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Walter J. Hinneberg is a shipbroker [1] and real estate investor from Hamburg, Germany. In 1958 he founded the Walter J. Hinneberg Company in Hamburg. [2] [3] Hinneberg owns the land under 40 Wall Street in New York City. [4] [5] Donald Trump purchased the building from the Kinson Company and renegotiated the land lease with Hinneberg in 1995. [6]

References

  1. ^ https://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/containers/article399043.ece
  2. ^ Sims, Andreas. Traumschiffe des Sozialismus: die Geschichte der DDR-Urlauberschiffe 1953-1990 pgs 618-619. Metropol, 2010
  3. ^ "Walter J Hinneberg GmbH: Company Profile". Bloomberg News.
  4. ^ "Perspectives: 40 Wall Street; Asian Buyer Accepts a Leasing Challenge". The New York Times. 20 June 1993.
  5. ^ "Inside Trump's Most Valuable Tower: Felons, Dictators and Girl Scouts". Bloomberg News.
  6. ^ Trump, Donald with McIver, Meredith: Trump: Never Give Up: How I Turned My Biggest Challenges Into Success. John Wiley & Sons. 2008. pp 159-164