New York-based Robert D. Henry Architects are working on Ivanka Trump’s flagship spa in development at The Old Post Office in Washington, D.C., and part of the property’s US US$200m (€144.4m, £119m) redevelopment. The spa will be a prototype introducing Ivanka Trump’s “unique positioning within spa and wellness,” said Henry, and will be rolled out in the Trump collection of existing hotels, as well as future properties. “Ivanka has mandated

Trump Hotels is partnering with Indonesian investment firm MNC Group to develop resorts in Bali and West Java, Indonesia. The six-star Lido, West Java location will include a “wellness destination spa” along with an 18-hole Ernie Els championship golf course, a Lifestyle Country Club, and high-end residential villas and condominiums. Details of the spa are not yet available. Trump Hotels is also developing an “opulent resort and residential development in

The Mumbai skyline is undergoing major change with the development of two uber-luxe residential towers with extensive leisure offerings vying for the attention of wealthy Indians. The World One Tower was designed by architects Pei Cobb Freed & Partners and, at 117 storeys, will be the world’s tallest residential skyscraper. The £205m (US$314m, €280m) tower is located in the Worli district of South Mumbai – which will also be the

Mixity Design’s 33-floor Trump International Hotel & Tower in Baku, Azerbaijan, is to open this month. It will have 72 luxury residences and 189 hotel rooms. The London-based studio’s design features an exterior facade with a distinctive silhouette resembling “the mast of a sail in high seas”, and is comprised of metallic bronze panels, glass openings, and private terraces. Neighbouring the Zaha Hadid-designed Heydar Aliyev Center, the tower is sited

Donald Trump is progressing with long-delayed proposals to expand his hotel and leisure development at Menie Estate, Aberdeenshire, UK, with new construction planned alongside the five-star Trump International Golf Links. Trump has submitted new planning applications, which cite Architecture and Design Scotland (A+DS) at the project's designers. The new plans include the construction of hundreds of houses and nearly 2,000 holiday homes and lodges, in a major step towards completing

Business magnate Donald Trump has announced the closure of The Old Post Office building in Washington DC as the property undergoes a US$200m (€144.4m, £119m) redevelopment – from office space into a luxury hotel and spa. The estimated date for completion of the 270ft tall (85m) post office’s transformation is late 2015. The Trump International Hotel, The Old Post Office will be a 270-bedroom hotel. The hotel will feature a

The Trump Hotel Collection has announced the opening of its first property in South America with the Trump Hotel Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Located in the Jardim Oceanico district of the city and overlooking the beach, the 171-bedroom Trump Rio will be the only luxury hotel in the vicinity when it opens in 2016. Brazilian developer LSH Barra SA is building the R$200m (£50.8m, US$83m, €61.4m) project with the

Image: The tower has been designed by Broadway Malyan Ground has been broken in the construction of the new 250m (820ft) Trump Tower Manila skyscraper, which will become one of the tallest buildings in the Philippines when complete. Broadway Malyan have designed the US$150m (EUR122m, £96m) tower - the centrepiece of Century Properties' 4-hectare (9.9-acre) mixed-use scheme at Century City, Makati. Due for completion in 2016, the iconic 58-storey skyscraper

Trump International Golf Links - the first phase of US tycoon Donald Trump's proposed £750m investment at the Menie Estate, Aberdeenshire - has opened to the public. More than £100m has already been invested in creating the new championship golf course, together with associated facilities such as a 10,000sq m (107,639sq ft) short game area. A 22-acre (9-hectare) driving range, a 3,000sq m (32,291sq ft) putting green also feature as

Image: One of Trump Spa's three treatment rooms Trump International Hotel and Tower New York, US, has unveiled its newly-expanded spa following an US$8m (EUR6.5m, £5.1m) renovation of the property's concourse level. The spa has been designed by Ivanka Trump, executive vice president of developments and acquisitions at The Trump Organisation, and Trump Hotel Collection's in-house team. Three treatment rooms - including a couples' treatment room - form part of

Talon International Development has opened the Trump International Hotel & Tower Toronto in Canada today (31 January). Facilities at the hotel include the 15,000sq ft Quartz Crystal Spa which will be located on the 31st floor of the hotel, featuring 10 treatment rooms. The spa has two couples suites, infrared saunas; an indoor heated, salt-water infinity pool and a movement studio; as well as a health club and group exercise

Ireland-based contractor SOL Golf Course Construction has been appointed to build a new championship links course at US tycoon Donald Trump's £1bn golf resort in Scotland. SOL, which has recently completed a golf course at Lough Erne Golf Club in Ireland, will work alongside Trump International's golf course architect, Martin Hawtree on all aspects of the golfing element of the resort development. Michael O'Leary, managing director of SOL, said: "We

The 391-bedroom Trump SoHo New York hotel will open its doors in the city’s Lower Manhattan district on 1 February 2010. Designed by Handel Architects, the hotel will become the fifth site in the Trump Hotel Collection – a portfolio of luxury properties owned by US entrepreneur Donald Trump. Facilities at Trump SoHo New York will include a Spa at Trump-branded beauty spa, three high-end restaurants and more than 12,000sq

Gareth Hoskins Architects has unveiled the designs for Donald Trump's £1bn golf resort in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The Trump International - Scotland golf complex on Menie Estate near Balmedie will include two 18-hole golf courses designed by golf architect Martin Hawtree, which will be separated by a clubhouse open to guests and visitors, a caddyshack, a short-game practice area and a driving range. Additional recreational activities will include an equestrian centre,