Baltimore Retail & Restaurant Revival

A pioneer of the South Florida culinary movement, Haas comes to Montauk Yacht Club after 30 years of excellent reviews including being named a Best New Chef by Food & Wine Magazine in 1994 and several invitations to cook at The James Beard House in New York. He has worked with hospitality giants Four Seasons, Turnberry Isle Resort, Noble House Hotels and China Grill Management as well as noted independent restaurants including his own. Prior to consulting for the Montauk Yacht Club, Haas opened two of his own restaurants in Antigua, Guatemala: Bistro Cinq (www.bistrotcinq.com), a French restaurant serving Caribbean delicacies; and Nokiate (www.nokiate.com), a contemporary sushi, sake and seviche restaurant rooted in Japanese-Latino style. In Coral Gables during 2003, he opened Chispa, a contemporary Latin restaurant and bar inspired by the history and traditions of the Hispanic culture. He also consults on restaurant and hotel projects. Among these are a Mediterranean seafood concept, La Marea (http://www.tidessouthbeach.com/dining/index.html), part of The Tides Hotel's $14 million renovation in South Beach, Florida; Phillips Seafood (www.phillipsseafood.com) in Baltimore, Maryland; and the Bistro at Crowne Point (http://www.crownepointe.com/restaurant/) in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Haas is known for his love of tropical flavor and fusions but also his creative use of local fare cooked honestly. He is expert with a range of international cuisines having honed his culinary talents in travels across the Southeast Asia, Russia, Finland, Continental Europe, the Mediterranean and the Americas.

Greg Remeikis, CPA, is a partner in the Firm’s Assurance Practice and co-leads the Firm’s Hospitality Industry Practice in the Mid-Atlantic region. He serves as the Firm’s quality control partner related to the hotel specialization of the practice and leads the Firm’s initiatives for overseeing our hotel-focused team. Greg has been providing professional services in the hospitality industry for 20 years and has worked with leading hospitality companies in the publicly traded, private equity-backed, and family-owned sectors. He has provided a variety of consulting services to the industry, most notably real estate development and construction services to boutique hotels, internal control consulting to both publicly traded and privately held companies, audits and due diligence related to hotel acquisition, and fraud audits for fidelity bond claims. Greg has also assisted in developing and expanding our operational consulting services to the Mid-Atlantic region.

Doug's love for Lego and block construction made it clear from an early age that he was destined for a career in real estate development. As the founding principal of WorkShop Development, Doug has channeled his creative leanings and passion to bricks and mortar projects in the rapidly changing urban landscape of Baltimore. After graduating from Duke University, Doug spent 16 years at CB Richard Ellis as a broker focusing on landlord representation and national corporate assignments. Doug co-founded Chesapeake Real Estate Group in 2005 and further honed his focus on urban and suburban development with the founding of WorkShop Development in 2014. Doug is also an expert in Brownfield development. Doug is active both in the Baltimore real estate industry and local community. He is the Vice Chair of the Southeast Community Development Corporation working to improve the lives of all Baltimoreans.

Mr. Bell is a former Retail Architect with over 16 years’ experience in real estate development. He has been the project architect for over 1.5 million square feet of retail space throughout Maryland, D.C., Virginia, Delaware, and Pennsylvania. Chris is currently responsible for identifying development and acquisition opportunities for Hekemian & Co. in the Mid-Atlantic region, securing development entitlements and project approvals, and preparing the initial project development budget and financial projections. Education: B.E.D.A, North Carolina State University B. Arch (Graduate Degree), North Carolina State University M.B.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Drew heads The Martin Architectural Group's commercial division, managing a spectrum of retail and mixed-use commissions from grocery anchored strip fit-outs to overall master planning and design of regional lifestyle centers. Drew maintains a hands-on approach with his projects – from design and construction documents through construction administration. His duties specifically entail client representation during construction and leasing efforts. In addition to the composition of Lease Outline Drawings, Tenant Manuals, and tenant fit-out permit and construction documents, he can provide tenant coordination between fit-out and shell documentation as well.