Areas of Expertise

Nicolas Anzalone has sold over $500 million in retail real estate — and he treats a $1.2 million pad site with the same care as a $17 million portfolio. He specializes in net-leased and retail property sales nationwide, working with everyone from recognizable national brands to independent, single-location owners. His client list includes McDonald’s, AutoZone, CVS, Walgreens, National Tire and Battery, Taco Bell, KFC, and Dunkin’ — alongside publicly traded REITs and institutional and private investors across the country.

What sets Anzalone apart isn’t just deal volume — it’s what happens when a deal gets complicated. He’s the broker sellers call when a tenant gives notice to vacate, when due diligence turns up a roof problem days before closing, or when a national headline threatens to spook a buyer mid-contract. Creative problem-solving under pressure, paired with a deep network of repeat buyers, is what keeps his deals closing instead of falling apart.

Standout Transactions

• $17,000,000 — Two Shopping Centers, Syosset & Hicksville, NY. Represented the buyer, Castle Bay Management, on the simultaneous acquisition of two institutional-quality Nassau County centers from two separate sellers — closing both in a single coordinated transaction at 6% and 6.5% cap rates.
• $5,250,000 — 7-Eleven, North Port, FL. Sold the property to a New York based 1031 buyer successfully closing within the allotted time frame.
• $7,300,000 — Walgreens, Butler, PA. Represented the seller in one of the larger single-asset net-lease sales in his portfolio, the kind of pricing that draws institutional and REIT-level buyers.
• $6,550,000 — Popeyes, Krispy Kreme & AutoZone Portfolio, Owings Mills, MD. Represented the buyer — the Popeyes operator himself — who acquired all three parcels for strategic control over who leases the neighboring space.
• $5,400,000 — Tractor Supply, Casa Grande, AZ. Sold a corporate-guaranteed, REIT-acquired asset. When roof issues surfaced during due diligence, Anzalone negotiated a closing credit that kept the deal — and the price — intact.
• $3,150,000 — 7-Eleven, Dallas, TX. Negotiated fully off-market with Petrakis Realty Group, a buyer he’s now closed more than 45 deals with — proof that the right relationship can move a deal without ever hitting the open market.
• $2,700,000 — Walgreens, Westerly, RI. Represented both the buyer and seller — and kept the buyer engaged through a national Walgreens store-closure announcement that hit mid-contract, closing in 45 days from signed PSA.
• $2,425,000 — AutoZone, Alpharetta, GA. Represented both sides of the transaction, sourcing a California-based buyer for a Georgia asset.
• $2,000,000 — Chick-fil-A, Dallas, TX. Sold all-cash to a Long Island 1031 buyer drawn to the site’s Walmart Supercenter frontage and Chick-fil-A’s credit strength — then held the deal together through a due diligence issue to close at full contract price.
• $1,575,000 — Wendy’s, Sterling Heights, MI. After the tenant gave notice to vacate, Anzalone identified the adjacent shopping center’s owner as the ideal buyer, had it under contract within 24 hours of a signed LOI, and closed in under 60 days.
• $1,790,000 — Wendy’s, Harriman, TN. An in-house collaboration, with Anzalone representing the seller and a Silber colleague representing the buyer.

Plus dozens more across 7-Eleven, CVS, Taco Bell, Dunkin’, McDonald’s, Starbucks, Tractor Supply, and Chili’s — spanning markets from Long Island to Dallas to Charlotte to South Florida.

A Cut Above

Anzalone credits relationship-building for his success. Real estate, to him, isn’t a series of transactions — it’s a series of relationships that happen to produce transactions. He looks for win-win outcomes and puts in the extra effort those outcomes usually require, whether that means restructuring terms mid-contract or finding the one buyer in the country who’s the right strategic fit for an unusual asset.

That philosophy shows up in the way he handles the moments most brokers dread:

• When a tenant vacates, he moves before the market can react. When a Wendy’s tenant gave notice to vacate, Anzalone didn’t wait for a listing to sit. He identified the one buyer with obvious motivation — the owner of the shopping center next door — and had the deal under contract within 24 hours of a signed LOI.
• When due diligence turns something up, he finds the structure that saves the deal. A roof issue and a Chick-fil-A due diligence snag have both threatened to unravel signed contracts. Both times, Anzalone negotiated his way to a closing that held at the original contract price — no re-trade, no lost deal.
• When the headlines get scary, he keeps buyers at the table. A Walgreens deal was under contract when the company announced a wave of national store closures — the kind of news that spooks single-tenant buyers overnight. Anzalone kept the buyer engaged and closed in 45 days.
• When relationships are strong enough, he skips the open market entirely. His track record with one repeat buyer alone stands at more than 45 closed deals, several negotiated fully off-market on the strength of trust built over years.

It’s why sellers keep coming back, and why buyers let him bring them deals nobody else sees first.

“Nick is a very hard worker. His ability to be creative in different deals makes him unique,” says Adam Silber, founder and CEO of Silber Investment Properties.

Get to Know Nicolas

Anzalone lives on Long Island’s south shore with his wife, Jessica and two children: his son Mason and daughter, Stella. Outside of work, he’s a devoted fan of the Dallas Cowboys, Miami Heat, and New York Yankees, and spends his free time trading stocks, traveling, and catching live sporting events whenever he can.