Power Broker
Curtis Nassau
Executive Vice President, RIPCO Real Estate
Elmwood Park, NJ 07407
Executive Vice President, Ripco Real Estate - Landlord & Tenant Retail Real Estate Leasing Specialist
Phone (201) 777-2302
Executive Vice President, Ripco Real Estate - Landlord & Tenant Retail Real Estate Leasing Specialist
Specialties
Investment Sales Broker, Landlord Rep (Retail), Tenant Rep (Retail)
Property Types
Retail
Markets
Northern New Jersey, Westchester/So Connecticut
Bio
Curtis Nassau is an Executive Vice President at RIPCO Real Estate and one of New Jersey’s leading retail real estate professionals, specializing in tenant and landlord leasing representation. With more than 20 years of experience in retail leasing and sales, Curtis is widely recognized as a top advisor for shopping center leasing and development.
Curtis advises developers, property owners, and retailers on new retail development, shopping center leasing, redevelopment, site selection, and expansion strategy. His practice spans downtown main-street retail, suburban shopping centers, and highway-oriented retail, making him a trusted advisor to both institutional and private owners seeking best-in-class leasing execution throughout New Jersey.
As a leading landlord leasing specialist in New Jersey, Curtis maintains a comprehensive landlord-representation platform covering shopping centers, grocery-anchored retail, and mixed-use projects integrating retail with multifamily, office, hospitality, restaurant, fitness, entertainment, and experiential uses. Notable assignments include The Promenade Shops (Clifton); ground-up developments such as Shops at North Village (Sparta), Fairfield Marketplace, Shoppes at Vermella (Union), and Crossings at 10 (Morris Plains); mixed-use developments including The Plaza at Harmon Meadow (Secaucus); and shopping center redevelopments such as Cedar Knolls Plaza and Maple Avenue Plaza (Fair Lawn).
A defining strength of Curtis’s practice is his deep expertise in supermarket and grocery-anchored retail. He currently represents Uncle Giuseppe’s Marketplace and Supremo Supermarkets and has completed supermarket leases with ShopRite, Aldi, Lidl, and Trader Joe’s.
Curtis also represents national, regional, and emerging retail tenants seeking expansion across New Jersey, with a focus on supermarkets, restaurants, fitness users, experiential retail, and service-oriented concepts that drive traffic and long-term value. In addition to Uncle Giuseppe’s Marketplace and Supremo Supermarkets, his tenant roster includes Restoration Hardware Outlet and Salons by JC.
Curtis has completed hundreds of restaurant leases including Panera Bread, Chick-fil-A, J. Alexander’s, Darden, McDonald’s, CAVA, Shake Shack, Paris Baguette, Chipotle, Starbucks, and Jersey Mike’s, as well as approximately 100 fitness transactions with Planet Fitness, Gold’s Gym, Retro Fitness, Fitness 19, and boutique concepts such as Orangetheory, Club Pilates, and Pure Barre. His tenant roll-out experience includes Uncle Giuseppe’s Marketplace, Planet Fitness, Noodles & Co., and Smashburger.
Curtis is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and holds a Bachelor of Arts from Union College, Schenectady, NY. Known for combining development-stage retail planning, landlord leasing strategy, tenant representation expertise, Curtis Nassau is consistently recognized as one of New Jersey’s top retail real estate professionals.
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