Jack Resnick & Sons

Jack Resnick founded the business in 1928; the firm grew into a major private, family-owned New York real estate developer, owner and manager spanning three generations. Over decades it moved from residential development into large-scale commercial office ownership and mixed-use projects in Midtown, Lower Manhattan and Hudson Square. The company emphasizes in-house development, construction, leasing and property management. Jonathan D. Resnick is publicly listed as President and is the currently visible family executive running day-to-day operations on the company’s site and alumni profiles. The Resnick family has remained closely involved across generations.

Core portfolio and notable properties

Jack Resnick & Sons’ holdings focus on Manhattan commercial office and retail, plus several residential properties. Representative/high-profile assets and examples:

• One Seaport Plaza / 199 Water Street — 35-story, ~1.1 million sq ft office tower in Lower Manhattan built by Resnick in the early 1980s; trophy asset with LEED certifications. (Building page with specs and amenities).
• 250 Hudson Street (Hudson Square) — example of their Hudson Square holdings and refinancing activity (used as an example of the company’s investment/finance actions).
• 485 Madison Avenue and multiple other Midtown and Downtown office holdings — broadly listed in company profiles and commercial real-estate databases.

Recent activity

• The company continues active leasing and tenant relations at One Seaport Plaza (2024–2025 coverage shows lease renewals and new leases). Example: recent lease renewal / expansion reporting for tenants at One Seaport Plaza in 2025.
• The firm has periodically refinanced assets (public filings / press coverage on refis for buildings such as 250 Hudson).

Legal disputes (public record)

As a long-standing private owner/developer the Resnick organization and related entities have appeared in multiple litigation records over the years (construction disputes, partnership/ownership disputes and other commercial litigation). Examples include reported partner disputes and appellate decisions involving related entities; these are typical for large private real-estate operators with a multi-decade footprint.

Philanthropy and public presence

Members of the Resnick family (notably Burton/Burt Resnick and related family figures) have been reported as active philanthropists — supporting medical and educational institutions — and the family maintains a visible civic & philanthropic profile in NYC.