This is an expanded version of an article that ran in the July/August 2013 issue of Real Estate Forum. To see the original story, click here.
When one thinks of New York City retail space, the first name that comes to mind is Faith Hope Consolo.Not only a retail broker with Douglas Elliman, she's a brand unto herself, complete with her own motto. Yet things weren't always this way; she was an anomaly when she entered the business. Hard work and a strong will—not to mention her signature pink flair—helped her climb to the top of a traditionally male-dominated field and become the go-to agent in the retail community.
Her colleague and friend, Karen Dome, came up in a similar environment. Representing Japanese ownership in New York's office market, she had to play on the same field as some of the most cutthroat commercial brokers in the city. She rose in the ranks to her current role as a senior associate with Marcus & Millichap, handling sales in a variety of property sectors. She also makes sure to pay her success forward; a past president of NYCREW, she is active in many industry and nonprofit organizations.
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Sule Aygoren
Aygoren oversees the editorial direction and content for ALM’s Real Estate Media Group, including Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com. In her tenure with ALM, she’s held roles of increasing responsibility, including Managing Editor. Aygoren has received several awards for her coverage including Best Trade Magazine Report from the National Association of Real Estate Editors and the James D. Carper Award for Young Journalists. Under her direction, Forum has received four national NAREE awards for Best Commercial Real Estate Trade Magazine.
