A 96-unit affordable housing apartment complex seen as key to redevelopment in long-blighted North Bellport is expected to open to its first residents in 2028. BFJ Planning worked with North Bellport through the New York Forward (NYF) planning process to select public and private development projects to fund through the grant. Algeria South is a mixed-use residential project that came directly out of that planning process and is partially funded by NYF.

Silvia Del Fava, Senior Associate at BFJ Planning co-authored a policy brief published by the Mercatus Center. The brief discusses how reducing regulatory delays and simplifying approvals can help the Empire State build more housing faster and at lower cost. Ms. Del Fava also published an op-ed piece on the research paper in The Times Union (https://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/commentary-build-homes-improve-permitting-22345020.php)

The Planning and Zoning Commission officially adopted new Commercial Zoning Regulations and corresponding Downtown Zoning Map, new Parking Regulations, new Inclusionary Zoning Regulations, updated various definitions within the zoning regulations, and adopted a Conservation and Traffic Mitigation District in accordance with PA 25-1. BFJ Planning has been working with New Canaan on comprehensive zoning regulations updates since Fall of 2025.

A Public information session was held at the Mount Pleasant Public Library to discuss potential federally funded street improvements aimed at enhancing roadway and pedestrian safety. Earlier this year, the village received $160,000 through the federal Safe Streets for All (SS4A) grant program. The engineering consulting firm NV5 is serving as the project’s lead consultant, collaborating with the village and its planning consultant, BFJ Planning, to present solutions to local officials.

The Sea Cliff Bord of Trustees and representatives from BFJ Planning held their third public workshop on updating the village’s zoning code. Changes are coming to Sea Cliff’s business districts on Sea Cliff Avenue and Glen Cove Avenue in the proposed updates to the village’s zoning code. The Zoning Advisory Committee has been working with the Board of Trustees and BFJ Planning for more than a year to update the zoning code in accordance with a Comprehensive Plan, passed in 2023.

The final draft of the 2026 Rockland County Comprehensive Plan was presented by BFJ Planning to the Rockland County Legislature. The Plan can be found on https://www.envisionrockland.com/. BFJ Planning held several meetings around the county to get input from the public before compiling the plan. Several key points were shared, including plans to improve public transit, pedestrian access, and bicycle paths in Rockland.

Hightstown Borough Council considered recommendations from BFJ Planning’s parking and economic development study.

The Red Bank Planning Board voted unanimously approving zoning updates as being aligned with the master plan. The Borough Council followed suit with a unanimous vote to adopt them as law. BFJ Planning developed Red Bank’s master plan and drafting the zoning updates. Zoning updates include permitting ADUs in single-family zones with various conditions, banning data centers, adjusting setback and coverage requirements in single-family zones, banning vape shops and imposing distance requirements for cannabis retail, allowing boutique hotels in multiple zones, eliminating parking requirements for existing downtown buildings, tightening zoning in the office district, and increasing escrow fees.

The Briarcliff Manor Comprehensive Plan was unanimously adopted on June 2, 2026. BFJ Planning assisted the Village in developing a plan that builds on the strengths of the Village’s 2007 plan with a fresh vision tailored to today’s current and emerging trends and opportunities.

Susan Favate of BFJ Planning updated the Planning Board on the proposed rehabilitation plan for 26–28 Shrewsbury Avenue. The site plan was approved by the board and is planned to be redeveloped into two new residential buildings totaling 40 units, along with a public walkway along the Swimming River.

BFJ Planning is working with the Village of Manorhaven, New York, to develop their comprehensive plan.

BFJ Planning hosted a third workshop and public hearing for the East Hampton Comprehensive Plan. Noah Levine and Emily Tolbert presented the issues and opportunities and recommendations in the first full draft of the plan which is available at ehvplan.wixsite.com.

BFJ Planning is working with the Town of New Canaan to update their Zoning Regulations. The goal of the project is to guide development and redevelopment consistent with the community’s vision and values expressed in the 2024 Plan of Conservation and Development and to make the regulations as user-friendly as possible.

On December 3, 2025, the Middletown Township Planning Board unanimously adopted the Middletown Master Plan, prepared by BFJ Planning in collaboration with Matrix New World Engineering and Urbanomics. Located in Monmouth County, New Jersey, Middletown is shaped by its coastal geography and regional transit access via the NJ Transit North Jersey Coast Line. The Master Plan updates the Township’s planning framework to reflect current conditions and a shared long-term vision, establishing goals and recommendations across land use, transportation, infrastructure, community facilities, open space and conservation, historic preservation, economic development, and sustainability. The effort also included a climate change hazard vulnerability assessment and a robust public engagement process, including workshops, stakeholder meetings, an online Ideas Wall, and a township-wide survey.

The Town of Orange’s Plan and Zoning Commission engaged BFJ Planning to update its 2015 Plan of Conservation and Development. Through this planning process, BFJ led community outreach and conducted stakeholder interviews to help build consensus on a vision for Orange’s future. The plan provides recommendations on a range of issues including land use and zoning, housing, economic development, recreation and open space, community character, community facilities and services, environmental protection and transportation. The final document includes a future land use plan that provides strategies for accomplishing plan goals and objectives over the next decade. The plan was adopted in November 2025.

BFJ staffed a booth at Peekskill's Waterfront Development Open House on September 6. BFJ is working with the City of Peekskill, NY on a Cumulative Environmental Impact Report to provide an initial, generic assessment of potential significant environmental impacts from waterfront transit-oriented development (TOD) on three City-owned parking lots located just east of the Metro North Railroad tracks.

BFJ Planning’s 2025 Plan of Conservation and Development for the Town of Brookfield, CT, was unanimously adopted on September 4. The Plan will guide local growth, zoning, land use, and infrastructure planning for the next decade.

BFJ's Red Bank Train Station Redevelopment Plan will transform a 25-acre tract allowing for mixed use development and green spaces near the train station.

BFJ Planning has held public meetings in each of Rockland County’s five towns to hear views, ideas, and concerns in order to prepare the county’s 2025 Comprehensive Plan Update and Generic Environmental Impact Statement.

Red Bank Green highlights the Red Bank Train Station Redevelopment Plan, a plan developed by BFJ Planning and PE to transform a NJ Transit station parking lot and nearby properties into apartment buildings and new public plazas, “Planning Board OK’s Red Bank Train Station Redevelopment Plan.” The plan follows up on BFJ’s 2023 master plan for the Borough of Red Bank, NJ. NJTOD, NJ Transit’s newsletter, shared the story, as did TAPinto Red Bank.