Trump’s TV stint, ‘golden escalator’ presidential launch and notorious guests – Trump Tower has seen it all

Donald Trump could be about to lose some of his most prized real estate assets after his lawyers revealed that he is struggling to secure the $464m bond needed for his civil fraud judgement in New York.

Last month, Judge Arthur Engoron ordered Mr Trump to pay around $355m in fines and a further $100m plus in interest for misrepresenting the value of Trump Organization assets between 2011 and 2021 in order to obtain favourable loans from banks and insurers.

The luxury property tycoon turned former Republican president now has until Monday 25 March to find the money if he wishes to appeal the ruling.

With interest ticking ever-upwards at 9 per cent or $120,000 a day, the exact total he owes at the time of writing (Friday 22 March), according to the helpful Trump Debt Counter website, has topped $467.7m.

If he fails to stump up the cash on time, New York Attorney General Letitia James can begin seizing his real estate assets.

And top of her list could be Mr Trump’s famed Trump Tower – the Fifth Avenue skyscraper that has been integral to the businessman’s glitzy personal brand for several decades.

It’s a place that has played a major role in the history of the business tycoon-turned-president-turned accused felon’s life, meaning that to lose it to a prosecutor he regards as a staunch enemy would no doubt come as a major blow to Mr Trump.

Way back in 2004, the Trump Tower boardroom and suites served as a vital backdrop to his hot shot executive act when he began hosting the NBC reality show The Apprentice.

Trump Tower seen from street level

A promotional banner for The Apprentice adorns Trump Tower

The skyscraper was also the site from which he plotted his first presidential run in January 2015 alongside lawyer Michael