2021 Power 25 Real Estate: Nicholas R. Morizio

Nicholas R. Morizio is another long-time veteran of the region’s commercial real estate industry.

He’s the president of Colliers’ Hartford and New Haven offices and has been in the industry for 45 years. One of the biggest deals he’s been involved in over the last year was representing ParkSite in a 12-year lease in a newly-built, 175,000-square-foot building in East Windsor.

Over his entire career, Morizio has been in the middle of some of the largest deals in Greater Hartford, including the sale of three major office buildings in Hartford: the former Bank of America tower at 777 Main St.; the “Stilts” building at 20 Church St.; and the Metro Center at 350 Church St.

Nicholas R. Morizio. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

Aside from being a deal-maker, Morizio has been a leader in the industry, having been appointed a Counselor of Real Estate (CRE) and past president of the CT chapter, and past president of the CT Chapter of the Society of Industrial & Office Realtors (SIOR).

He was also a recipient of the UConn Lifetime Achievement Award In Real Estate in 2018, and in 2020 was inducted into the UConn School of Business Hall of Fame.