Peter Gaito Jr is a partner and licensed architect with over 25 years of experience in design, production, project administration and construction management experience for various new design, planning. Back PETER F. GAITO JR . AIA, NCARB Partner Over 25 years of design, production, project administration and construction management experience for various new design, planning and construction projects, renovations and additions for all building types. Peter's experience with large and small scale projects enables his eponymous office to create unique architectural solutions defined by the volume, aesthetics and experiential spatial quality for a variety of project typologies including commercial, institutional, religious and residential towers. Peter increases his exposure within the fields of architecture, planning and real estate development through lectures, written publications, social media, professional organizations and philanthropy, bridging architectural design ambitions with public awareness and understanding. His aim as an AIA Architect is to continually make the world a better place through design as well as the promotion of architecture through writing, publications, lectures, and philanthropy. He lives and works following the guiding notion that every place can inspire talent and foster advanced design, sustainability and improved technology. EDUCATION Bachelor of Architecture, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Bachelor of Building Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS Registered Architect: NY, CT NCARB Certification PROFESSIONAL AFFFILIATIONS Planning Board Chair, Tarrytown NY - 2025 - Present Chair, AIA National Interfaith Design Knowledge Community, 2024 Member, Climate Action Planning Institute - 2023 - Present Planning Board Member, Tarrytown NY - 2021 - Present Leader, AIA National Interfaith Design Knowledge Community, 2018 - Present Member, AIAW HV Past Presidents Council, 2016 - Present President, AI A Westchester+Hudson Valley, 2015 Board Member, AIA Westchester+Hudson Valley, 2010-2015 Chair, Nominating NY Representative for AIA National Regional Director, 2015 Voting Member, NY Regional Alignment Committee, 2015 Member, AIANYS Leadership Improvement Committee 2016 Founder and Editor-in-Chief, ArchPLUS Magazine, 2013-2017 PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS American Institute of Architects (AIA) Architecture League of New York AIA Interfaith Design Knowledge Community Architecture Culture Spirituality Forum (ACSF) American Planning Association (APA) Builders Realty Institute (BRI) Land Use Leadership Alliance (LULA) National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) Westchester Municipal Planning Federation (WMPF) Urban Land Institute (ULI) LECTURES • Dialogues with Local Building Departments: Best Approaches Presented to: BRI, October 21, 2021 • Getting to 'Yes' on Designing and Building Green Building Presented to: BRI, April 22, 2021 • The Future of Commercial Buildings; Architecture, Construction, Sustainability Presented to: BRI / IFMA, March 25, 2021 • A Green Sustainable Westchester County Presented to: BRI, White Plains, NY April 11, 2019 • Reasons to Hire an Architect at Your Project Start Presented to: BRI, White Plains, NY October 13, 2016 • Irregular sites, Regular Projects Presented to: WMPF, White Plains, NY June 21, 2015 • To LEED or not to LEED: Achieve Sustainable Design Efficiency without LEED Certification Presented to: ACA Keystone Conference, Eco-Camp II, Allentown, PA, April 20, 2010 • The Use of Visual Techniques in the Land Use Decision Making Process Presented to: WMPF, White Plains, NY November 29, 2006 PUBLISHED WRITING List of periodicals where regular/numerous and single articles have been published: ArchPLUS (AIAWHV Magazine) Architecture Record ArchitectureWeek Entrepreneur Architect General Notes (AIAWHV Magazine 1990-2013) Impact (BRI Magazine) Oculus River Journal DESIGN CRITIC • Tarrytown Professional Liaison for Cornell University Climate Adaptive Design Studio, 2022 • ACE Mentor Program NYC Final Presentation, New York, NY April 28, 2013 • SUNY Purchase Precollege Summer Architecture Program, Purchase, NY July 26, 2013 PROFESSIONAL APPEARANCES BRI Radio Show on WVOX : • Architecture: Post Pandemic, November 4, 2020 • Architecture and Construction, July 27, 2018 • Sustainable Architecture, August 11, 2017 PHILANTHROPY Founder: FoG/Friends of Gaito www.friendsofgaito.org A charity focused on raising funds and awareness for the American Diabetes Association, primarily thru the Tour de Cure annual bike ride. Since 2010, Team FoG has ridden a collective 1,833 miles and has raised over $176,000. PHOTOGRAPHY Glass Condo Building on the West Side Highway , 2003 Published with permission in the book: Celebrating the Art of Architecture, 25 Years of Pritzker Prize Winning Architects by Jaye Abbate and Michael C. Thomsett

THE GUIDANCE CENTER NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK INSTITUTIONAL Provided design, construction documents and construction administration for a 1948 building renovation to provide updated labs, classrooms, staff areas, storage, computer rooms, HVAC system, electrical and plumbing improvements, and all new roofing, bring building up to code.

Engaging solutions for Parks and Recreation projects: Sports Facilities, Parks, Playgrounds, Recreation Facilities, Theme Parks, Monuments/Memorials, Landscape EXPERTISE Commercial Education Healthcare + Institutional Historic Restoration Master Planning Multi-Family Residential Municipal Public Spaces Religious Sports + Recreation Warehouse + Storage View Client List View Aerial Videos of Projects ENGAGING SOLUTIONS for SPORTS AND RECREATION projects including: Athletic Facilities • Recreation Facilities • Parks / Playgrounds • Landscape Design • Public Plazas Entertainment • Cultural Centers • Nature Facilities • Memorials / Monuments • Aquatic Facilities YONKERS PARKING ROOFTOP PEPSICO HQ PLAYLAND SITE PLAN EJ MURRAY ICE SKATING RINK WINCHESTER CLUBHOUSE CORTLANDT POOL HOUSE WESTCHESTER COUNTY CENTER BRUSH PARK RENOVATION HARRISON REC CENTER WILLIAM J VESCIO COMMUNITY CENTER GOLD STAR MOTHERS MEMORIAL 4TH STREET PLAYGROUND Medal of Honor CROTON POINT BATHOUSE

SUNY PURCHASE PURCHASE, NEW YORK PUBLIC SPACES Addition/Renovation involving architecture and engineering work. PFGA provided design, construction documents and construction administration for various building renovations to provide updated labs, classrooms, staff areas, storage, computer rooms, HVAC system, electrical and plumbing improvements.

THE ALEXANDER CONDOMINIUMS MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK RESIDENTIAL 350,000 SQ.FT. MIXED-USE 19 STORIES 200 1 AND 2 BEDROOM UNITS 250 PARKING SPACES LUXURY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING A first of its kind in Mount Vernon, the new building will become a beacon for the area and a catalyst for further development in the area. The 19 story tower will include amenities such as a fitness area, swimming pool, 24 hour concierge service, and recreation space on the roof. The building will incorporate the latest sustainable engineering, products and systems.

public spaces, residential, commercial, religious, healthcare, transportation, NYC projects GREAT ARCHITECTURE STARTS WITH LISTENING TO THE CLIENT SELECT CLIENTS MUNICIPALITIES Ancram, NY Amawalk, NY Briarcliff Manor, NY Cortlandt, NY Dobbs Ferry, NY Dover Plains, NY Eastchester, NY Elmsford, NY Greenburgh, NY Harrison, NY Havestraw, NY Hawthorne, NY Larchmont, NY Mount Vernon, NY Nassau, NY New Rochelle, NY Northcastle, NY Pawling, NY Peekskill, NY Pelham, NY Putnam County, NY Rockland County, NY Scarsdale, NY Sleepy Hollow, NY Somers, NY Stamford, CT Suffolk County, NY Yaphank, NY Yonkers, NY Watertown, CT Westchester County, NY West Point, NY White Plains, NY EDUCATION Colleges • Columbia Teachers • Hunter • Purchase • New Jersey • West Point Community Colleges • Bergen County • Westchester County Public Schools • Mount Vernon • New Rochelle • School Construction Authority Private Schools • Irvington NY • Manhattan • Tarrytown MASTERPLANNING Bailey Farms Brush Park EJ Murray Skating Rink Greyston Properties Hawthorne Downtown Hudson Place at Overlook Farms Lakeside Park Newport City Maquesten Parkway Eastchester Memorial Park Presbyterian Church of Mt. Kisco The Wartburg ON-CALL A/E SERVICES Bergen County, NJ Bergen Community College, NJ Putnam County, NY Rockland County, NY Westchester County, NY Stamford, CT PUBLIC SPACES Cortlandt Manor Pool House Croton Bathhouse EJ Murray Skating Rink Harrison Recreation Center Lathrop Community Center Marshlands Nature Conservancy Metro North Rail Road Pelham Municipal Center Playland Administration Building Port Authority of NY and NJ Scarsdale Library Scarsdale Treasury Department Scarsdale Village Hall Sleepy Hollow Village Hall Westchester County Center William J. Vescio Community Center Fire Departments • Amawalk • Harrison • Eastchester • Mount Vernon • Pawling • Pelham • Scarsdale • Somers • Tuckahoe • Worthington Police Departments • Greenburgh • Pelham • Scarsdale • Stamford Department of Public Works • Dobbs Ferry • Greenburgh • Harrison • Haverstraw • Larchmont • Peekskill • Tarrytown • Watertown RELIGIOUS Archdiocese of New York Bowen Memorial Church Church of God, New Rochelle Church of God, Spring Valley Church of God, Queens Church of the Transfiguration Don Bosco Fellowship Deaconry French Speaking Baptist Church Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Holy Rosary Church Jehova's Witness Church Letting Christ Be Known Church Lighthouse Tabernacle Church Living Faith Ministries Mt. Calvary/St. Marks United Methodist Mt. Olivet Apostle Church Presbyterian Church of Mt. Kisco The Redeemed Church Salesian Missions Salvation Army San Silverio Shrine Shrub Oak United Methodist St. Anthony's Church St. James the Less St. Paul's Church Transfiguration Church Trinity Baptist Church United Methodist Church Unity Baptist Tabernacle Vineland International Church MULTIFAMILY MIXED-USE 3rd Street Condos S. 5th Ave Condos 8th Avenue Condos S.13th Avenue Condos 313 Main Street Condos 525 Maquesten Tower 645 Maquesten Tower Newport Towers, Jersey City: • The Thomas Jefferson • The James Madison Alden Place Condos The Alexander August Petrillo Condos Britain Woods Church/Division Mixed-Use Clarewood Condos Dell Avenue Condos Elysian Heights Fishkill Place Fulton Avenue Condos Franklin Avenue Condos Grace Avenue Condos Heritage Hills High Point Condos Hillside Condos Hudson Place at Overlook Farms Hunter Hollow Homes Irvington Condos Kensico Hills King's Square Condos New Jackson Avenue Condos Riverbend Condos Soundview Condos St. Ann's Apartments Trinity Associates Apartments Villa Nuits The Vista Vernon Haven Condos Wayne Hills Westcheter Ave Condos WInchester Condos Yonkers Terrace RESIDENTIAL ORGANIZATIONS Cedarhouse Capital Condominium Associations: Various Dorm Authority State of NY Elkay Partners Farrell Organization Foxy Management Gramatan Management Hempstead Housing Authority Hillside Condominium Corp HMH Management Company Housing Auntorities: Various JLB Homes LeFrak Organization Marsh Development Mastermind, Ltd M. Melnick & Co. Monticello Housing Authority HMH Managenent Company Newport City Development New Destiny Housing New Rochelle Housing Authority NY State Division of Housing Petro Real Estate Development Riverbay Corporation Varma Realty Development Vernon Haven Condominiums Westchester Property Management COMMERCIAL Autograph Hotel, White Plains Beacon Chemical Byram Concrete California Closets Canada Dry Combe General Foods Group 5 Jonard Tools Kraft Offices and Food Labs Lashins Development Corp. Lordae Properties Mac Pension Makers Central Merrit Direct Moretrench American Corporation Neri Bakery Nigro Brothers Opus Hotel The Okonite Company Pepsico Playland Park Railroad Construction Company Ritz-Carlton Hotel, White Plains 25 Main Street Tuckahoe Visiting Nurses of Westchester Wacovia Bank Westchester Wall, Inc. West Point - Herbert Hall / AOG AUTOMOTIVE / MOTORCYCLE Big Dee Volvo BMW Manhattan BMW Motorcycle Manhattan BMW Motorcycle of White Plains Curry Automotive D&A Auto Center Herman's Autobody James Street Parking Garage Joe Torrisi Car Dealers Landrover USA Ray Catena Auto Group Triumph of Westchester SHOPPING CENTERS / RETAIL Archway Shopping Center Ardsley Shopping Center BLT White Plains Casa Building Materials Connor McGinn Studios Fit Inn Golden Horseshoe Shopping Center Lordae Properties Neri Bakery Princeton Shopping Center KRAFT Food Offices and Market Marcolini Chocolates Ritz Carlton Hotels Zales Jewelry RESTAURANTS / FOOD SERVICE Aki Asian Fusion BLT, White Plains Eatarry Jeraci Foods Marcolini Chocolate Neri Bakery Opus Hotel Red Horse by David Burke Ritz-Carlton, White Plains Rotanelli Foods Tarry Tavern WAREHOUSE + DISTRIBUTION Beacon Chemical, Mt. Vernon, NY Canada Dry, Mt. Vernon, NY Containership Agency, Mt. Vernon, NY Dab-O-Matic, Mt. Vernon, NY Dalesso Warehouse, Lakewood, NJ Double D Inc., Vernon, NY E-Z Folding and Binding, Mt. Vernon, NY East Side Movers, Mt. Vernon, NY Evans Manufacturing Corp, Mt. Vernon, NY Findlay Moving & Storage, Mt. Vernon, NY Flood Construction Warehouse, Somers, NY Fulton Beverage/Milk Mart, Mt. Vernon, NY General Foods Warehouse, Tarrytown, NY Goldberg - S&I Electronic, Hartsdale, NY Great American Leasing, Mt. Vernon, NY Group W Cable, Mt. Vernon, NY Hertlein, Mt. Vernon, NY HMH Management Company, Ardsley, NY Home Street Warehouse, White Plains , NY J&L Warehouse, Mt. Vernon, NY Jeraci Foods, Elmsford, NY Jonard Tools, Elmsford, NY Lordae Properties, Bronx NY Mario Industries, Mt. Vernon, NY Mason's Facility, Roscoe, NY Mutual Biscuit Company, Hartford, CT N.U.T.S. Manufacturing, Mt. Vernon, NY National Towel and Uniform Supply, Mt. Vernon, NY Neri Bakery, Port Chester, NY Nice-Pak, Mt. Vernon, NY Nick Meo Warehouse, Mt. Vernon, NY Otis Building , Yonkers, NY Pepsico, Mt. Vernon, NY Railroad Construction Company., Patterson, NJ Resnik Industries Inc., Mt. Vernon, NY Retailer/Storage Bldg, Mt. Vernon, NY Rotanelli Food Distribution, New Rochelle, NY Salvation Army HQ, Nyack, NY Sentrale, White Plains, NY Set to Fit, Norwalk, CT Sigmind Cohn, Mt. Vernon, NY Sigmind Cohn, Yorktown, NY South 5th Warehouse , Mt. Vernon, NY Storage Building, Mt. Vernon, NY Storage Land, Mt. Vernon, NY U-Haul, Bronx NY Westchester Hudson Petroleum, Mt. Vernon, NY Westchester Wall, Mt. Vernon, NY Zelco Industries, Mt. Vernon, NY HEALTHCARE + INSTITUTIONAL Bailey Farms Boys Clubs of America Cardiac Rehab Conter Mount Vernon Hospital Center for Popular Democracy Downstate Medical Center Everest Healthcare Family Justice Center FREE Guidance Center Highbridge Veterans Facility Methadone Treatment Facilities Milford Manor Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center Montefiore Hospital Morris Park Dialysis Center Mount Vernon Psychiatric Center National Institute of Health New Destiny Housing New York Presbyterian Hospital Pediatric Oncology Center OASAS OTDA Police Athletic League Samaritan Village Inc. Seabury Wilson Memorial Home Senior Citizens Center, Mt. Vernon, NY Sound Shore Medical Center VNS of Westchester The Wartburg Westport Senior Center Yonkers General Hospital YMCA NEW YORK CITY PROJECTS AIDS Facility: W.27th St, NY, NY American Friends of Hebrew University: Battery Park Plaza, NY, NY Apartment Building: Columbus Ave, NY, NY Apartment Building: E.38th St, NY, NY Baumritter Kidney Center: Morris Park Ave, Bronx, NY BMW Car Dealership: W.57th St, NY, NY BMW Motorcycle Dealership: W.57th St, NY, NY BRC Human Services Corp: W.25th St, NY, NY Broncksland, St. Ann's Avenue, Bronx, NY Church of God, 60-20 Broadway, Queens, NY Columbia Teachers College Daycare Facility: W.120th St, NY, NY Co-Op City / Riverbay Corp. Bronx, NY Create Inc.: W.128th St, NY, NY Daytop Village-Queens Outreach: Jamaica Ave, Jamaica, NY Daytop Village-Far Rockaway: Beach 65th St, Far Rockaway, NY Elmcor Youth-Adult Activity-Residential Homeless & Ambulatory: Astoria Blvd East, Elmhurst, NY Ephesus 7th Day Adventist Church, W.123rd St, NY, NY Greenwich House- Primary Care Initiative: W.30th St, NY, NY Greg Norman Collection Retail: Macy's, Bloomingdales, NY, NY Gun Hill Road Shopping Center: E.Gun Hill Road, Bronx, NY Hunter College-Animal Facility, Park Ave, NY, NY Hunter College-Michael Lewis Lab, Park Ave, NY, NY Hunter College-Psychology Lab, Park Ave, NY, NY Hunter College-Research Lab, Park Ave, NY, NY Hunts Point Service CenterCarmen Iris-Capeles Treatment Center: Westchester Ave, Bronx, NY India Chancellery: E.64th St, NY, NY Interfaith Medical Center-MMTP & Alcohol /Substance Abuse Center: Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY Kidney Center: Webster Ave, Bronx, NY Kings Harbor Facility: E.Gun Hill Road, Bronx, NY Letting Christ Be Known Church: Bartow Ave, Bronx, NY Lordae 1-Retail and Professional Offices, Bronx NY Lordae 2- Retail and Medical Offices, Bronx NY Lordae Warehouse 1, Bronx NY Lordae Warehouse 2, Bronx NY Marcolini Restaurant: Park Ave, NY, NY MDC #1 Dialysis Facility: Webster Ave, Bronx, NY Montefiore Dialysis Center: Eastchester Road, Bronx, NY Morris Park Dialysis Facility: Morris Park Ave, Bronx, NY M.S./H.S. 368, Tibett Ave, Bronx, NY Neighborhood Youth & Family Services: Third Ave, Bronx, NY New York College of Podiatric Medicine: E.124th St, NY, NY New Destiny Housing: Bainbridge St, Brooklyn, NY Park Terrace Gardens (5 Buildings-renovations): Park Terrace East, NY, NY Phase Piggy Back Inc.: Edgecombe Ave, NY, NY Phoenix House: W.80th St, NY, NY Phoenix House: E.185th St, NY, NY Project Hospitality: Castleton Ave, Staten Island, NY Queens Village-Alcoholism Outpatient Clinic: E.162nd St, Jamaica, NY Queens Village-J.Cap Main Treatment: Merrick Blvd, Laurelton, NY Queens Village-Primary Care Living: Springfield Blvd, Queens Village, NY Retail, Bell Boulevard: Bayside, NY Rhino FX Studio: E.42nd St, NY, NY Samaritan Village Inc-Ed Thompson Center: 89th Road, Richmond Hill, NY Samaritan Village Inc.: W.43rd St, NY, NY Supreme International (subsidiary of Perry Ellis Int.): W.39th St, NY, NY Synagogue & Multi-family, Rivington St, NY, NY Trinity Baptist Church, NY, NY Anchor 1

WHITE PLAINS CONDOMINIUMS WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK BALCONY PROJECT (31 balconies) The condominium balconies were required to be demolished due to safety issue and the committee chose PFGA to design new, maintenance free balconies that work structurally and aesthetically within the budget. RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL 3 STORIES, 66 UNITS

1779 WESTCHESTER AVE OFFICES AND STORES BRONX, NEW YORK Describe your image Describe your image 1/1 back to COMMERCIAL Two-story retail project on a street corner next to the train tracks in the Bronx. 2-stories 2022

Flexible solutions for commerical projects: Automotive/Motorcycle Facilities, Office Buildings, Shopping Centers, Interiors, Warehouses, Restaurants, Retail EXPERTISE Commercial Education Healthcare + Institutional Historic Restoration Master Planning Multi-Family Residential Municipal Public Spaces Religious Sports + Recreation Warehouse + Storage View Client List View Aerial Videos of Projects FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS for COMMERCIAL project including: Automotive / Motorcycle Facilities • Lab Spaces • Hotels • Shopping Centers • Office Buildings Restaurants Corporate Headquarters • Retail • Fitness / Exercise Centers • Workplace Conversion to Residential Mixed-Use • Government • Hospitality • Lobby Restorations • Community Centers THE OPUS HOTEL GUEST ROOMS LORDAE RETAIL RED HORSE BY DAVID BURKE BARTOW AVENUE RETAIL/OFFICE BLDG COMBE LABS + SALON THE OPUS HOTEL LEXUS OF LARCHMONT MORETRENCH HQ GOLDEN HORSESHOE SHOPPING CENTER NERI'S BAKERY WAREHOUSE CURRY ACURA 451 MAIN STREET TUCKAHOE SUBSTATION SALVATION ARMY WHITE PLAINS ARCHWAY SHOPPING CENTER VISITING NURSE SERVICES ARSDLEY SHOPPING CENTER PEPSICO HQ

JAMES STREET PARKING GARAGE PEEKSKILL, NEW YORK PUBLIC SPACES Renovation of an existing parking garage which includes a new facade and landscaping.

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