Owning Manhattan’s Jade Shenker is a third-generation real estate whiz with ‘tycoon’ dad
As Owning Manhattan arrives on Netflix this summer, the episodes are coming through in the drama department and now fans have questions. Episode 1 kicks off the series as it means to go on with millions of dollars of commission up for grabs if the agents can sell the world’s most expensive apartment. The $250 […]
As Owning Manhattan arrives on Netflix this summer, the episodes are coming through in the drama department and now fans have questions. Episode 1 kicks off the series as it means to go on with millions of dollars of commission up for grabs if the agents can sell the world’s most expensive apartment.
The $250 million penthouse is still listed for sale but it doesn’t mean the realtors aren’t trying. The stakes are high when it comes to the New York real estate world, but there’s one Owning Manhattan cast member who may have the upper hand on her co-stars as her family has been involved in property in The Big Apple for decades.
Jade Shenker’s ‘tycoon’ father
As Jade Shenker makes her Netflix debut, Owning Manhattan viewers are curious to know more about her parents.
Her father is Marc Shenker. The son of Sol Shenker who was a prominent landlord in New York.
Marc “took over the business” and “was one of the founding owners who believed in the East Village, particularly Alphabet City, in the seventies” per a Change.org petition created by Jade.
Though Jade doesn’t specify whether her father was a realtor or a landlord, she writes on the petition:
“Purchasing 7 back to back buildings between avenue A and B, Marc make it his mission to cater to the artist, musicians, and theater crowd.
“Allocating many of his units to artists, he gave many struggling performers free rent in order to maintain their love for the arts. Marc’s buildings became popular amongst actors like Steve Buscemi and Andy Kaufman.”
Fans call Jade ‘deluded’
Owning Manhattan star Jade is at the epicenter of the show’s drama with co-star Chloe Tucker Caine.
While many viewers weigh in on the Chloe and Jade drama, more aren’t convinced Jade’s father is a “tycoon.”
Taking to a Reddit thread, one fan wrote: “…it seems like they are landlords with a few buildings. Hardly ‘tycoons’ as she loves to say.”
Jade clearly thinks her family’s contribution to the area is valuable as she writes that her aim of the petition is: “…To add ‘Shenker Street’ to East 4th Street between Avenues A and B as a thank you to Marc for all he has done for the community.”
However, critics aren’t impressed, writing: “She created a petition to have a street renamed after her family here… girl, bffr. This is NYC. They ain’t renaming a street for a landlord who owned a few buildings decades ago. The level of delusion.”
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