The Trump Group, based in

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, is a developer of luxury condominiums and investor in private companies; it is not related to the

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, owned by Donald Trump. Its projects include Williams Island in Aventura, Estates at Acqualina, and Luxuria in

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History

The company was founded by Jules and Eddie Trump (who are not related to

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), Jewish brothers who moved to the United States from South Africa in the 1970s. In 1980, the brothers began their first project, Williams Island in Aventura. Initially based in New York, the company purchased the Seattle-based Pay 'n Save drug store chain in 1984. Shortly after its purchase of Pay 'n Save, after a magazine incorrectly ascribed the purchase to Donald Trump, the company was unsuccessfully sued by the

over the use of the Trump name; however, The Trump Group's trademark was revoked in 1988.

References

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