SAN FRANCISCO—GlobeSt.com has learned that KarenHoke, a senior vice president with ColliersInternational who built a national reputation representingsome of the world's largest luxury retailers, developers, propertyowners, restaurateurs, and most-recognized merchants in both SanFrancisco and New York, has died after a brief illness, officialsof the brokerage firm have revealed. She was 57 years old.
Hoke's experience spanned 25 years and included all phases ofretail brokerage, including leasing, tenant and landlordrepresentation, and project consulting. Over the past 12 years, sheand her team of retail specialists in the firm's San Franciscooffice have been responsible for a significant amount of the retailtransactions in Union Square, Mid-Market, the Financial Districtand SOMA.
Some of Hoke's recent high-profile tenant transactions involveda three-level part retail showroom and part coffee and champagnelounge for Nespresso; Graff Diamond's first California store onPost Street; and a high-profile ground-floor location on MaidenLane for the iconic French footwear maker Christian Louboutin.
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Natalie Dolce
Natalie Dolce, editor-in-chief of GlobeSt.com and GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum, is responsible for working with editorial staff, freelancers and senior management to help plan the overarching vision that encompasses GlobeSt.com, including short-term and long-term goals for the website, how content integrates through the company’s other product lines and the overall quality of content. Previously she served as national executive editor and editor of the West Coast region for GlobeSt.com and Real Estate Forum, and was responsible for coverage of news and information pertaining to that vital real estate region. Prior to moving out to the Southern California office, she was Northeast bureau chief, covering New York City for GlobeSt.com. Her background includes a stint at InStyle Magazine, and as managing editor with New York Press, an alternative weekly New York City paper. In her career, she has also covered a variety of beats for M magazine, Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, FashionLedge.com, and Co-Ed magazine. Dolce has also freelanced for a number of publications, including MSNBC.com and Museums New York magazine.
