Sheldon Solow

Sheldon Henry Solow
Born (1928-07-20) July 20, 1928
Brooklyn, New York, US
Residence New York City
Nationality Russian-American
Alma mater New York University (dropped out)
Occupation Property developer
Known for Solow Residential
Net worth $4.8 billion (November 2016)[1]
Spouse(s) Mia Fonssagrives
Children 2
Website www.solowresidential.com

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.[1][2] He attended New York University but dropped out.[1]

Career

In the 1970s, Solow 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, as well as owning a farming company based in New Mexico. 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

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