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Owner & Principal
NPRE & Stacks
•Owner & Principal, Nicholas Palance Real Estate (NY & FL)
•Owner & Principal, Stacks Real Estate Technology
•REBNY First Place Deal of the Year Award (NPRE)
•REBNY PropTech Challenge — 2nd Place (Stacks)
•Rookie of the Year, Brown Harris Stevens Brooklyn
•Former EVP & Managing Director of Sales, Brown Harris Stevens (65 agents)
•20 years advising sellers, buyers, investors, developers, landlords, and tenants
Nicholas “Nick” Palance is the award-winning owner of Nicholas Palance Real Estate LLC, servicing the Manhattan, Brooklyn, Hamptons, and Florida luxury real estate and investment markets. NPRE is modeled after a family office, guiding clients through lifelong, global real estate decisions with a data-driven, tech-enabled, value-add approach. Through Palance, Nick oversees his brokerage, technology ventures, and investment activities under a unified, principal-led platform.
A Connecticut native and Northeastern University early honors graduate, Nick moved to New York City over two decades ago and built a reputation for tackling the most complex deals with precision and creativity. He won the Real Estate Board of New York’s First Place Deal of the Year Award for closing one of the city’s most challenging transactions, and his real estate tech company, Stacks, tied for 2nd in the REBNY Proptech Challenge. Prior to real estate, Nick advised Wall Street executives at Big 4 accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and legendary musicians at Big 4 record label, EMI Records.
Known for his deep market knowledge, patient listening, and strategic dealmaking, Nick has sold prime properties across New York — from Fifth Avenue co-ops and West Village penthouses to SoHo lofts and Brooklyn brownstones. Now based between NYC and Florida, he focuses on Robert A.M. Stern condos, NYC townhouses, waterfront and equestrian properties, and private club communities.
Outside of work, Nick can be found walking his Schnauzer, Coop, or enjoying golf, fishing, horseback riding, music, comedy, fashion, collecting guitars, and giving back through Best Buddies, the American Cancer Society, and various animal welfare organizations.
What People Are Saying
“Nick is a consummate professional that clearly has passion for his work. I was fortunate to meet Nick years ago when he was the sellers broker when i was purchased a condo, and we became friends instantly. He is genuine, fair, and omnipresent. He stands out among his peers due to his ability to make everyone feel comfortable trading money for value without focusing on the money, which everyone else seems to do. I’m grateful to have him as a friend and recommend him highly to anyone looking for not only the best broker, but a good person that you can trust.”
— West Village Investor
“Nicholas is one of the best realtors I’ve ever worked with. We met him at an open house and he knew we were novices to the NYC real estate market. He noted what we needed and found us something we’d never have found on our own online. Also helped us with the entire coop board process spending hours preparing our application. We could have never done it without him and those 7+ years we lived in Brooklyn heights were magical. When it came time to sell, his team marketed it beautifully and the one day open house initiated a bidding war where we ended up over asking price.”
— Brooklyn Heights Repeat Customer
“Over the past 8 years involving numerous transactions, Nick has proved to be trustworthy, responsive, reliable, and committed. He is very knowledgeable about the real estate market; his advice has been excellent; and he has provided an honest and objective viewpoint. Nick has proved his diligence in persevering through the most challenging of circumstances and I look forward to working with him in the future.”