Future of Baltimore County

Wayne R. Gioioso, Jr. began his real estate career in 1984. Shortly thereafter, in 1987, he founded Mid-Atlantic Properties, Inc. The company’s substantial portfolio includes office, retail, parking, and storage properties, in addition to industrial land, throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. Over the course of his 40-year real estate career, Wayne has earned numerous awards and honors including winning the Baltimore Business Journal’s “Top 40 Under 40” award, being named a finalist for Ernst & Young’s “Real Estate Entrepreneur of the Year” award, receiving The St. Ignatius Award from St. Ignatius Parish and Fr. Bill Watters, and receiving the prestigious Kelley Medal award for distinguished alumni from his alma mater, Loyola Blakefield. Wayne is actively involved in the community and has served or is currently serving on the boards of: Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Loyola Blakefield High School, Notre Dame Preparatory School, Johns Hopkins-External Affairs, Maryland State Fairgrounds, Baltimore County Economic Development Commission, and Loyola University-Board of Sponsors.

Nick Over joined PDG in January of 2023 as a new principal with a focus on development and acquisitions opportunities. Nick’s expertise includes identifying, evaluating and initiating new real estate development opportunities within existing assets or raw land with a focus on mixed-use, retail, residential, and office products. Creatively finding value-add opportunities and executing on complex entitlements and construction is what drives him. Nick is an industry leader who can multi-task and has extensive firsthand lead experience from project conception through to completion and on-going operations of mixed-use assets. Prior to joining the PDG team, Nick was the Vice President of Development for Retail Properties of America (now Kite Realty), where he led the development teams in the east region. Prior to RPAI/Kite Realty he spent 10+ years at The Peterson Companies and Federal Realty Investment Trust supporting some of the largest development projects in the D.C. / Baltimore corridor, Nick has the ability to leverage his local relationships with property owners, developers and municipality officials to identify value enhancement. Nick has a B.S. in Business Administration and Accounting from the University of Louisiana-Lafayette and a J.D from Loyola University College of Law in New Orleans, Louisiana. ICSC and ULI member.

Mr. Bookhout serves as Senior Vice President of Development & Investments. He plays a lead role in the company’s mixed-use development division, with responsibility for sourcing, evaluating, underwriting, acquiring and executing projects in the Mid-Atlantic region and the Carolinas. Prior to joining Greenberg Gibbons in 2021, he was Vice President of the Mid-Atlantic & Carolinas Regions for AvalonBay Communities, where he specialized in mixed-use projects that feature multifamily housing over retail and led teams that delivered more than 2,300 units. Mr. Bookhout holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of North Carolina, a Master of Professional Accounting from the University of Texas, and a Master of Business Administration from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina. He is a Certified Public Accountant and serves on the UNC Kenan–Flagler Business School’s Board of Advisors, and has previously served on the Board of Directors for AIRS-Empire Homes and the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore. He is a member of ICSC and Urban Land Institute (ULI).

Since entering the commercial real estate industry in 2006 Gil Neuman has earned a reputation for closing complex investment sales for owners across the spectrum, from private families and developers to the largest publicly traded institutions. He is known for integrity, resourcefulness, market knowledge and extensive relationships in the business. Neuman began sales brokerage at the largest retail leasing firm in the mid-Atlantic just prior to the recession. While transactions nationwide slowed to a crawl Gil stood out as a success, closing deals. When the economy rallied, Neuman joined a DC-based investment sales firm as Managing Director to successfully close hundreds of millions of dollars in retail sales, followed by the formation of Neuman Commercial Group. Real Estate Alert has twice (2015 & 2016) ranked Neuman a “Top Retail Broker” on their top nationwide investment sales broker list, while American City Business Journals has twice named Neuman a commercial real estate “Heavy Hitter.” Neuman has spoken on multiple Washington D.C. and Baltimore “State of the Market” real estate panels, is quoted regularly in the media and is a long-standing member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). He holds a Master degree in Real Estate from Johns Hopkins University, a Master in Talmudic Law from Ner Israel Rabbinical College and a Bachelor in Film Production from the University of California, Los Angeles where in a previous life he wrote and produced for the Hollywood film industry.

Faith Nevins Hawks joined Marks Thomas, Architects in 1989 after completing her design studio professorship at the University of Maryland School of Architecture and became a Principal with the firm in 1996. Ms. Nevins has designed many senior living facilities and is always striving to lead the charge with innovative design solutions for senior housing. Dedicated to the pursuit of design excellence Ms. Nevins maintains the in house design review process as part of the firm’s quality control program. She has overseen the design on several of the firm’s award winning projects including NorthBay Environmental Education Center, winner of the National AIA award for Education and Sailwinds Visitor Center, Baltimore’s AIA Grand Design Award Winner. She juries for architectural design award programs with such entities as the Maryland Masonry Institute and National Council of Senior Housing. She is also a member of the Architectural Review Board of Baltimore County and provides design critique and thesis mentoring for the architectural programs at University of Maryland and Morgan State University.

David Karceski is a member of the firm’s State and Local Government Practice Group and counsels the firm’s clients on real estate development and zoning and land use matters. Mr. Karceski assists local, regional and national clients in obtaining legislative, administrative and regulatory approvals during all phases of development and permitting processes in Baltimore City and Baltimore County. The types of projects Mr. Karceski has been involved with include transit-oriented developments, mixed-use town centers, industrial and office parks, institutional campus improvements, multi-family communities and residential subdivisions, and a variety of commercial and retail projects. Signage approvals are a critical component of these projects that Mr. Karceski has obtained to increase the value of all types of development for the client. Prior to joining Venable, Mr. Karceski served as a law clerk to Chief Judge Joseph F. Murphy, Jr. on the Court of Special Appeals. He drafted and edited opinions and assisted in revising The Maryland Evidence Handbook.