Peter Greberis.
Peter Greberis, 34
Senior Project Manager at MKDA
Peter Greberis grew up helping out at his Greek family’s diners in central New Jersey, including one of the oldest, the 1930s-era Summit Diner in Summit. He left the Garden State for college — earning his bachelor’s at the University of Maryland and master’s at the University of Miami, both in architecture — but he began his career working at a small firm back in New Jersey, in Newark. In his five years at The DeRosa Group, he handled corporate interiors and ground-up buildings around the country, working on projects in Miami, Chicago and Atlanta.
Then, five years ago, MKDA hired him as a project manager. He manages corporate interior projects, including several renovations for Fisher Brothers. He oversaw work on the new Rockwell Group-designed amenity center at 1345 Avenue of the Americas, which includes a garden wall, a terrarium room, lounges and a conference center. At 299 Park Avenue, Greberis supervised the $20 million lobby renovation, another Rockwell Group-designed revamp that includes a 60-foot-long, interactive digital art piece, updated elevators and improvements to the ground-floor facade and plaza.
Besides Fisher Brothers’ buildings, he is also working on the $100 million renovation of 780 Third Avenue, which owner Nuveen Real Estate is rebranding as “The Gardens.” The soup-to-nuts revamp involves replacing the windows, adding a new shared landscaped outdoor space on the first floor, two cafés in the lobby, a below-grade restaurant and bar, and a basement amenity center with a workout area, a conference center and coworking spaces.
He does other kinds of commercial projects too. At the moment, he is overseeing the renovation of the 30-story Courtyard Marriott at 133 Greenwich Street, by the World Trade Center.
When he’s not working, Greberis enjoys spending time outdoors, playing basketball and going to the gym.—R.B.R
