[4][5] He worked with MVP Entertainment, contracted a writer in Los Angeles, and successfully had Showtime Networks develop a television pilot.

[11] The Trump character is described in the novel as giving out details of his sex life to others, making hiring and firing decisions, and denigrating the mental status of tenants residing in his building.

[13] Trump Tower portrays the machinations of the love lives engaged in by both residents of the building, in addition to the employees who work inside of the facility.

[12] Sex acts are depicted within the novel, including those displaying sexual kinkiness and bondage, dominance, submission, and sadomasochism.

[12][13] A worker in the book is depicted in a sex act occurring on the set of The Celebrity Apprentice inside of Trump Tower.

[11] One of the main protagonists of the book is the building manager of Trump Tower, Pierre Belasco, who attempts to ensure stable operation of the facility.

[4][5] MVP Entertainment production company employee Bob Frederick worked with Trump and they contracted with a writer based in Los Angeles, California to write the plot of the potential television series.

[13] The novel initially attributed to Trump, carried the same title and basic plot outline as his previously pitched television series.

[5] Another edition attributed to Donald Trump was released the same year in audiobook format by Playaway Digital Audio.

[4] Perseus Books Group, supervisor of Vanguard Press, told The Huffington Post when contacted that year, that the first published version of the title from 2011 was unavailable.

[10] Jennifer Gould Keil of the New York Post commented, "Trump Tower is a fun read about the depths of degradation residents go to in order to live in the Midtown building".

[14] Playground Magazine journalist Xaime Martínez wrote that Trump Tower in the novel was a literary device used as a metaphor for a phallic object.

[13] Van Luling criticized the writing style of the book, pointing out "numerous typographical errors" and "abrupt tonal shifts".

[12][16] Tango Magazine editor Rebecca Jane Stokes wrote that the novel exhibited significant amounts of sexual kinkiness.

[12] She echoed the comments of Jennifer Gould Keil and also compared the work's plot to Fifty Shades of Grey.