Donald Trump's father, Fred C. Trump, built an empire of some 27,000 residential units across Brooklyn and Queens, and was worth nearly $300 million at the time of his death in 1999.
According to Multihousing Professional Magazine, Fred Trump and his wife, Mary MacLeod Trump, raised five children, Maryanne, Fred Jr., Elizabeth, Donald and Robert. Each of the Trump children would eventually inherit close to $35 million from their father's apartment empire.
Faireconomy.org on the other hand suggests that Fred Trump’s business success not only provided Donald Trump with a posh youth of private schools and economic security but eventually blessed him with an inheritance worth an estimated $40 million to $200 million.
Donald Trump (Donald John Trump) seems to have been strongly influenced by his father in his decision to make acareer in real estate development, but the younger man's personal goals were much grander than those of his father. After graduating college, Trump joined the family business,the Trump Organization.
In 1971 Trump moved his residence to Manhattan, where he became familiar with many influential people. Convinced of the economic opportunity in the city, Trump became involved in large building projects in Manhattan that would offer opportunities for earning high profits, utilizing attractive architectural design, and winning public recognition.
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