By Alexandra Clough
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Posted: 6:00 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013
PALM BEACH GARDENS —
“Wow,” said Rebel Cook of rebel Cook Real Estate in Jupiter. “I think it’s an amazing piece and will just add more economic growth to the area,” added Cook, who also serves as preident of the Economic Forum, a Palm Beach County business group.
Indeed, Cook said medical office space remains in demand.
By Bill DiPaolo
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013
JUPITER —
The proposal is continued proof the housing market is recovering. Sales of the homes would be brisk, said Rebel Cook, a north county Realtor. “Divosta has an excellent reputation. The property is an excellent location near I-95 and the Turnpike. People love new and shiny. We are seeing builders begin to move with new projects,” Cook said.
By Bill DiPaolo
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Posted: 9:24 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012
NORTH PALM BEACH —
A private marina for about 18 boats is planned. “The marina is the key. Waterfront is definitely a winner,” North County Realtor Rebel Cook said.
New development would cut 1,100 parking spaces from Roger Dean Stadium
By Bill DiPaolo
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Posted: 5:58 p.m. Wednesday, July 25, 2012
JUPITER —
“The demand for office space is very strong in Abacoa. People like the live/work/play atmosphere,” said Rebel Cook, a north county commercial Realtor. The 80,000 square feet of office would be on the remaining 4 acres fronting Stadium Drive.
By Bill DiPaolo
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Posted: 9:08 a.m. Saturday, June 9, 2012
“Buyers in places like PGA National and The Shores in Jupiter love that beautiful serenity. They love being around the animals and the birds. It’s a powerful selling point,” said North County Realtor Rebel Cook.
Rebel Cook was prominently featured in a Palm Beach Post front page feature, “Congress, local women confront the gender wage gap,” as one of the first women to break into commercial real estate on her way to becoming a prominent local business leader.
Rebel is cited in the introduction …
When Patricia Lebow graduated from the University of Miami School of Law in 1973, there were 10 men for every woman in her class. Big firms didn’t hire women. And when she found a lawyer willing to take a chance on her, she often landed in the halls of the Dade County Courthouse without another female lawyer in sight. “I was an oddity,” she said.
Around the same time, Rebel Cook was trying to convince men in commercial real estate that she could hawk bare land to a developer as well as she could sell a historic home in Coral Gables. She was hired, but she had to sell houses for six months before she got a crack at commercial property.
… and later in the story …
“One of the reasons I started my own company was because the good ol’ boys who were here at the time didn’t want to hire me,” Cook said. At her real estate office, paying commission removes the question of gender from the pay calculation. The person who does the most business makes the most money, Cook said.
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While Lebow and Cook might debate the state of gender discrimination, neither would give preference to a woman who was not the most qualified candidate, they said.
“I have great empathy for women who are trying to climb a ladder that is nontraditional,” Cook said. But she added: “I don’t care what you are: You could be 2-foot-2 and round and green. As long as you’re able to produce dollars, I want you in the company.”
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