The Hotel Donaldson
The Hotel Donaldson is affectionately nicknamed “The Don” by it’s entrepreneurial developer and raconteur, Karen Stoker. Karen had the grand vision, mission, and the passion to save and restore the 1800’s vintage rooming house into a 17-room boutique (that word doesn’t do it justice) hotel earning international acclaim. We assisted Karen in the blind acquisition. Karen’s backstory vision was a project that would inspire others to do bold projects and ultimately spur a renaissance of the entire Broadway district of Fargo. Since the Donaldson project, there have been 294 projects totaling $970,000,000 (end-of-year 2024) in value added to downtown Fargo through Fargo’s Renaissance Zone program.