Ivanka Trump
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And to do something like this, and that's why I think renovation, we had it with Doral as well. It was $700,000. rooms over 650 acres of property. And so every single unit was very different and complicated. Not as complicated in some ways. The scale of it was so massive, but not as complicated as the old post office. But it required a level of precision. And I think in real estate, you have a
And to do something like this, and that's why I think renovation, we had it with Doral as well. It was $700,000. rooms over 650 acres of property. And so every single unit was very different and complicated. Not as complicated in some ways. The scale of it was so massive, but not as complicated as the old post office. But it required a level of precision. And I think in real estate, you have a
um and a lot of people who are in the business of sort of acquiring and flipping so it's more financial engineering than it is building and they don't spend the time sort of sweating these details that make something great and make something functional and you feel it in the end result um But I mean, blood, sweat, tears, years of my life for those projects. And it was worth it.
um and a lot of people who are in the business of sort of acquiring and flipping so it's more financial engineering than it is building and they don't spend the time sort of sweating these details that make something great and make something functional and you feel it in the end result um But I mean, blood, sweat, tears, years of my life for those projects. And it was worth it.
um and a lot of people who are in the business of sort of acquiring and flipping so it's more financial engineering than it is building and they don't spend the time sort of sweating these details that make something great and make something functional and you feel it in the end result um But I mean, blood, sweat, tears, years of my life for those projects. And it was worth it.
I enjoyed almost every minute of it.
I enjoyed almost every minute of it.
I enjoyed almost every minute of it.
Um, when, when proposals are put forth by an architect and, and really just the plan is accepted without, and in the case of a renovation, like if you're not walking those rooms, the number of times a beautifully laid out room was on a blueprint and then I'd go to Washington and I'd walk that floor and I'd realize that there was a column that ran right up through the middle of the space where, you know, the bed was supposed to be, or the toilet was supposed to be, or,
Um, when, when proposals are put forth by an architect and, and really just the plan is accepted without, and in the case of a renovation, like if you're not walking those rooms, the number of times a beautifully laid out room was on a blueprint and then I'd go to Washington and I'd walk that floor and I'd realize that there was a column that ran right up through the middle of the space where, you know, the bed was supposed to be, or the toilet was supposed to be, or,
Um, when, when proposals are put forth by an architect and, and really just the plan is accepted without, and in the case of a renovation, like if you're not walking those rooms, the number of times a beautifully laid out room was on a blueprint and then I'd go to Washington and I'd walk that floor and I'd realize that there was a column that ran right up through the middle of the space where, you know, the bed was supposed to be, or the toilet was supposed to be, or,
or the shower. So there's a lot of things that are missed when you do something conceptually without sort of rooting it in the actual structure. And that's why I think even with ground-up construction as well, people who aren't constantly on their job sites, constantly walking the projects, there's just a lot that's missed.
or the shower. So there's a lot of things that are missed when you do something conceptually without sort of rooting it in the actual structure. And that's why I think even with ground-up construction as well, people who aren't constantly on their job sites, constantly walking the projects, there's just a lot that's missed.
or the shower. So there's a lot of things that are missed when you do something conceptually without sort of rooting it in the actual structure. And that's why I think even with ground-up construction as well, people who aren't constantly on their job sites, constantly walking the projects, there's just a lot that's missed.
And you have to love it in order to do that.
And you have to love it in order to do that.
And you have to love it in order to do that.
Because for the most part, you can probably get 90, maybe even 95% of the end result, unless something has terribly gone awry by not caring with that level of almost like maniacal precision. But you'll notice that 10% for the rest of your life. So I think... I think that extra effort, that passion, I think that's what separates good from great.
Because for the most part, you can probably get 90, maybe even 95% of the end result, unless something has terribly gone awry by not caring with that level of almost like maniacal precision. But you'll notice that 10% for the rest of your life. So I think... I think that extra effort, that passion, I think that's what separates good from great.
Because for the most part, you can probably get 90, maybe even 95% of the end result, unless something has terribly gone awry by not caring with that level of almost like maniacal precision. But you'll notice that 10% for the rest of your life. So I think... I think that extra effort, that passion, I think that's what separates good from great.