Sheldon Solow
| Sheldon Henry Solow | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 20, 1928 Brooklyn, New York, US |
| Residence | New York City |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | New York University (dropped out) |
| Occupation | Property developer |
| Net worth | $3.6 billion (February 2015)[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Mia Fonssagrives |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | www |
Sheldon Solow (born July 20, 1928)[2] is an American real estate developer in New York.[3][4]
Early life
Solow was born and raised in a Jewish family[5][6] in Brooklyn.[3] His parents were Isaac, a bricklayer, and Jennie Solow (née Brill), a homemaker.[2][1] He attended New York University but dropped out.[1]
Career
In the 1970s, Sollow obtained financing,[3] and in collaboration with architect Gordon Bunshaft, Solow built a 50-story office building at 9 West 57th Street. As of 2013, the building is still considered a desirable location because of its views of Central Park.[7]
Personal life
Solow is married to sculptor and jewelry designer Mia Fonssagrives,[8] the daughter of Lisa Fonssagrives, a Swedish model and the French photographer, Fernand Fonssagrives.[9][10] They have two children and live in New York City.[1] His son, Stefan, works with his father in the family real estate business. Solow has a large private art collection.[7] As of February 2015, his estimated net worth is US$3.6 billion.[1]
Solow is an extensive collector of modernist and renaissance art. Solow owns “Young Man Holding a Medallion” by Boticelli as well as paintings by Balthus, Henri Matisse, and Franz Kline; and sculptures by Alberto Giacometti.[3] In February 2012, he sold a Francis Bacon painting for $33.5 million, a Joan Miro painting for $26.6 million, a Henry Moore sculpture for $30.1 million; and in February 2013, he sold an Amedeo Modigliani painting for $42.1 million.[3] In May 2015 Solow sold Giacometti' s 1947 sculpture L'homme au doigt for $126.1 million.[11]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Sheldon H. Solow" ZoomInfo, cached, 12/29/2011 August 9, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Jewish Business News: "Time Waits For No Man : Not Even Sheldon Solow" by Clive Minchom August 23, 2013
- ↑ New York Times: "Empire Built by Developer Shows Signs of Distress" by Charles V. Bagli March 31, 2010
- ↑ Forbes Israel: Jewish Billionaires – Profile of Sheldon Solow April 4, 2013 (in Hebrew)
- ↑ The Real Deal: "New York City real estate bigwigs rank among world’s richest Jewish people" November 11, 2013
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ New York Times: "BOLDFACE NAMES" By James Barron October 10, 2001
- ↑ Mia Fonssagrives Solow website retrieved February 25, 2015
- ↑ New York Times: "Vicky Tiel’s 40-Year Career in Fashion" By CHRISTOPHER PETKANAS August 19, 2011
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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