Sheldon Solow
New York, New York
New York University | High School Graduate, High School
United States
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real estate, Self Made
$5,200,000,000
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#337 Billionaires 2019
#131 Forbes 400 2018
Sheldon Solow risked everything in 1972 to build 9 West 57 Street in New York City, the tower that's known for its unobstructed views of Central Park.Its current tenants include KKR, Apollo Global Management, Tiger Global Management and Chanel. Solow expects to complete construction by late 2018 of a high-end 42-story residential building overlooking Manhattan's East River.Solow owns a handful of office buildings on 57th Street as well as residential properties around Sutton Place near the East River.His son Stefan Soloviev (who uses an older spelling of the family name) now runs Solow Building Co. alongside his dad and is in line to take over.
Solow has an art collection that includes pieces by Botticelli, Balthus, Matisse, and Kline.Solow is the son of a bricklayer who immigrated from Russia and a homemaker from Brooklyn.
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