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New York Post
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Jade Shenker of Netflix's 'Owning Manhattan' dishes on labiaplasty
A Big Apple realtor famous for wheeling and dealing on Netflix's hit series 'Owning Manhattan' went to Turkey for her boldest renovation to date: labiaplasty. 'The experience was amazing…and I'm already feeling the confidence boost one million percent,' Jade Shenker gushed to The Post less than three weeks after going under the knife. Soon after ending her nearly decade-long relationship last year, Shenker, 29, learned about labiaplasty from a girlfriend who had just undergone the cosmetic genital procedure — also known as 'designer vagina' surgery — and was immediately sold on the idea, she recalled. Advertisement Jade Shenker couldn't be happier with her labiaplasty experience earlier this month, she told The Post. Helayne Seidman 'Even though I like dressing sexy and that makes me feel confident, as far as being intimate, I've always been very shy. Especially being newly single, I was like, why can't I have that same confidence in other areas of my life?' Shenker said. For 'purely cosmetic reasons,' she reached out to Upper East Side plastic surgeons who charge nearly $15,000 for the procedure, but didn't feel inspired by the interiors they designed. Advertisement 'Their before and afters were okay,' Shenker said with a shrug. But all bets were off when she came across Dr. Mehmet Bekir Şen, a plastic surgeon dedicated to the procedure in Istanbul, Turkey. 'I loved the aesthetic of his work versus anyone else's work,' Shenker said, noting that the Euro doc's ooh-la-la vulvas looked 'evenly puffed and less pigmented' than other designer vaginas she'd seen. Advertisement The Upper West Sider signed up for the full package, which included reshaping the vaginal 'lips' by removing excess tissue with a scalpel or laser, cutting the clitoral hood and 'puffing' the labia majora, by using fat from her inner thighs. She originally booked the procedure for July 9, but moved it up to July 4 after an ominous warning from her astrologist. 'There was a full moon on July 10, so she was like, 'Jade, I prefer you not get it done on the 9th because it's too close — we're already in a retrograde and doing it so close to a full moon, it would be more likely that you'll have complications and it will take you long to heal,'' Shenker said. She walked 10,000 steps without a problem just a day after two hour, $5,500 procedure. Advertisement And her new coochie is as couture as the penthouses she hawks. 'This surgery proves that cosmetic stuff is not about other people…it's literally just about how I feel,' Shenker said. 'I wanted and paid for the perfect vagina,' Shenker boasted. 'This surgery proves that cosmetic stuff is not about other people — it's not about the male gaze or the female gaze — it's literally just about how I feel. It's me feeling like I am the person that I want to look at in the mirror every day,' she added.
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Rundown NYC rental dating to Gilded Age stands to get a glamorous refit — from Stanford White's great-grandson
Plans to return this forlorn home to its Gilded Age glory were designed by a descendant of the original architect. A rundown rental at 471 West End Ave. in Manhattan is on sale for $6.95 million, but this vacant building comes with a grandiose redesign plan — and an architectural legacy to match. The 25-foot-wide townhouse was originally designed as a single-family townhome by influential New York architect Stanford White's firm, McKim, Mead & White, in the late 1880s. The once-grand mansion spent the past several decades on the decline as a multifamily rental, standing as a strange holdout among the prestigious avenue's massive, stately apartment buildings. A fresh sale aims to change that. The building is being represented by Jade Shenker of Serhant, co-exclusively with Newmark, as a single-family home conversion. The deal comes with an ambitious redesign plan crafted by Platt Byard Dovell White (PBDW) Architects — of which Samuel White, a great-grandson and scholar of Stanford White, is a founding partner. The scheme would transform the dreary four-story residence into a luxurious single-family home, boasting five bedrooms and 20-foot ceilings. The 10,105-square-foot floor plan, which adds on a fifth story, includes a wine cellar, a wellness suite and a rooftop deck. The home, sandwiched between two sizable apartment buildings, comes with a rare backyard space, as well. The plans by PBDW Architects pay homage to the home's history, Shenker told The Post. They also have the advantage of being pre-approved by the Landmarks Preservation Commission and the Department of Buildings. The property last sold in 2022 for $4.3 million, according to city records. The savvy investors who snapped it up saw the potential, Shenker said. 'It's a very rare townhouse shell,' Shenker said. 'They knew that they could make it into something really special.' The home's proposed revival by White's great-grandson's firm is an elegant architectural bookend, but there's a whole lot of history in between. According to the blog Dayton in Manhattan, in which local historian Tim Miller chronicles architectural history across the city, early-1900s court records document a dramatic food fight on the home's lower floor between a ladies' maid and a cook. The charges were dismissed, according to records, given that the maid 'had been sufficiently aggrieved by a shampoo of spinach to warrant her in propelling the butter.' The property was owned for several decades by the Agudas Israel World Organization until the 1990s, Miller reported. The organization advertised newly renovated apartments at the property in 1967 'for Victims of Nazi Persecution.' A fire in 2013 damaged the vintage interiors, Miller reported. The building went to market in 2016 and languished there for six years. Stanford White remains a controversial yet legendary figure in New York City history. His residential designs for his generation's robber barons defined the city's Gilded Age, and his design for the Washington Square Arch remains an iconic local symbol. This sale of one of his designs conveniently comes alongside the buzzy third season of HBO's hit series 'The Gilded Age,' the lavish buildings and interiors of which were inspired by White. Solve the daily Crossword
New York Post
24-07-2025
- Business
- New York Post
A downtrodden NYC rental may return to its Gilded Age glory
Plans to return this forlorn home to its Gilded Age glory were designed by a descendant of the original architect. A rundown rental at 471 West End Ave. in Manhattan is on sale for $6.95 million, but this vacant building comes with a grandiose redesign plan — and an architectural legacy to match. The 25-foot-wide townhouse was originally designed as a single-family townhome by influential New York architect Stanford White's firm, McKim, Mead & White, in the late 1880s. The once-grand mansion spent the past several decades on the decline as a multifamily rental, standing as a strange holdout among the prestigious avenue's massive, stately apartment buildings. A fresh sale aims to change that. 8 A rendering of the proposed redesign. Delatour Studio 8 The top floor is designed with a large skylight that floods the room with natural light. Delatour Studio The building is being represented by Jade Shenker of Serhant, co-exclusively with Newmark, as a single-family home conversion. The deal comes with an ambitious redesign plan crafted by Platt Byard Dovell White (PBDW) Architects — of which Samuel White, a great-grandson and scholar of Stanford White, is a founding partner. The scheme would transform the dreary four-story residence into a luxurious single-family home, boasting five bedrooms and 20-foot ceilings. The 10,105-square-foot floor plan, which adds on a fifth story, includes a wine cellar, a wellness suite and a rooftop deck. The home, sandwiched between two sizable apartment buildings, comes with a rare backyard space, as well. The plans by PBDW Architects pay homage to the home's history, Shenker told The Post. They also have the advantage of being pre-approved by the Landmarks Preservation Commission and the Department of Buildings. The property last sold in 2022 for $4.3 million, according to city records. The savvy investors who snapped it up saw the potential, Shenker said. 'It's a very rare townhouse shell,' Shenker said. 'They knew that they could make it into something really special.' 8 The current state of the vacant townhouse. Google Maps 8 Stanford White. Bettmann Archive The home's proposed revival by White's great-grandson's firm is an elegant architectural bookend, but there's a whole lot of history in between. According to the blog Dayton in Manhattan, in which local historian Tim Miller chronicles architectural history across the city, early-1900s court records document a dramatic food fight on the home's lower floor between a ladies' maid and a cook. The charges were dismissed, according to records, given that the maid 'had been sufficiently aggrieved by a shampoo of spinach to warrant her in propelling the butter.' The property was owned for several decades by the Agudas Israel World Organization until the 1990s, Miller reported. The organization advertised newly renovated apartments at the property in 1967 'for Victims of Nazi Persecution.' A fire in 2013 damaged the vintage interiors, Miller reported. The building went to market in 2016 and languished there for six years. 8 A bedroom features a fireplace and large windows. Delatour Studio 8 A large bathroom with amble vanity space and a free-standing tub. Delatour Studio 8 The design pays homage to the home's Gilded Age past, but with a fresh, luxury twist. Delatour Studio 8 The back of the proposed townhouse, including balconies and a terrace. Delatour Studio Stanford White remains a controversial yet legendary figure in New York City history. His residential designs for his generation's robber barons defined the city's Gilded Age, and his design for the Washington Square Arch remains an iconic local symbol. This sale of one of his designs conveniently comes alongside the buzzy third season of HBO's hit series 'The Gilded Age,' the lavish buildings and interiors of which were inspired by White.
