- Both of Trump's 2018 and 2019 forms included disclosures for an apartment in Trump Tower owned by first lady Melania Trump.
- The first lady apparently purchased it in January 2016, but the one-bed, 1.5-bathroom apartment has largely remained a mystery since.
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Everything we know about the mysterious $1.5 million apartment Melania Trump owns in Trump Tower
President Donald Trump's financial disclosure forms shed light on his entire family's financial holdings.
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The Office of Government Ethics has released President Donald Trump's 2019 financial disclosure form .
These forms reveal much about Trump's finances including the reimbursement of the hush money his lawyer Michael Cohen paid the adult-film actress Stormy Daniels but the form also provides insight into first lady Melania Trump's income .
Two of her disclosures were related to a one-bed, 1.5-bath apartment in Trump Tower in Manhattan that Melania bought from the building's condo board for almost $1.5 million in January 2016, according to The Real Deal and City Realty .
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Here is everything we know about the mysterious apartment the first lady owns in Trump Tower.
Located on Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, Trump Towers 68 floors contain 263 apartments.
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The 26th floor housed the presidents office for the Trump Organization. He reportedly had a private elevator that could whisk him from his office to his penthouse.
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The bottom floors feature space for offices, dining, and retail, while condominiums fill floors 30 to 68.
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Notable celebrities who have lived in the building include Bruce Willis, Michael Jackson, Johnny Carson, and Paul Anka.
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The sixth floor of Trump Tower has been the home of the Trump campaign and where NBCs "The Apprentice" was filmed.
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The Trump familys penthouse takes up the top three floors. Its one of several units the president has owned in his namesake high-rise building over the years.
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Melania Trump owns apartment H on the 33rd floor. There arent any photos of that unit available online, but these photos from StreetEasy show apartment 32H, which looks to have the same layout.
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We reviewed several H floor plans on different floors of Trump Tower, and they all seem to follow this setup.
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Her apartment is 1,052 square feet and located on the southeast corner of the building, overlooking Fifth Avenue and East 56th Street.
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It has one bedroom, also with sweeping views. Trumps disclosure form lists "721 33H LLC," the apartments address and a pass-through company for the property, saying the real estate is valued between $1,000,001 and $5 million.
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It also has a sizable walk-in closet, though the one in the penthouse upstairs looks much larger.
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In January 2016, Melania bought the unit for $1.49 million, apparently from the buildings condo board. It appears to be the only one the board has ever bought, The Real Deal reported, citing property records.
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This type of unit (a studio or one-bedroom in a luxury skyscraper) is usually used for staff members of residents who have much larger apartments in the building, or for a live-in superintendent. The condo board first bought unit 33H for $650,000 in 1997.
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While its unclear why the first lady bought this apartment, some speculate it was for use as a library.
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Or maybe its just a private space for her to get away from it all and relax. Since she has never mentioned the apartment, its a mystery.
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