The Fifth Avenue skyscraper once hosted dozens of retailers on six floors, but the place now looks mostly like a monument to Donald Trump.
Inside, there’s the Trump Store, Trump Grill, Trump Café, Trump Sweets, a second Trump Store and 45 Wine & Whiskey, a bar named in honor of America’s 45th president, Donald Trump.
The coffee chain probably wasn’t paying much in rent. Starbucks representatives did not respond to requests for comment, butThe shop shut down during the pandemic. Last fall, a red rope blocked off the entrance to the escalator leading to the store, but the atrium still featured a large Starbucks sign, and a spokesperson for the Trump Organization said the coffee chain was continuing to pay rent. At that point, it wasn’t clear whether the closure was temporary or permanent.
In addition to the Trump Tower location, Starbucks used to rent space inside Trump’s Washington, D.C. hotel. That store similarly shut down during the pandemic, and Trump sold the property last month. The coffee chain also used to lease space in two buildings where Trump owns a 30% interest: 555 California Street in San Francisco and 1290 Avenue of the Americas in New York City. Starbucks’ online store finder only lists a shop at the Avenue of the Americas address today.