TD Trump Deutschland

{{short description|Once proposed building venture in Germany}}

TD Trump Deutschland AG (German for "TD Trump Germany AG") was a venture by Donald Trump planning to trade and build skyscrapers in Germany. In cooperation with Marseille-Kliniken Hamburg, The Trump Organization agreed in August 2000 to found TD Trump Deutschland AG with a common capital stock of {{€|4 million}}, split equally as 2 million for each partner company.{{Cite news|url=https://www.welt.de/print-welt/article450778/Der-Turmbau-zu-Schwaben.html|title=Der Turmbau zu Schwaben: |newspaper=Die Welt|access-date=2016-10-29|date=2001-05-13|last1=Dalan|first1=Marco}}{{Cite news|url=https://global.handelsblatt.com/politics/no-heimat-for-trump-486722|title=Donald Trump's German Flop|date=2016-04-05|newspaper=Handelsblatt Global Edition|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-29}}{{Cite web | url=http://www.dw.com/en/donald-trumps-castles-in-the-german-sky/a-36472081 |title = Donald Trump's castles in the German sky | DW | 21.11.2016| website=Deutsche Welle }}

TD Trump Deutschland AG initially planned to build a residential tower in Berlin's central Alexanderplatz area. Trump's German business partner Hans Ulrich Gruber described Trump's aim as "to build a bridge between Berlin and New York." However, his plan for the tallest building in Germany in the capital city was stymied by Berlin's relatively low (150 m) limit for new building height.{{Cite web | url=http://www.dw.com/en/donald-trumps-castles-in-the-german-sky/a-36472081 |title = Donald Trump's castles in the German sky | DW | 21.11.2016| website=Deutsche Welle }}

The company settled on Pragsattel (Stuttgart) for the construction of what was to be a 55-story (220 m tall) building named Trump Tower, which would have been the highest building in south Germany. The project investment was estimated at 250 million Euro.{{Cite news|url=http://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhalt.serie-ablage-p-4-der-trump-tower-eine-luftnummer-page1.d66363fe-6cfe-40df-a031-d408c66224f8.html|title=Serie: Ablage P (4): Der Trump Tower – eine Luftnummer|newspaper=Stuttgarter Zeitung|language=de-DE|access-date=2016-10-29}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/hochhaeuser-in-berlin-ein-trump-tower-fuer-den-alex/177544.html|title=Hochhäuser in Berlin: Ein Trump-Tower für den Alex|access-date=2016-10-29}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.berliner-kurier.de/frankfurt-will-berlin-trump-tower-klauen-16903856|title=Frankfurt will Berlin Trump-Tower klauen|newspaper=Berliner-Kurier.de|language=de-DE|access-date=2016-10-29|archive-date=2016-10-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030064132/http://www.berliner-kurier.de/frankfurt-will-berlin-trump-tower-klauen-16903856|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.ahgz.de/regional-und-lokal/trump-tower-wird-in-frankfurt-gebaut,110132545.html|title=Trump Tower wird in Frankfurt gebaut|last=Germany|first=Matthaes Verlag GmbH, Stuttgart|newspaper=AHGZ.de|access-date=2016-10-29}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/architektur-europas-erster-trump-tower-setzt-auf-sicherheit-138965.html|title=Architektur: Europas erster Trump-Tower setzt auf Sicherheit|last=Koerner|first=Swantje-Britt|date=2001-10-25|newspaper=Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung|issn=0174-4909|access-date=2016-10-29}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.immobilien-zeitung.de/137679/zwei-grossprojekte-an-city-prag-geplant|title=Zwei Großprojekte an der City Prag geplant|last=Lange|first=Dagmar|date=2016-08-18|website=immobilien-zeitung.de|publisher=ImmobilienZeitung|access-date=2016-10-29}} Plans by architect Peter Paul Schweger for the project were presented in October 2001.{{Cite web|url=http://asp-architekten.eu/index.php?id=279&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=276&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=51&cHash=792bd473361c06af09c29e312262e902|title=Trump Tower: ASP Architekten|website=asp-architekten.eu|access-date=2016-10-29}}{{Cite web | url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/101967/trump-tower-stuttgart-germany | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406093816/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/101967/trump-tower-stuttgart-germany | url-status=usurped | archive-date=April 6, 2016 |title = Trump Tower, Stuttgart | 101967 | Emporis}}

In January 2003, the city of Stuttgart finally refused the permission to build the tower, foreseeing that TD Trump Deutschland AG could not solve its difficulties in securing necessary financing.{{Cite news|url=http://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhalt.stuttgart-feuerbach-s-nord-pragsattel-hotel-und-buerokomplex-geplant.b3ef7ca6-fe19-4f6d-83a7-212dcf89d374.html|title=Stuttgart-Feuerbach/S-Nord: Pragsattel: Hotel- und Bürokomplex geplant|last=Germany|first=Stuttgarter Zeitung, Stuttgart|newspaper=stuttgarter-zeitung.de|language=de-DE|access-date=2016-10-29}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/inhalt.stuttgart-feuerbach-s-nord-pragsattel-hotel-und-buerokomplex-geplant.6f045cb6-1075-460e-b1fe-f24a50d7f0fb.html|title=Stuttgart-Feuerbach/S-Nord: Pragsattel: Hotel- und Bürokomplex geplant|last=Germany|first=Stuttgarter Nachrichten, Stuttgart|newspaper=stuttgarter-nachrichten.de|language=de-DE|access-date=2016-10-29}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.kontextwochenzeitung.de/politik/273/trumps-luftnummer-3715.html|title=Trumps Luftnummer|newspaper=Kontext:Wochenzeitung|access-date=2016-10-29}}

The company was dissolved in April 2005.{{Cite news|url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/finanzen/aktien/nebenwerte-marseille-kliniken-aktie-ringt-um-aufwaertstrend-1232239.html|title=Nebenwerte: Marseille-Kliniken: Aktie ringt um Aufwärtstrend|date=2005-06-08|newspaper=Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung|issn=0174-4909|access-date=2016-10-29}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/rhein-main/donald-trump-und-seine-fulminanten-bauplaene-fuer-frankfurt-14049026.html|title=Mega-Hochhaus in Frankfurt: Donald Trump hat nicht geliefert|last=Badenhop|first=Peter|date=2016-02-04|newspaper=Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung|issn=0174-4909|access-date=2016-10-29}}