Charles Cohen
New York, New York
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Tufts University | Doctor of Jurisprudence, Brooklyn Law School
United States
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real estate
$3,400,000,000
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#645 Billionaires 2019
#232 Forbes 400 2018
Real estate developer Charles Cohen bought out his father and uncle and quadrupled business to 12 million square feet. Most of his fortune is in high end office buildings in New York City and design centers in several cities. Cohen owns such high end luxury brands as Harrys of London, Savile Row tailor Richard James and luggage company T. Anthony, bought in June 2018.He owns or has the rights to 1000 classic films. He also owns Merchant Ivory Productions including such films as Howards End.Cohen wrote the 1985 movie quiz book "Trivia Mania."
Cohen is buying and renovating historic movie theaters like Paris cinema La Pagode, the Larchmont Playhouse and the reopened Quad Cinema in Manhattan.Cohen produced the 2008 Oscar-nominated "Frozen River" and distributed five foreign films nominated by the Academy Awards. He won for "The Salesman."
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