2018 investigation compared Ivanka's Trump International Hotel and Tower Toronto claim with a later bankruptcy filing
Reporting and findings
- reported
ProPublica reported that Ivanka Trump described the Toronto project as 'virtually sold out' in 2009, while a 2016 bankruptcy filing said 24.8% of units were sold at that stage.
- ProPublica: Here Are the Trump Projects Where Ivanka and Her Dad Misled BuyersPanama, SoHo, and Toronto sections comparing public sales claims with internal or bankruptcy records
Summary and current status
The 2018 investigation compared Ivanka Trump's 2009 virtually-sold-out claim with a 2016 bankruptcy filing reporting 24.8% sold.
Retrospective project-record comparison published in 2018
People and organizations
- Trump International Hotel and Tower TorontoTrump-branded development
- Ivanka Trumpdaughter and Trump Organization executive who promoted the project
- Donald J. Trumpfather and Trump Organization principal during the reported sales conduct
- The Trump Organizationproject promoter or brand licensor
Relationships in this file
- The Trump Organizationpromoted or licensed Trump-branded developmentTrump International Hotel and Tower Toronto
- Donald J. Trumpdaughter and Trump Organization executive who promoted Trump-branded developmentsIvanka Trump
Figures
Units sold in bankruptcy filing24.8% Calculation details
- Basis
- Observed
- Population
- Toronto tower units reported sold in the 2016 bankruptcy filing
- Period
- 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
- As of
- 2016-12-31
- Method
- Use the bankruptcy-filing percentage reported by ProPublica.
- Uncertainty
- Later-stage filing figure; it does not by itself establish the exact sales rate when the 2009 marketing claim was made.