2 2 5 ▁million . ▁ ▁Open ing ▁and ▁operation ▁Trump ▁Bay ▁Street ▁began ▁le asing ▁apart ments ▁in ▁early ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁The ▁building ▁includes ▁ 5 0 ▁flo ors ▁and ▁stands ▁ 4 8 4 ▁feet ▁tall . ▁After ▁Trump ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁U . S . ▁president , ▁J ared ▁K ush ner ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁White ▁House ▁ad visor . ▁K ush ner ▁div ested ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁st akes ▁in ▁K ush ner ▁Comp an ies , ▁but ▁maintained ▁economic ▁interest ▁in ▁Trump ▁Bay ▁Street . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁local ▁residents ▁protest ed ▁outside ▁the ▁building , ▁stating ▁their ▁intention ▁to ▁boy c ott ▁any ▁ret ail ers ▁that ▁occup y ▁space ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁floor . ▁Exp la ining ▁their ▁reason ▁for ▁protest ing , ▁the ▁residents ▁c ited ▁President ▁Trump ' s ▁actions ▁that ▁target ed ▁illegal ▁imm igration ▁and ▁refuge es ▁from ▁Muslim ▁majority ▁countries , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁comments ▁that ▁he ▁made ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁claimed ▁that ▁thousands ▁of ▁Jersey ▁City ▁residents ▁che ered ▁after ▁learning ▁about ▁the ▁September ▁ 1 1 ▁attacks . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁state ▁officials ▁allowed ▁the ▁project ' s ▁developers ▁to ▁c ite ▁high ▁un emp loyment ▁rates ▁in ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁E B - 5 ▁fund ing , ▁as ▁the ▁area ▁around