Great local architect, very insightful. Works with a Young talented team. I would recommend him to…read moreanyone needing an experienced architect.

Geoff's services were the best part of my home renovation…read more I needed to fully renovate my childhood home and add a small addition to accommodate our needs. I didn't want to be wasteful and had a specific budget. We also had zoning challenges. Geoff was so creative with our layout and maximized the usability of our small house. He also provided us with an alternative if zoning didn't get approved. The alternative still included everything the expanded version had, so we were covered either way. When it came to zoning, he managed everything for me and had a great relationship with the town. We got everything approved and the committee thought our ideas were great. Then when it came to construction, I was so glad I had Geoff on my side. The builders thought he was super thorough. I appreciated Geoff's advice on what absolutely needed to get done and what didn't, and approximate costs, etc. I felt like he was an advocate for me, and I was so appreciative of his guidance and help throughout the whole project. He's very generous with advice and his time. We absolutely love our home. We are so grateful for our experience with Geoff and highly recommend him!

Geoff is an excellent architect, super knowledgeable, patient, results oriented and very reasonable…read morepricing to boot.

These people will steal your down payment and refuse to give you a refund. They are in the business…read moreto take a down payment, and deliver unusable blueprints for your project. I have been a General Contractor for over 25 years. I met with Charles Schaffer to reproduce a set of ICF Blueprints. Charles Schaffer stated, "the blueprints was done by someone who did not know what he was doing. Charles stated "he would like to know what school the person attended because the blueprints were not functional". He took my down payment and passed me onto Jesse, who created a set of blueprints that did not resemble the design I submitted at all. Charles claimed "they did an ICF Project for a Daycare before". I was apparently a complete lie! Charles knew they had never created a set of ICF Blueprints, due to what Jesse returned to me. I literally spent hours explaining ICF Methods and over 40 minutes on day explaining what a ledger board was and how the I-Joists are connected to the ledger board. Jesse is either is too lazy to learn new things or is set in his ways of creating blueprints. Charles literally stuck up for Jesse who delivered on sheet that had, plumbing, truss roof, HVAC, deck, and footing details all on the same sheet. They drew up a set of blueprints that made the home less functional and completely against the home design I bought to them to reproduce and make "functional". I am building in the state of PA and received plans reference codes for the state of NJ. I emailed them last evening and finally received a call from Charles this morning, who claimed to be a "church counselor" at our first meeting. Charles stated "they are going to walk away from my project, and I don't owe them anymore money". I requested my down payment be returned immediately. Charles Schaffer stated "WELL DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO". I replied, I need to be clear about what you are stating "To do what I have to do". He stated "we put more time in this and we are walking away from your project, so do what you have to do. You are a nice lady but we are just going to walk away from your project". I replied again stating, this is how White Men treat Black and Brown People. Deliver them less than workmanship and expect to take their money. Church Counselor Charles replied "Now you're pulling the race card". I responded no I'm saying exactly what has happened. You held me up for almost 3 months my going back and forth teaching Jesse ICF, and now you are stating you are taking my money and not completing my ICF Blueprints? Church Counselor Charles hung up on me. These people are just out to take your down payment and deliver a set of blueprints that you cannot use. Whether it's an ICF Home or a Stick Frame Home Jesse do not know how to complete a set of Blueprints and Counselor Charles is like the DADDY, who returns and steps in to deliver the message "WE TOOK YOUR MONEY AND NOW DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO". Well this is my first step in "Doing what I have to do". Next step is to report Charles Schaffer & Associates LLC, to the Architectural Board. My next steps are to file a lawsuit in New Jersey to get my money back and go on every platform on social media outlet, every local news outlets and every organization related to the Architectural Community so no one suffer what I've experienced with Charles Schaffer & Associates LLC. This is how White Men take advantage of Black and Brown People. Save your money and DO NOT HIRE THIS FIRM FOR ANYTHING RELATED TO YOUR PROJECT. So I'm doing exactly what Charles told me to do.

I have the most beautiful house on my street thanks for Mr Schaffer. He has a eye for design and…read morequality that is unsurpassed!

Jim consulted with me several times on my gut renovation project and provided expert advice. He…read morebrings expertise from two decades of experience to the table, and also his work is of impeccable quality. I saw a passive house he was gut renovating in Park Slope, and it was absolutely stunning! Jim knows how to preserve historic details while bringing the design into the modern era in a tasteful, classic way. He exudes calmness and wisdom and is a pleasure to be around. Full disclosure in that I ultimately had to choose a less experienced architect because Jim's fee, although completely reasonable given his level of skill and expertise, was a bit out of our price range.

Jim was great to work with. We did a semi-gut renovation in 3 bedroom/2 bathroom apt. The quality…read moreof his work and suggestions were exactly what we wanted based on my husband and my feedback. Jim is very detailed and each week during renovation, we had him manage the project with the contractor to ensure the final output was done properly. Most Manhattan apartments are not symmetrical, so the early stage on doing things a certain way goes a long way on the final look. He understands plumbing, and electrical well to communicate to our contractors. He referred us to a HVAC engineer. When it came to interior design, we had Sarah who provided feedback and suppliers information. She was also very helpful. Jim knows the DOB process well and helped us resolved many issues even during covid and DOB rule changed in 2020 and 2021. We also had him manage the project with the contractors. The contractors don't have the same design eyes and were a bit sloppy and forgetful so it was imperative to have Jim help us. Urban charges by the hour and provided an accurate estimate of the cost. Make sure what projects he's working on so he can allocate time properly. In the beginning with the design drawing schematic, it took a while cause he was on a couple of brownstone projects but overall still have a very positive experience with Jim. He was responsive.

We worked with Steve Hockstein at AHM Architects. He did a phenominal job on the addition to our…read morehouse. Very high quality work but also very attentive to our questions and continued to be very helpful throughout the project. Would absolutely recommend Steve to anyone in need of an architect.

Steve is a wonderful architect--he's professional, ethical and keeps customer's budget in mind when…read moredesigning. We worked with Steve on an extensive renovation of our house this year (2021) and he is attentive and listened to us. He provided us with the design for an open floor plan, modern home that functioned well for our family, all within our budget. This is not our first project with Steve (we worked with him in the past back in 2014) and I am sure we will definitely use him again next time!

Most sadly, Don will be greatly missed by all of his friends and family, Don was taken from this…read moreworld on February 9, 2015.