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Burke and Cohen Exit Old Town | Portland News
Portland’s most talked-about entrepreneurs, Jessie Burke and Jonathan Cohen, are quietly packing up their Old Town empire—selling off key assets including their 38-room Society Hotel for $4.5 million. The move follows their exit from the Old Town Community Association and comes amid a history of controversy: Cohen’s failed shoe incubator defaulted on a $7 million city loan, while Burke and Cohen have already sold their North Portland home and are reportedly relocating to the East Coast, blaming unfair criticism for their city-improvement efforts. The future of the Society Hotel remains…
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