Among its projects was Melrose Court, the first condominium development in the South Bronx.
The first condominium tower is expected to be completed in August 2011.
He built one of the first condominium buildings in Seattle in 1970 on Capitol Hill overlooking Lake Union.
In 2008, Taconic, along with the Related Companies, one of the city's most prolific developers, opened the first condominium building with access to the High Line.
The conversion, making the building the first condominium in the Greenpoint area of Brooklyn, was a testing of the waters in a new neighborhood.
And a couple of years ago, developers said, the Beacon became the first condominium building in Jersey City to sell a unit for more than $2 million.
STATUS Home sites are now being developed, and the first condominium buildings, each with eight units, are expected to be completed in spring 2007.
Mr. Cohen, 55, is a symphonic composer/music professor/former real estate developer who built one of the first condominium developments in Hoboken.
The Bower, designed by Handel Architects, is also the first condominium building in the District's sprawling Yards development, said Michelle Giannini, executive vice president of residential sales and leasing for PN Hoffman, the builder.
Last July, residents moved into the Freesia, a 19-story high-rise in downtown Vancouver and the first condominium project in the city to incorporate garden plots for residents.
