Trump Parc

[3] The hotel was designed to appeal to artists and musicians, with facilities including soundproof practice rooms, art studios, and two performance halls.

[6] Aeolian Company installed a large pipe organ at the hotel in 1930; it was moved a year later to the nearby American Women's Association clubhouse.

[3] During World War II, two floors of the hotel were reserved for the use of Royal Navy officers based in or passing through New York City.

In a February 1985 New York article, Tony Schwartz detailed "how a bunch of rent-controlled and rent-stabilized tenants in an old building... have managed to do what city agencies, courts, colleagues, competitors, and the National Football League have never been able to do: successfully stand in the way of something Donald Trump wants."

The article goes on to describe how Trump and his organization, attempting to evict the tenants, harassed them through "lapses in building security" and ignored needed repairs.

Trump, in newspaper advertisements, also offered to house homeless in the vacated units, which was seen as a threat to the remaining tenants.

[20] Trump countersued, citing the RICO act, listing charges including extortion and bribery that were committed by the tenants.

[18] Trump's attorney on the case responded in an editorial, attacking Schanberg, the tenants' lawyer, the city, and calling it a "political maneuver in a mayoral election year".

[22] Ultimately, in 1986, Trump dropped the eviction suit, allowing the tenants to stay with their rent controls in place and paying their legal fees of over $500,000.