While others are getting busy at buying and selling posh real estates in the metropolis, George Pataki is heading the other way. According to the Wall Street Journal, "Former New York governor quietly operates the South Farm at Abingdon Square Greenmarket in Manhattan."
Others were questioning whether the former governor underwent the same process as the other vendors and it seems he did. According to Michael Hurwitz, the GrowNYC's director of farmer's markets, "Pataki went through the exact same application process as any other applicant, and they actually had to wait until a space opened in one of our markets." George Pataki's business enterprise is more on meat and according to realtor.com, "Pataki's farmer market stand will sell excellent skirt steak, burgers, and stew meat."
The former GOP owns an impressive 412-acre farm in Essex. Not only that, as he also owns a Lake Champlain property. He bought the said property for the price of $1.2 million in the year 2003. According to a report by realtor.com, "A nearby property of Pataki with less than half the acreage is also selling for almost $2.2 million.
People might wonder why this aspiring candidate is investing in farm life, it's not surprising at all. According to a report by realtor.com, "Pataki grew up on a family farm in Peekskill, NY, so he is no stranger to the rural life". Will Pataki follow the lead of the former presidents since our history have shown that sixteen out of 43 presidents have also been farmers? Will he follow the legacy that former president Theodore Roosevelt left behind? No one knows for sure except for the fact that Pataki knows how to use his money and real estate pretty well.
Currently, Pataki is the president of The Pataki-Cahill Group. He formed this company aid companies in the energy, infrastructure, clean-tech and environmental industries as stated in a report by abcnews.go.com. George Pataki's total net worth is 1.2 billion dollars.
