WPCNR MAIN STREET JOURNAL. By John F. Bailey. September 14, 2004, UPDATED WITH OFFICE PICTURE 2:30 P.M. E.D.T.: As your correspondent was strolling down Main Street Tuesday about to enter the White Plains “International Zone” (City Hall), a sleek, lowslung silver grey Mercedes came tooling up silently alongside yours truly and drew elegantly to a stop. The passenger side window rolled smoothly down, and leaning over to speak to The CitizeNetReporter was none other than “The SuperDeveloper,” Louis Cappelli, who always drives his own car.  With a friendly smile the "Skyline Saviour" asked, “What’s the SuperReporter sleuthing today? What are you snooping into?” 

I returned with, “Well, when are you going to start lining the sewer? What should I know?” The Super Developer confirmed he'd be lining the Main Line next week sometime, and released positive news about the fabled Trump Tower at City Center.

ZIGGURAT RISING: The elegant imposing wrap-around residences of Trump Tower taking shape Tuesday. Photo by WPCNR News

Cappelli said he was signing the contract with American Water Systems Thursday and expected to start lining (at night) next week. “We videoed last week,” he said, “to inspect where the linear connects came in.” He reported nothing unusual based on the video inspection.  “Oh, next Friday, we’re going to be opening the models and the sales office for the South Tower, we’re maybe going to have a party, and be showing the models.”

The Look of Substance.

I told him the façade was looking very good. “Did you expect anything else?” Cappelli laughed. I told him, “don’t be so defensive. We want this to work. And it’s working. Remember, “ I grinned, “the press is your friend.”

Sculpted Stone, Wraparound Views Form at Trump Tower at City Center. White Plains Elegance Above the City. Photo by WPCNR News.

With that, the man with a mission grinned and silently accelerated down the lumpy Main Street, moving slow down the avenue.

WPCNR contacted  The SuperDeveloper’s right hand man, Bruce Berg at the Cappelli Enterprises offices,  who provided the details on the soon-to-begin marketing of Trump Tower at City Center.

Private Inquiries to be Entertained by Appointment Only

Berg said the marketing office would be reaching out to a private clientele most likely Monday, September 27, on Main Street across from the City Center. He transferred me over to Marge Schneider  for the details.

TRUMP TOWER SHOWCASE OFFICE being constructed next to Grace Church on Main Street, prior to its private opening for discreet Trump Tower inquiries in a week to ten days. Photo by WPCNR News

Ms. Schneider said that a “AAA List” (WPCNR term) of the 500 persons who have inquired about purchasing  the 212 deluxe condominiums being created at Trump Tower would be receiving private invitations to make appointments to see miniature models of the  laps of luxury with the “Donald Trump Touch” which will be on display in the sales office in about a week.  Initially the Marketing Center will not be open to the general public.

Brokers Go for Your Phones

After the “AAA List” have had an opportunity to view the “availabilities” at Trump Tower,  Schneider said, the Cappelli organization plans a private opening of the Marketing Office for area real estate brokers. No date has been set for the broker showcase.

Bring Mont Blancs and Checkbooks

Asked if persons making the appointments and viewing the models could purchase on the spot, Schneider said she would have contract papers ready for their Mont Blancs  and Trump Tower was ready to orchestrate the art of the deal.

Schneider said the Trump Tower Marketing Center would have walk-in full-size bathrooms and kitchen models for prospective clientele to get the feel of the sybaritic  delights available at their whim to customize their own little piece of the Trump Tower.

Scale Model Preview

Ms. Schneider emphasized that the giant miniature display models of the over 1,000 square foot to 2,600 square foot residences were not full size, but scale models and that the South Tower was not open for tour. The kitchen and bath “treatments” were full-size for prospective owners of a piece of the Trump to imagine what life would be like at Westchester’s new center.

Trump Tower at City Center is scheduled for completion with owners moving in to a Trump-created world of their own by next July. The $800,000 to $1 Million plus residences will feature, according to a previous news release,  “marble baths, stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, pre-finished wood flooring, porcelain tile kitchen floors, 11-foot ceilings in select residences, terraces, and juliette balconies in select residences.”

Amenities, (the news release continues), will include an indoor pool with hot tub and sauna, fitness center, billiard/card room, club room, tot room, business center, resident storage bins, outdoor pool complex with tennis court and sun deck, 24-hour doorman, concierge, and valet parking.