re: #159 sagehen

According to the article, he paid $8M for the parcel at a foreclosure sale and spent $45M on construction. The only way it’s worth $1.35M is if he immediately mortgaged it to the hilt and removed that money. Which I’d have no trouble believing.

Just like his purchase of the West Side Railyards… he paid $100M, bragged in his book that it was really worth ten times that, then tried to declare it as $50M for tax valuation. The City walked into court with just a copy of his book for evidence. The judge laughed, and assessed the parcel at the value he’d said.

One of the Westchester golf courses is/was involved in neighbors’ civil lawsuits concerning groundwater pollution. (Badly-managed greens can be a chemical stew.) Can’t swear it’s Trump’s, but there aren’t all that many there. Maybe some journalistish-type person could take a look, after they’re done sniffing toilet seats at Target.