It would be logical to conclude that Beirut’s real estate market would be in the doldrums as a result of the violence. Yet that’s not exactly what’s happening. Immediately after the war, high-end property sales did indeed shrink. Some high-profile projects, like the 29-story La Residence collaboration between Damac, a Middle-Eastern firm, and Ivana Trump, ex-wife of New York City’s flamboyant developer Donald, stalled.