Axel Stawski (born 1950/51) is an American billionaire real estate developer and investor, based in New York City.

His parents, Moniek and Zosia, were both Jewish survivors of the Holocaust.^[1][2] 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.^[3][1][4] 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.^[4]

He is the second of five children,^[5] and has a brother, Dr Mike Stawski, and three sisters, Ester A Stawski, Irene Fogel, and Naomi Atholz.^[2][3]

After the failure of a Long Island shopping centre, Stawski took over the running of the family's properties.^[4]

In 1973, he founded Stawski Partners, which now owns six office buildings and three condos, all in Manhattan,^[1] including the 30-storey 565 Fifth Avenue.^[5]

Stawski is married to Galia Meiri Stawski, and they live in Sagaponack, New York.^[1][5]

He is a board member of the American Society for Yad Vashem.^[3]

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