As part of the Village of Farmingdale’s efforts to revitalize its downtown, BFJ Planning provided design services by developing conceptual designs for a Village-led facade improvement program. The program built off the Village’s Comprehensive Downtown Master Plan, Design Guidelines Manual, and newly adopted downtown signage ordinance (all completed by Jonathan Martin, Senior Associate, prior to joining BFJ), and ultimately resulted in refurbishment of approximately 70 existing storefronts in the downtown. The design process involved working closely with the Village administration, Architectural Review Board and property owners/proprietors to develop designs that met both the property owners’ budgets and Village’s needs. Conceptual designs were used to guide façade rehabilitation only, allowing property owners and proprietors some flexibility while considering budgets and preferences. To date, approximately 40 storefronts have been successfully rehabilitated in the downtown using a matching-funds program.