Pasadena native. Twenty years in elite legal practice. Ranked among the Top 7 women at Coldwell Banker Commercial worldwide — in her first year of commercial real estate, and every year since.
Kathi was born and raised in Pasadena, where her family owned the iconic Japanese Village Plaza in Little Tokyo. After USC's Annenberg School and twenty years at the country's most prestigious law firms — Latham & Watkins, Munger Tolles & Olson, and WilmerHale — she brought that same precision and tenacity to commercial real estate.
She's also been on the other side of the deal: co-owner of the famed Twin Palms, Big Daddy's Bar & Grill, and Premier Jewelry Mart. So when business owners sit across from Kathi, they know she's lived their decisions firsthand.
Read Kathi's Full Story →From owner-occupied office to high-traffic retail to industrial flex space, every engagement is handled personally — backed by the global resources of Coldwell Banker Commercial.
Find the right space, on the right terms. Office, retail, medical, and industrial tenants across Pasadena and the San Gabriel Valley.
Learn More → 02Marketing, leasing, and disposition of commercial properties with the institutional reach of CBC behind every listing.
Learn More → 03Acquisition and disposition of income-producing commercial assets. NNN, multi-tenant office, mixed-use, owner-user.
Learn More → 04For business owners and family operators making once-in-a-decade decisions.
Learn More →We could not more highly recommend Kathi. She walked us through a process we weren't familiar with, made us feel comfortable, and reached out long after the transaction was done. There's a reason she's number one — she's one in a million.
"I never set out to be a pathfinder. I just wanted to do the work well. But women in commercial real estate — and women considering it — reach out to me with regularity, and I always pick up. If you're considering your own pivot, or you're a woman in the field looking for someone who's walked the path, please call me. I answer my own phone."
Kathi has spent decades giving back — through education, hunger relief, blood drives, cancer research, and mentorship of the next generation. Some of the work is rooted in Pasadena; much of it extends across Los Angeles and beyond. The same intensity she brings to a transaction, she brings to the causes she cares about.
See Kathi's Community Work →Textbooks donated via the Children's Educational Foundation Kathi founded
Years volunteering at various LA charities
Cycle for Survival rider · Memorial Sloan Kettering rare-cancer research
USC Real Estate Network Alumni Mentorship Program mentor
Whether you're three months from a lease decision or three years from a sale, fifteen minutes with Kathi can save you time and money. No obligation, no pitch.