The Trump Group

The Trump Group, based in Aventura, Florida, is a developer of luxury condominiums and investor in private companies; it is not related to the Trump Organization, owned by Donald Trump.[1] Its projects include Williams Island in Aventura, Estates at Acqualina, and Luxuria in Boca Raton.[2][3][4]

Not to be confused with The Trump Organization.

History

The company was founded by Jules and Eddie Trump (who are not related to Donald Trump[5]), Jewish brothers who moved to the United States from South Africa in the 1970s. In 1980, the brothers began their first project, Williams Island in Aventura.[6]

Initially based in New York, the company purchased the Seattle-based Pay 'n Save drug store chain in 1984.[7] Shortly after its purchase of Pay 'n Save, after a magazine incorrectly ascribed the purchase to Donald Trump, the company was unsuccessfully sued by the Trump Organization over the use of the Trump name; however, The Trump Group's trademark was revoked in 1988.[8]

References
  1. "Florida Condo Developer Takes Out Miami Area's Biggest Construction Loan in Years". Bloomberg News. October 3, 2018.
  2. Apgar, Sally (July 1, 2009). "The other Trumps". The Real Deal.
  3. Sell, Mark (July 2016). "We Have Our Own Trumps, Thank You". Biscayne Times.
  4. Kaplan Sommer, Allison (19 May 2017). "Meet the Jewish Trumps - Who Were Once Sued by Donald for Using His Name". Haaretz.
  5. "The Trump Files: Donald Sued Other People Named Trump for Using Their Own Name".
  6. Nehamas, Nicholas (4 October 2015). "Jules Trump on Sunny Isles and the future of luxury in Miami". Miami Herald.
  7. "Trump Group Lifts Pay'n Save Bid". The New York Times. 14 September 1984.
  8. Elstein, Aaron (6 August 2015). "The notorious case of The Donald vs. Trump". Crain Communications.
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