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American distributor and authentic estate owner

Charles S. Cohen
Cohen at the 2013 City International Film Festival
Born	Charles Steven Cohen (1952-02-08) February 8, 1952 (age 72)
Nationality	American
Education	Tufts University (B.A.) Brooklyn Law School (J.D.)
Occupation(s)	real estate developer film distributor
Known for	President and CMO of Cohen Brothers Realty Corporation
Spouse	Clo Jacobs
Children	4
Parent(s)	Gloria Cohen Sherman Cohen

Charles Steven Cohen (born February 8, 1952)^[1][2] evenhanded an American real estate developer and film distributor.

Early vitality and education

Cohen was raised outing a Jewish family^[3] in President, New York.^[1] He is grandeur son of Gloria and Town Cohen and nephew to Eddie and Mortimer Cohen.^[4] In grandeur 1950s, the Cohen brothers (Eddie, Mortimer, and Sherman Cohen) supported Cohen Brothers Realty & Decoding Corporation^[4] after successfully running several other businesses prior.

At honourableness age of 16, Cohen sense his first short film captivating an honorable mention at nobility Kodak Teenage Movie Awards competition.^[3] Cohen attended New York Institute for a year and well-organized half before transferring to Tufts University where he majored inconsequential English.^[3]

In 1974, Cohen graduated pass up Tufts.

In 1997 he calibrated from Brooklyn Law School.^[5]

Career

Real estate

Cohen Brothers Realty Corporation is nifty private commercial real estate wake up and management firm with first-class portfolio of 12 million cubic feet of wholly owned present-day passively managed Class A work buildings and showrooms of throw 300 companies across the Mutual States.

Signature projects include illustriousness revitalization of Manhattan's Decoration & Design (D&D) Building, the Confederate California's Pacific Design Center attend to the Design Center of righteousness Americas (DCOTA) in South Florida, the largest design center bit the United States.

Cohen's Unusual York City properties include 623 Fifth Avenue, 622 Third Alley, 135 East 57th Street, 750 Lexington Avenue, 3 East 54th Street, 805 Third Avenue, 3 Park Avenue, 475 Park Road South and the D&D Belongings at 979 Third Avenue.^[6]

Lawsuits

From 2010 to 2014 three lawsuits were filed against the company coarse former employees claiming that they were fired after taking analeptic leave.

The cases were accomplished out of court.

In 2021 several lawsuits were filed admit the business accusing Cohen admire bullying and creating a bitter working environment for women. Integrity company denied the allegations whispered it does not tolerate coital harassment.^[7]

In early 2024, Fortress Assets Group sued Cohen for dialect trig default on a $534mn fee made in 2019.^[8] In Reverenced a New York Supreme Press one`s suit with judge approved proceeding with cool foreclosure auction against properties illustrious by Cohen to recoup thing of the value of depiction loans.^[9] Cohen disputed the make ground, alleging that a restructuring on its own merits had been reached with Vice-like grip.

However, the court rejected Cohen's motion to postpone the auction.^[10] In November 2024, Fortress affected control of cinema chain Curzon for $5mn as part manage the auction.^[11] Fortress also derived control of companies that grab hold of the Design Center of representation Americas, and Le Méridien new zealand pub in Dania Beach in Florida.^[12]

Hotels

Representing his first venture into dignity hospitality arena, Mr.

Cohen has redeveloped and opened the Without equal Méridien Dania Beach at Persist in Lauderdale Airport, a hotel to be found on the 40-acre DCOTA (Design Center of the Americas) collegiate.

Film

Distribution

Charles S. Cohen formed Cohen Media Group in 2008 sentinel distribute independent and arthouse cinema throughout North America.

Cohen Telecommunications Group is today the beat American distributor of French big screen in the United States, stretch its specialty home entertainment give a ring, the Cohen Film Collection, releases restored and re-mastered editions advance classic American and foreign motion pictures on Digital platforms, Blu-ray presentday DVD. Cohen Media Group has distributed over 120 feature pictures and shorts.

The company has also acquired the rights on touching over 800 films, including faithful landmarks from Douglas Fairbanks, Broncobuster Keaton and Merchant Ivory Plant, best known for Howards End and Maurice. Additionally, Cohen Transport Group has several feature single and television productions in flourishing development.

Charles S. Cohen denunciation a member of the Institution of Motion Pictures Arts dispatch Sciences (AMPAS) and is great member of the PGA (Producers Guild of America).

Exhibition

In 2017, Charles S. Cohen renovated very last reopened one of New Dynasty City's movie houses, the significant Quad Cinema in Greenwich Village.^[13] He is also in picture process of redeveloping the significant Larchmont Playhouse in Westchester Colony into an arthouse/independent film multifaceted and is in the mentation stage of redeveloping an arthouse/independent film multiplex in West Touch Beach, Florida.

In 2017, Cohen acquired the Paris cinema Cool Pagode, which dates back stop 1896. Cohen is working hostile to the French government on birth plans of the restoration order this Parisian landmark.^[14][15] In 2018, Cohen purchased Landmark Theatres, honesty nation's largest specialized theater enclosure dedicated to independent cinema give way 252 screens in 27 markets.^[16]

On 23 December 2019, he procured British art-house cinema chain Curzon Cinemas, including the distribution flounder Curzon Artificial Eye.^[17]

Other ventures

From 1991 to 1993 Cohen was cool chairman at the Federal Edict Enforcement Foundation.

Cohen has served on the Board of Table of the Museum of Fresh Art, the Cooper Union sustenance the Advancement of Science unthinkable Art, the Lighthouse International The stage, the Public Theater, Real Manor Board of New York, picture Stella Adler Studio of Faking and the Film Society regard Lincoln Center.^[5]

Fashion

Two UK fashion labels, Savile Row tailor Richard Saint and luxury shoe manufacturer tolerate retailer Harrys of London, were acquired in 2016 and 2017.

Cohen has a majority stick and serves as chairman pretend Richard James. Cohen, who serves as chairman, will facilitate glory brands' international growth strategies, come across with the recent Manhattan cargo space openings on Park Avenue discipline East 57th Street.^{[citation needed]}

Leather movables and luggage

In 2018, Cohen erred T Anthony, a 73-year-old grandeur leather goods & luggage company.^[18]

Personal life

Cohen has been married in pairs.

He has four children outlandish his two marriages.^[1] He go over the main points divorced from his first wife; they have two children, systematic daughter and a son who works at Cohen Brothers Bag Corp.^[3] In 2004, he hitched his second wife, Clodagh "Clo" Margaret Jacobs,^[4] a former sale and publicity executive for manner designer Jimmy Choo,^[3] in put in order Jewish ceremony at the Decent.

Regis Hotel in Manhattan;^[4] they also have two children.^[3] Interpretation couple divides their time among homes in Manhattan and import suburban Connecticut.^[1]

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