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Charles Cohen is facing a $187 million deadline that could reshape his real estate empire.

This developer needs $187M in 3 days

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Donna Karan’s Urban Zen says rats from a neighboring West Village lot are bad for business — particularly when the business is luxury retail. The lot owner denies the claims. The rats declined to comment.

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On this week's episode of Deconstruct, Hannah Kramer and Lilah Burke break down one of the strangest real estate stories of the year: Floyd Mayweather's lawsuit against former advisor Jona Rechnitz, alleging the theft of $175 million in cash, jewelry and real estate investments.

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