Axel Stawski
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| nationality = American
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| occupation = Real estate developer and investor
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Axel Stawski (born 1950/51) is an American billionaire real estate developer and investor, based in New York City.
Early life
His parents, Moniek and Zosia, were both Jewish survivors of the Holocaust.{{cite web|author=שם * |url=https://www.avelim.co.il/moniek-stawski-zl/ |title=Moniek Stawski z"l | Jerusalem Post, ארגון נכי צה"ל, יד ושם | 14.10.13 |publisher=Avelim.co.il |date= October 14, 2013|accessdate=April 30, 2017}} His father, Moniek Stawski (died 2013), was a real estate developer in West Germany, primarily building shopping centres, before emigrating with his family to the US in 1971.{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?pid=167562694 |title=MONIEK STAWSKI Obituary - New York, NY | New York Times |publisher=Legacy.com |date=October 16, 2013 |accessdate=April 30, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://therealdeal.com/new-research/topics/people/axel-stawski/ |title=Axel Stawski | The Real Deal New York |publisher=Therealdeal.com |date= |accessdate=April 30, 2017}} He has a bachelor's degree from the University of Birmingham in England, and a PhD in international law from New York University School of Law.
He is the second of five children, and has a brother, Dr Mike Stawski, and three sisters, Ester A Stawski, Irene Fogel, and Naomi Atholz.
Career
After the failure of a Long Island shopping centre, Stawski took over the running of the family's properties.
In 1973, he founded Stawski Partners, which now owns six office buildings and three condos, all in Manhattan, including the 30-storey 565 Fifth Avenue.{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-15/billionaire-shows-how-small-buildings-in-nyc-can-mean-big-money |title=Billionaire Shows How Small Buildings in NYC Can Mean Big Money |publisher=Bloomberg |date=July 15, 2016 |accessdate=April 30, 2017}}
Personal life
Stawski is married to Galia Meiri Stawski, and they live in Sagaponack, New York.
He is a board member of the American Society for Yad Vashem.
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Category:American billionaires
Category:20th-century American Jews
Category:American businesspeople in real estate
Category:People from Sagaponack, New York
Category:Alumni of the University of Birmingham
Category:21st-century American Jews
Category:New York University School of Law alumni
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