| 词条 | Arthur G. Cohen |
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| name = Arthur G. Cohen | image = Arthurcohen.jpg | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date|1930|04|23}} | birth_place = Brooklyn, New York | birth_name = Arthur George Cohen | death_date = {{death date and age|2014|08|09|1930|04|23}} | death_place = Kings Point, New York | residence = | nationality = United States | education = B.A. University of Miami J.D. New York Law School | occupation = Real Estate Developer | known_for = Co-Founder of Arlen Realty & Development Corporation | networth = | spouse = Karen Bassine | parents = Frances Kostick Cohen Louis D. Cohen | children = Lauren Reddington Susan Siegel Debra Duran Rochelle Rosenberg Kathy Horowitz | family = | website = }}Arthur George Cohen (April 23, 1930 – August 9, 2014) was an American businessman, philanthropist, and real estate investor and developer in New York City.[1] Early life and educationCohen was born to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Frances (née Kostick) and Louis D. Cohen.[2] He received a B.A. from the University of Miami and his J.D. from the New York Law School.[3] CareerArlen Realty & Development CorporationCohen became involved in real estate through founding Arlen Realty & Development Corporation with Arthur N. Levien in 1959.[4] Serving as Arlen's Chairman, Cohen began by developing suburban shopping centers throughout the country, and in 1971 he purchased the national discount retail chain E.J. Korvette. By 1975 Arlen owned and managed over {{convert|42000000|sqft|m2|lk=in|sigfig=2}} of shopping centers, and was the largest publicly traded REIT in the nation.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} Beginning in 1967, Arlen partnered with Donald Soffer's Turnberry Associates in developing the City of Aventura, Florida.[5] In 1975, Arlen partnered with Aristotle Onassis to build Olympic Tower on Fifth Avenue.[6] Other prominent Arlen buildings included their corporate headquarters 888 7th Avenue,[7] 1500 Broadway and 1501 Broadway in Times Square,[8] 1166 Avenue of the Americas, 800 Third Avenue, 100 Wall Street, and the Westyard Building at 450 West 33rd Street. Additional InvestmentsIn addition to Arlen, Cohen has continued to invest within the US in real estate, lodging, restaurants, aviation, and manufacturing industries.[9] Some projects include the development of the David Childs designed Worldwide Plaza [10] and the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Times Square with William Zeckendorf Jr.,[11] the Peninsula Hotel in New York City,[12] the Hotel Pennsylvania,[13] the Whitehall Building in Battery Park,[14] Fifth Avenue Tower, The Taft Hotel and Manhattan Mall.[15] Alongside real estate investor Jeff Gural, Cohen was also a partner with David Walentas in the 1979 acquisition of 2 million square feet of industrial buildings in Dumbo, Brooklyn.[16] Partnership with Ian SchragerCohen partnered with hotelier Ian Schrager in creating some of the first boutique hotels in New York City at a time in which Schrager had much difficulty attracting more conventional sources of financing.[17] The partnership resulted in the acquisition and renovation of hotels such as the Philippe Starck designed Royalton Hotel[18] and Paramount Hotel,[19] as well as the Barbizon Hotel.[20] Corporate InvolvementCohen is a former director of Citicorp (now part of Citigroup NYSE: C),the Home Title Division of the Chicago Title Insurance Company (now part of Fidelity National Financial NYSE:FNF), and the John Hancock Mutual Fund.[21] He has also served on the board of directors and been part of the ownership group for the 1988 Leveraged Buyout of Braniff Airlines[22] as well as for the 1989 Leveraged Buyout of national restaurant chain Houlihan's and Darryl's.[23] PhilanthropyCohen was a former trustee of Brandeis University, New York Law School, Long Island Jewish Medical Center and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He has also received the Jewish National Fund Tree of Life Award, has been named the man of the year by the Anti-Defamation League, and served as a member of the Special Mission to Israel under Golda Meir and as Special Envoy to aid underprivileged nations under Lyndon B. Johnson. Cohen has received an honorary degree from Long Island University.[21] Personal life and deathCohen was married to Karen Bassine from Great Neck, New York. They had five daughters: Lauren Reddington, Susan Siegel, Debra Duran, Rochelle Rosenberg and Kathy Horowitz.[24] Cohen died on August 9, 2014 in Kings Point, New York. He was 84.[24] References1. ^{{cite web|title=State-By-State List of Forbes 400 Richest Americans With PM – Forbes Richest, BJT|url=http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1990/State-by-State-List-of-Forbes-400-Richest-Americans-With-PM-Forbes-Richest-Bjt/id-4247f98803305a2c69773ee84edb4021}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cohen, Arthur G.}}2. ^[https://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/27/classified/paid-notice-deaths-cohen-frances-kostick.html New York Times: "Paid Notice: Deaths – Cohen, Frances Kostick"] August 27, 2002 3. ^{{cite web|title=Arthur G. Cohen|url=http://www.brandeis.edu/trustees/bios/cohen.html|publisher=Brandeis University}} 4. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/AMERICANSOCIETYOFCIVILENGINEERS.pdf | title=Society House of the American Society of Civil Engineers | publisher=Landmarks Preservation Commission | date=December 16, 2008 | accessdate=August 26, 2012 | author=Shockley, Jay}} 5. ^{{cite web|last=Vitale |first=Joe |title=Family & Fortune: Aventura was dreamed up by Donald Soffer. He built it and they came, by the thousands. Now his children are fighting to protect it. |url=http://quickly.build-own-website.com/quick-site-builders/family-fortune/ |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130118145128/http://quickly.build-own-website.com/quick-site-builders/family-fortune/ |dead-url=yes |archive-date=2013-01-18 }} 6. ^{{cite web|title=Olympic Tower, a Premiere New York Condo|url=http://www.buyandsellmanhattan.com/real-estate-stories/olympic-tower-a-premiere-nyc-condo/}} 7. ^{{cite web|title=888 7th Avenue Emporis|url=http://www.emporis.com/building/888-7th-avenue-new-york-city-ny-usa}} 8. ^{{cite book| last = Kramer| first = Michael| title = Howard Samuels O.T.B Payoff| url = https://books.google.com/?id=jOkCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA48| year = 1974| publisher = New York Magazine }} 9. ^{{cite web|title=Contrarian Capital Management|url=http://www.contrariancapital.com/our-team/partners/}} 10. ^{{cite web|title=William Zeckendorf|url=http://facesofwallstreet.blogspot.com/2007/12/william-zeckendorf.html}} 11. ^{{cite news|title=From Dust of Demolition, a New Times Square Rises|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/07/06/nyregion/from-dust-of-demolition-a-new-times-square-rises.html?pagewanted=2 | work=The New York Times | first=David W.|last=Dunlap|date=July 6, 1988}} 12. ^{{cite web|title=The Peninsula Hotel, New York|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/dickjohnson/6516788209/}} 13. ^{{cite web|title=Statler Hotels - Hotel Pennsylvania|url=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~statler/statler/docs/statlerhotels/sh_penn.html}} 14. ^{{cite news|title=Commercial Property: City Leases; Financial District Slump Sets Up Some Good Deals|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/01/06/realestate/commercial-property-city-leases-financial-district-slump-sets-up-some-good-deals.html | work=The New York Times | first=David W.|last=Dunlap|date=January 6, 1991}} 15. ^{{cite web|title=New Partnership With Arthur G. Cohen – Project on Track to Become Premier Shopping and Entertainment Destination|url=http://www.newmarkkf.com/home/media-center/press-releases.aspx?d=4599}} 16. ^{{YouTube|-4l9LjXY1_4}} 17. ^{{cite news|title=A Hotelier for Jaded Boomers|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/19/business/a-hotelier-for-jaded-boomers.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm | work=The New York Times | first=Charles V.|last=Bagli|date=July 19, 1998}} 18. ^{{cite news|title=At 90, a Dowager of a Hotel Turns Into a Witty Sylph|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/29/garden/at-90-a-dowager-of-a-hotel-turns-into-a-witty-sylph.html | work=The New York Times | first=Suzanne|last=Slesin|date=September 29, 1988}} 19. ^{{cite news|title=A Hotel Where Magic and Humor Reside|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/14/garden/a-hotel-where-magic-and-humor-reside.html | work=The New York Times | first=Suzanne|last=Slesin|date=December 14, 1989}} 20. ^{{cite news|title=Barbizon Hotel Sold To Developers|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/08/31/nyregion/metro-datelines-barbizon-hotel-sold-to-developers.html | work=The New York Times | date=August 31, 1988}} 21. ^1 {{cite web|title=Brandeis University|url=http://www.brandeis.edu/trustees/bios/cohen.html}} 22. ^{{cite web|title=Group Acquires Braniff in Buyout; Appoints Former Piedmont Executives|url=http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1988/Group-Acquires-Braniff-in-Buyout-Appoints-Former-Piedmont-Executives/id-c50c5540d0962314239a1a2115e39237}} 23. ^{{cite web|title=About Darryl's!|url=http://www.darrylswoodfiredgrill.com/aboutdarryls.php}} 24. ^1 {{cite news|last=Martin|first=Douglas|title=Arthur G. Cohen, Real Estate Developer, Is Dead at 84|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/16/nyregion/arthur-g-cohen-real-estate-developer-is-dead-at-84.html|date=August 15, 2014|page=B8|access-date=October 31, 2018}} 7 : 1930 births|2014 deaths|American real estate businesspeople|Businesspeople from New York (state)|Jewish American philanthropists|People from Great Neck, New York|Philanthropists from New York (state) |
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