FEBRUARY
2018
31Overhead heights are, at minimum, 8 feet (2.4
meters) and rise to 10 feet (3 meters) in the mas-
ter stateroom. The silk carpets are various shades of
blue. A dining table for 12 is on the main deck aft,
and another alfresco dining area is on the upper deck
aft. The gym has a prime location on the top deck
with a panoramic view.
The yacht’s blue swimming pool is singularly
striking. It is among the largest pools ever built on
any yacht, measuring nearly 33 feet by 13 feet (10
meters by 4 meters), and is designed to be a family
focal point. The Cohens’ four children range in age
from 10 to 33, and the family is expanding with the
addition of a grandson. The pool is duly versatile for
the diverse family members—it converts into a bas-
ketball court with hoops and baskets.
“I finessed the original design layout of the pool by
pulling it out from underneath the overhang to allow
it to be fully in the sun,” Cohen says. “I also prevailed
upon Benetti to lay the teak deck athwartships instead
of fore and aft, to lend a feeling of more space.”
Cohen also specified that the teak planks be a
bit wider than usual. And, in deference to weight
concerns, he suggested angling the sides of the pool,
which resulted in reduced water volume.
Design is the core element of Cohen’s real estate
and property management company, Cohen Brothers
Realty, which owns the Design Center of the Americas
(DCOTA) in Dania Beach, Florida; the Decoration
and Design (D&D) Building in New York City; the
Decorative Center Houston in Texas; and the Pacific
Design Center in West Hollywood, California.
Given his portfolio, one might imagine Cohen to
be a stereotypical ego-driven owner/designer/archi-
tect/builder, but he is reticent to blow his own horn.
Soft-spoken and a good listener, he is quick to credit
others for the collaborative effort that made Seasense
what she is.COHEN
MEDIA
GROUP
In addition to design and
yachting, Charles Cohen’s
other passion is restoring
classic films and reviv-
ing indie films. His media
company has produced
and distributed more than
70 films. Additionally, the
Cohen Film Collection
includes the Rohauer Library,
a compilation of more than
700 classic titles spanning
75 years. It includes the
rights to the motion pic-
tures of Buster Keaton and
D.W. Griffith, among others,
as well as the rights to the
Merchant Ivory film titles.
Recently, Cohen purchased
the Quad Cinema in New
York City’s Greenwich
Village neighborhood, La
Pagode Cinema in Paris and
the Larchmont Playhouse in
Westchester County, New
York, all with an eye toward
promoting foreign-language
and independent films. ‘The
Salesman,’ a film distributed
by Amazon Studios and
Cohen Media Group, won
the 2017 Academy Award
for Best Foreign Language
film. —J.B.The Cohens are movie buffs and have a 98-inch screen for
viewing films in their main-deck salon. ABOVE RIGHT: Charles and
Clo Cohen aboard Seasense. OPPOSITE PAGE: The central lobby
has an elevator that services four decks, and a marble staircase
with leather and stainless steel accents.