Ivanka Trump, daughter of President Donald Trump and wife of investor Jared Kushner, shared new details about the planned Sazan Island development in Albania during an appearance on David Senra‘s Founders podcast on Monday.

Trump described the 1,400-hectare Mediterranean project as “the culmination of all of my experience in real estate, all of my travel” and said she is working alongside some of the world’s leading architects to transform the island while preserving its natural landscape.

During the interview, Senra noted that the island currently has no power infrastructure and that the project is being built from scratch, a characterization Trump did not dispute.

“It’s not even a business for me despite the scale of it,” Trump said, describing the development as more of a personal challenge than a commercial venture.

Project Dates Back To 2024

The Sazan Island project has been in development for several years. During an appearance on the Lex Fridman podcast in 2024, Trump said she and Kushner were working on a large-scale project in the Mediterranean, describing it as a venture that would transform the island while preserving its natural character.

The project has previously been described as a luxury tourism development on Sazan Island, one of the Mediterranean’s largest largely undeveloped islands. Albanian authorities granted preliminary approval for the project in late 2024.

Speaking on the Founders podcast, Trump said the goal is to integrate architecture into the landscape rather than impose it on the island.

“The architecture has to be fully integrated into it, almost rise from it,” she said.

Expanding Trump Family Ventures

The comments come as members of the Trump family continue expanding their activities across business, investing and public service.

Earlier this year, Trump wrote that she was entering the Year of the Fire Horse with “clarity and conviction,” describing it as a time for “bold ideas” and “turning vision into something enduring.”

The broader Trump business network has also remained active across multiple industries. In May, Donald Trump Jr.-backed venture capital firm 1789 Capital said assets under management had grown from $200 million to $3.5 billion in a year as it expanded investments in artificial intelligence, defense technology and other sectors.

Meanwhile, Kushner continues to balance business and public responsibilities. Kushner was appointed Special Envoy for Peace by President Trump earlier this year and has participated in diplomatic efforts involving the Middle East.

Against that backdrop, the Sazan Island development represents one of the most ambitious real estate projects associated with the Trump family in recent years.

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