Sol Atlas

Sol Geoffrey Atlas (1907–1973) was an American real estate developer.

Biography Atlas was the son of Fanny "Faigel" (née Anczkowski) and Abraham Atlas (formerly Atlasowicz). He dropped out of high school and went to work with his father. In 1959, he bid $671,000 for Ellis Island and proposed to turn it into a $55 million resort consisting of a 600‐room hotel, marina, music shell, tennis courts, swimming pools and skating rinks; the government turned down his bid. He partnered with John P. McGrath on numerous projects in Manhattan including the 50-story 1 New York Plaza and the 40-story 2 New York Plaza near Battery Park. He also built 200 East End Avenue, which was the first air‐conditioned apartment building in the city. His wife died in 1978. His daughter is the owner of the Sol G. Atlas Realty Company and is a philanthropist.