sent out an email advertising a $2.1 million condo on the 31st floor with the subject “Fifth Avenue Buyers Interested in Secret Service Protection?”
The 1,052-square-foot, one-bedroom condo was trumpeted as “The Best Value in the Most Secure Building in Manhattan.”
“The New Aminity [sic] – The United States Secret Service,” the ad read, according to Politico.
In a down market where properties are plentiful, Secret Service protection is a unique feature well-to-do buyers are unlikely to find elsewhere.
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Trump Tower, which is managed by Trump Corporation, became a hot location for tourists during Trump’s campaign and has only become more popular since Trump was elected president. But heightened security around the tower has also had a negative impact on businesses and residents of Fifth Avenue.
As the stretch of Fifth Avenue in front of the tower transformed into a White House-level security zone, neighbors like jeweler Tiffany and Co. have warned of lower profits.
Mayor de Blasio said Monday that he was asking the federal government for $35 million to cover the $500,000 cost of security for Trump each day. The security includes an NYPD detail at Trump Tower between Nov. 8 and Jan. 20.
Trump said he plans to move into the White House but that his wife Melania and son Barron will stay in Manhattan, at least until the 10-year-old finishes school this year.
Politico said Douglas Elliman and a Trump spokesperson declined to comment.
