Kathleen Norris

Biography: Kathleen Norris (Principal, Kathleen Norris & Associates ; Vice President/Director of Brandt/Urban Focus) is a specialist in urban retail revitalization. As Leasing Consultant for the Gateway Quarter, in Cincinnati’s historic Over the Rhine, she developed the concept for a new destination retail center and in 2 years recruited more than 20 retailers and restaurant operators to Over the Rhine, creating one of the most popular new shopping and dining destinations in downtown Cincinnati. At present she is consulting to and recruiting tenants for Cincinnati’s newest skyscraper Great American Tower, Cincinnati Restaurant Row, downtown Cincinnati, Loveland, and other urban neighborhoods. She also represents some of Greater Cincinnati’s best independent restaurateurs and retailers as well as a list of regional and national clients. Prior to becoming a realtor and consultant, Ms. Norris was an arts industry executive for more than 30 years, serving as CEO of performing arts companies in Cincinnati, New York and Sydney, Australia. She's a fourth generation real estate professional, mother of two daughters and a native Cincinnatian.