Nicholas Zabelin, Broker Contractor - Carpenter/Robbins Commercial Real Estate, Inc.

Nicholas Zabelin serves as a Broker Contractor supporting the PBS R00 Center for Broker Services within the General Services Administration’s Public Buildings Service. In this secondary role, he facilitates the acquisition and leasing of commercial nonresidential real estate to meet federal workspace requirements across the United States. His work is integral to the agency’s mission of optimizing federal footprints through strategic property management, focusing on lease negotiations, market analysis, and tenant coordination for federal agencies. He typically handles real estate procurement actions under the 531120 NAICS code, primarily involving long-term leases of office buildings and nonresidential facilities to support mission-critical operations. Zabelin maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of commercial real estate entities, including TWO CON LLC, ONNI TIMES SQUARE LP, CVD MAIN LLC, BELTSVILLE GSA FDA LLC, and CC OWNER LLC. These partnerships are primarily transactional and asset-specific, centered on securing leased spaces that align with federal occupancy standards and security protocols. His engagement pattern reflects a preference for established property owners and management firms with proven experience in federal leasing, often involving complex lease structures and build-out agreements tailored to GSA specifications. There is no set-aside preference in Zabelin’s procurement activity; all acquisitions are conducted as full and open competitions. This reflects a strategic alignment with the agency’s emphasis on maximizing value and efficiency through broad market access rather than socioeconomic set-asides. Small business participation is not a primary driver in his contracting patterns, as the nature of the real estate assets procured typically requires large-scale ownership and management capacity. His industry focus is exclusively on NAICS 531120—Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses). He specializes in procuring leased office space and mixed-use commercial properties suitable for federal occupancy, with expertise in evaluating building compliance, infrastructure readiness, and location suitability for federal operations. His domain expertise lies in commercial real estate leasing dynamics within the federal real property acquisition ecosystem.