The Trump Soho Hotel Condominium is located on Soho’s Spring Street between Varick and Sixth Avenue. Trump Soho will be the tallest building in the Soho district and one of its fanciest hotels. Once complete (planned for early-mid 2009), the building will consist of 46 stories, 411 rooms, and a range of up-market spas, guest services, and eateries.
Trump Soho’s main restaurant is the Quattro Gastronomia Italiana. This restaurant already has a branch in the South Beach area of Miami. Its two chefs, Nicola and Fabrizio Carro, are twins who lend their authentic Italian cooking skills to the gourmet restaurant. The New York Times quipped that diners will never know which of the brothers is doing the cooking as they divide their time between South Beach and Soho.
An additional attraction is the SoHi bar located on the 46th floor, featuring signature drinks and a 360 degree view of the city. But don’t bother trying to make reservations – it’s members only. Other Trump Soho features of note include his and her Turkish baths, library, outdoor pool, and screening room.
The official launch for the hotel was a lavish party at the Tribeca Rooftop, complete with wigged doormen. The Donald certainly likes beautiful women - the party was attended by Miss USA Rachel Smith and Miss Teen USA Lauren Upton, of YouTube fame, who has a contract with Trump Modeling. Entertainment was provided by Cirque du Soleil, Louis Vega, and DJ Behrouz Nazari.
Unlike most launch parties, however, this one was apparently not meant to attract buyers. According to Mr. Trump, there is a 3,200 person waiting list for seeing rooms. By the summer of 2008, at least 60% of the rooms had been sold. Considering the fact that the least expensive condominium sells for $1.2 million, there must be one heck of a shortage of Turkish baths out there.
thats awesome.. the world is waiting !!