Nicholas J. Malagisi

National Director of Self Storage

Nicholas J. Malagisi serves as national director of self storage for Sperry Van Ness, specializing in the purchase and sale of self-storage properties. Since 1993, Malagisi has participated in the sale of over 70 properties valued at $350 million from as small as a single asset of $480,000 to an 11 property portfolio of $33 million.

Malagisi began his real estate career with industry leader, Public Storage, where he was responsible for site acquisition and development of new properties in the Northeast. He also began acquiring existing self-storage facilities for Storage Equities, Public Storage's publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT). Prior to joining Sperry Van Ness, Malagisi was the principal broker/owner of Storage Realty Advisors, where he specialized in the marketing, sales and disposition of self-storage properties throughout the Northeast United States.

Malagisi continues to work as a consultant in preparing feasibility studies for new developments, testifying in court as an expert, and preparing valuations of properties for various clients. As a regular attendee of national and regional self-storage conferences, he is a frequent guest speaker on valuation.

Malagisi is a member of the Self Storage Association (SSA), the national trade organization representing self-storage owners, operators, and vendors within the industry. Malagisi is a member of the New York SSA and other state self-storage associations. He is also a past director on the Northeast Board of Directors of the SSA where he participated in national issues affecting the self-storage industry. Malagisi is a charter member of the New York State Commercial Association of Realtors. Malagisi also served on the Board of Directors for the Western New York chapter and currently serves as chairman of the annual awards dinner.

Malagisi earned his bachelor's degree from Syracuse University, Martin J. Whitman School of Management, where he majored in industrial labor relations and minored in economics. His studies were interrupted for two years while he served as a member of the U.S. Army, including a tour of duty in the Republic of South Vietnam. Malagisi resides with his family in the Buffalo, N.Y., area.