About

Watson Cohen, organized in 2020, but founded in 2015 through its predecessor, JECohen Realty, is a real estate developer and private equity asset manager. The company was born from a shared passions from its two founders, Jeremy Watson and Jarrett Cohen, for architecture and providing access to alternative investments to ignored communities. We leverage those interests to pursue value-add properties with untapped design and operational potential. Further, we take a disciplined approach to identifying opportunities and executing to attractive risk-adjusted returns.

With offices in Washington, DC and New Orleans, the company targets opportunities in the southeast and mid-atlantic. Watson Cohen benefits from the 35 years of combined professional experience of its principals, a focused strategy on value-add projects and strong relationships with both retail and institutional investors

Mission

Our mission is simple: Do cool things. Do them well. Do them for others.

 At our core, we get excited about the opportunity to infuse great design and innovative technology into real estate projects that ultimately impact everyday lives. We fully appreciate and recognize that through Watson Cohen’s ownership and/or development of real estate, our ideas and decisions impact people, places and spaces. Accordingly, the standard for excellence is high. Lastly, it is our purpose through each project that we pursue to bring impactful change to the surrounding neighborhood, improved quality of life to community members, and growth to our investors’ financial and social bottom line.

Do cool things. Do them well. Do them for others.