Trump International Hotel, Washington, DC, Breaks Ground
July 24, 2014
Donald and Ivanka Trump at the groundbreaking.
Donald J. Trump, president and chairman of The Trump Organization, and Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump and Eric Trump, executive vice presidents of development and acquisitions, broke ground on Trump International Hotel, Washington, DC, the company’s $200 million redevelopment of The Old Post Office. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Mayor Vincent Gray, Muriel Bowser, councilmember, Ward 4, Council of the District of Columbia, and Norman Dong, commissioner of the public buildings service for the United States General Services Administration, joined the Trump family to celebrate the occasion. The property’s transformation is scheduled to be complete in 2016, when it will become the newest addition to the rapidly growing Trump Hotel Collection.
“We are absolutely thrilled to break ground today on what will be, in the very near future, one of the finest hotels anywhere in the world — Trump International Hotel, Washington, DC,” said Donald J. Trump.
The hotel will feature 270 richly furnished guest rooms, averaging more than 600 sf, making them the largest in Washington, DC, with 16-foot ceilings, soaring windows, restored historic millwork, and crystal sconces and chandeliers. In addition, two Presidential Suites will be located in the historic former offices of the Postmaster General. At 3,500 and 5,000 sf, the three-bedroom suites will be among the largest in the country. The suites will feature: an oversized master bedroom suite with windows on three exposures offering views of The Capitol and The Washington Monument; a formal dining room with original fireplace; a pantry/kitchen for use by dignitaries during extended stays; a service entry; walk-in closets; exercise room; and a two-person shower and steam room.
There will be a total of 36,000 sf of meeting and event space, including the opulent 13,000-sf Grand Ballroom, the largest among DC’s luxury hotels. Beautiful, timeless and luxurious, the Grand Ballroom will feature classical motifs with European influences, and be suited for a variety of meetings, conferences and social events.
Trump Hotel Collection will reinstate the 11th Street entrance on Pennsylvania Avenue, which will serve as the driveway to the hotel’s canopied grand entrance. The property’s ground level will include world-class restaurants and luxury retailers located at both corners of the building on Pennsylvania Avenue.