845 United Nations Plaza (Trump World Tower)

The 376 condominium residences distribute across the building's 72 actual constructed floors in configurations from studios through full-floor and combined-unit penthouses. The original top-two-floor penthouse, a 20,000-square-foot configuration, did not sell as offered and was subsequently subdivided into four separate apartments. Ceiling heights run 10 to 13 feet on typical residential floors; penthouse-tier apartments carry ceiling heights up to 16 feet. Apartment exposures include direct United Nations / East River views from the eastern units, Midtown skyline views from the western units, and broader Manhattan exposure from the upper floors.

The reinforced concrete structural system, the 11:1 slenderness ratio, and the dark bronze-tinted glass curtain wall define the building's exterior architectural identity. Floor numbering at the building runs from the entrance level through what is labeled as the "90th" floor; the actual constructed floor count is 72. The New York Times documented the labeling convention in a November 2016 investigation by Vivian Yee. Buyers should understand the numbering convention before contract: the apartment labeled "Floor 90" is the actual 72nd constructed floor.

Trump World Tower operates as a full-service condominium managed by The Trump Organization. The condominium board consists of six members, two of which are sponsor-appointed (a structural feature of the original offering plan that has produced sustained sponsor influence on building governance).

The amenity package — 60-foot heated saline indoor pool, full health club and fitness center, spa with sauna and steam rooms, yoga and Pilates programming, valet, porte-cochère, 24-hour doorman and concierge, full-service garage, private wine cellars, landscaped garden, cold storage, bike room, catering service — is consistent with the trophy condominium tier and substantially exceeds the typical 2001-vintage Manhattan condominium baseline.

The building's policy framework is structurally permissive within the Manhattan condominium tier: pets allowed; pied-à-terre permitted; subletting permitted; LLC purchases permitted; foreign buyers historically welcomed; 10 percent minimum down payment; no reported flip tax. The combination is materially more accessible than peer trophy condominium tier and substantially more flexible than the surrounding Sutton Place and Beekman Place cooperative inventory.

A note on hotel-style services: during the 2006–2014 operating window of Megu (the Japanese restaurant that occupied the building's ground floor; not a Jean-Georges Vongerichten restaurant, as is sometimes reported), residents could access in-unit room service through the restaurant. Megu closed suddenly in October 2014; current room-service options should be verified against the building manager. The World Bar (a two-story bar and cocktail lounge in the building that was particularly popular with UN diplomats) also closed years ago; the vacant 2,500-square-foot former World Bar space was the subject of substantial board-governance litigation in 2023 (see below).

The building's contemporary pricing is the most important and most widely-documented variable in any prospective transaction at 845 United Nations Plaza, and it is the variable that prospective purchasers and sellers should understand most clearly.

Inside the building, pricing turns on floor, exposure, and configuration: eastern units carry direct United Nations and East River views, western units look to the Midtown skyline, and the high-floor penthouse and combined apartments sit at the top of the building's range.

A February 2024 analysis by Columbia Business School finance professor Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh, reported in The New York Times, documented a 23 percent decline in $/sf at the seven Manhattan buildings still bearing the Trump name from 2013 to 2023, against a 9 percent rise at the four Manhattan buildings that removed the Trump name (which outpaced the broader Manhattan condominium market's 8 percent rise). Van Nieuwerburgh's published conclusion: "It is the Trump brand that is responsible for the value deterioration."

The Van Nieuwerburgh analysis was broadly reported across the real estate press and has shaped the market's understanding of the building's contemporary pricing dynamic.

For prospective buyers, the structural pricing positioning is straightforward: 845 UN Plaza trades at a discount to peer trophy condominium inventory on a per-square-foot basis, and the discount has been driven by the documented brand association rather than by the building's physical or operational characteristics. The discount creates a structural value opportunity for buyers whose decision framework is not influenced by the brand association — particularly foreign buyers, international investors, pied-à-terre buyers, and buyers focused on the building's architectural and operational features rather than its name.

For prospective sellers, the structural pricing positioning is equally clear: the building's market positioning is structurally affected by the brand association, and pricing strategy should reflect current apartment-level comparables rather than the 2016 peak.

Building governance at 845 United Nations Plaza has been the subject of substantial public reporting and litigation, and prospective purchasers should understand the governance structure clearly.

The condominium board consists of six members; two are sponsor-appointed (the Trump Organization, currently including Eric Trump). The elected board seats have been retained by Trump-aligned slates since approximately 2006, when (per congressional testimony by Michael Cohen and contemporaneous New York Times reporting) Cohen — at the time a unit owner himself — led a board takeover that consolidated Trump Organization influence on building governance. The takeover is widely credited in the historical record as the moment that initiated Cohen's professional relationship with the Trump Organization.

In May 2023, longtime resident and Compass agent Johanna Beiter filed suit challenging a board-approved $1.75 million renovation of the former World Bar commercial space and a 10-year lease of that space to the Trump Organization (the lease signed by Eric Trump as landlord and Trump Organization executive Sonja Talesnik as tenant). The condominium bylaws require unit-owner approval for any expense exceeding $200,000. A New York judge temporarily halted the assessments to fund the renovation; in August 2023, a court approved the underlying lease and renovation structure.

In early 2024, a grassroots faction of owners began organizing to remove the Trump name and replace the Trump Organization as building manager, citing published analyses of the building's pricing. The board notified owners of a June 4, 2024 board election (the first in years, in alleged violation of the condominium's bylaws). On May 28, 2024, the board sent a letter to owners stating that pursuing a renaming would not be in the building's best interests, citing licensing-contract complications and lien-holder approval requirements. The pro-Trump board slate was re-elected on June 4, 2024. A June 9, 2024 report quoted unit-owner statements including "I am ready to sell and get out — except that I would take a bath." Changing the legal name of the condominium would require approval of two-thirds of unit owners.

The contrast with peer Trump-branded New York condominiums is structurally meaningful. Trump Place at 140, 160, and 180 Riverside Boulevard removed the Trump name in 2018–2019 following resident petitions and lawsuits, renaming the buildings to their numerical addresses. Trump Soho (now The Dominick) stripped the name following the property's hotel-condominium problems. At 845 United Nations Plaza, the name has been retained through governance dynamics that prospective purchasers should understand.

Recent sales

Recent closings at this building, from The Roebling Research Library. Prices are the transfer amounts recorded with the NYC Department of Finance; apartment-level detail is checked against the building’s own file in The Roebling Research Library before publishing.

Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $1,384/sf (floor-adjusted) across 7 sales. Floor-adjusted means each sale is restated to a constant mix of floors, so the figure can differ from the plain median of the sales listed above. Median listing discount 6.3% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.

Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01340-7501). Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified in The Roebling Research Library. Not all transactions cross-verify with ACRIS records — sponsor and LLC purchases sometimes record at stipulated values rather than market price; square footage from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.

• The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia — entire 45th floor (acquired June 2001; combined into the Saudi Mission to the UN in 2008)
• Derek Jeter — acquired 5,425 square feet on the 89th floor in October 2001; sold October 2012
• Jocelyn Wildenstein — 5,160 square foot, 8-bedroom penthouse (listed in 2015; relisted in February 2017)
• George and Kellyanne Conway — owned a unit during the early 2000s
• Foreign governments renting units in 2017: Iraq, Kuwait, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Thailand, and the European Union (per documented public reporting)

Notable residents reported in 2002 New York Times coverage (the language of the original report did not specify owned versus rented): Bill Gates, Harrison Ford, Sophia Loren. Subsequent press references to Naomi Campbell, Jay-Z, Hideki Matsui, and unspecified Microsoft executives have appeared in secondary aggregator coverage but are not confirmed in primary sources reviewed for this profile; prospective purchasers and sellers should rely on primary documentation for any specific resident claim.

The architectural and operational features are genuinely strong. Costas Kondylis architectural credential at the building's historic tallest-residential-in-the-world moment; direct UN-and-East-River frontage with structurally permanent view protection; substantial 2001-vintage amenity package; 24-hour doorman and concierge with valet and porte-cochère; full-service on-site garage; permissive condominium policy framework.

The condominium policy framework is among the most flexible in the Manhattan trophy tier. Pets allowed, pied-à-terre permitted, subletting permitted, LLC purchases permitted, foreign buyers welcomed, 10 percent minimum down, no reported flip tax. These structural features distinguish the building sharply from the surrounding Sutton Place and Beekman Place cooperative inventory and from much of the broader trophy condominium tier.

The market positioning reflects the documented brand-association dynamic. Per-square-foot pricing has run approximately 24 percent below the building's 2016 peak; the discount is well-documented and broadly reported. For buyers whose decision framework is not influenced by the brand association, the building offers structural value at pricing meaningfully below peer trophy condominium inventory.

Governance structure includes sponsor-appointed board representation. Two of six board seats are sponsor-appointed (Trump Organization); recent governance disputes have produced sustained public reporting. Prospective purchasers should review the building's governance documents and recent board minutes with their attorney during due diligence.

Verify operational specifics directly at offer stage. Pet policy, sublet specifics, foreign-buyer documentation requirements, the exact flip-tax structure, common-charge trend, and the current operational baseline should all be confirmed against current management documents and the offering plan during due diligence.

Confirm the floor-numbering convention. The building's apartment labeled "Floor 90" is the 72nd constructed floor; the convention is documented in NYC Department of Buildings records and the 2016 New York Times investigation.

Pricing strategy should reference current apartment-level comparables. The relevant comparable is the same line and exposure on a nearby floor, adjusted for condition; the 2016 peak is not a relevant near-term benchmark.

Marketing should emphasize the structural advantages. Costas Kondylis architectural credential; UN-and-East-River frontage with permanent view protection; the building's tallest-residential-in-the-world historical significance; the substantial amenity package; the permissive condominium policy framework that supports foreign-buyer, pied-à-terre, and investor demand.

Marketing should be candid about the broader pricing dynamic. Sophisticated buyers will evaluate the published pricing analyses themselves; transparent positioning produces stronger transaction outcomes than ambiguous positioning.

Closing timelines are condominium-fast. Right-of-first-refusal mechanism; 30–45 day pacing typical.

If you're considering 845 United Nations Plaza, also evaluate:

• 860 United Nations Plaza — Harrison & Abramovitz 1966; cooperative; the historic glass slab across First Avenue with the deep Capote / Cronkite / RFK literary register
• 870 United Nations Plaza — Harrison & Abramovitz 1966; cooperative twin to 860
• 100 United Nations Plaza — adjacent condominium peer with the same dark-bronze palette at smaller scale
• 50 United Nations Plaza — Foster + Partners 2014; full-service condominium immediately south of the UN
• 1 Beekman Place and 2 Beekman Place — old-line Beekman Place trophy cooperatives
• 1 Sutton Place South — trophy Sutton Place cooperative peer
• 25 Sutton Place — trophy Sutton Place cooperative peer
• Other Trump-branded NYC condominiums that retained the name: Trump Tower (725 Fifth, Der Scutt 1983; pricing dynamics broadly similar), Trump International Hotel & Tower (1 CPW, Kondylis / Johnson 1997; hotel-condo hybrid), Trump Plaza (167 East 61st, Birnbaum 1984), Trump Palace (200 East 69th, Williams 1991)
• Other Trump-branded NYC condominiums that removed the name: Trump Place at 140 / 160 / 200 Riverside Boulevard (renamed 2018-2019; pricing recovery documented); Trump Soho / The Dominick