BJH Advisors is a leading real estate advisory, economic development, urban planning, and public policy firm. At BJH Advisors, we draw on our diverse backgrounds, our independent perspectives, and our commitment to ethical and equitable outcomes in order to advance economically resilient neighborhoods, cities and regions. Our mission is to empower our city building collaborators – including policymakers, service providers, businesses, property owners, institutions and community leaders – to make data-supported decisions that improve the socioeconomic quality of life for workers, commuters, and residents. We share in our clients’ pursuits to develop more resilient, just, and equitable cities for all inhabitants.
Meet Our Team
We offer an interdisciplinary team of financial analysts, urban planners, lawyers, designers, economists, and policymakers that contribute their diverse professional experiences to provide exceptional project management, expertise, and perspectives. We are firmly rooted in our collaborative working environment, our commitment to knowledge-sharing, and our professional accomplishments.
Kei Hayashi, Principal
Michael Meola, Principal
Steven Jacobs, AICP Principal
Maggie Haight, Principal
Edward Lamson, AICP Principal
Matthew Tester, Director
Elene Jikia,Senior Analyst | Planner
Charlotte Moore, Senior Analyst | Planner
Arthur Samuel,Senior Analyst
Alex Satloff, Senior Analyst | Planner
Claire Cantrell,Analyst | Planner
Manu Delgado-Medrano,Strategic Advisor
Casey Peterson, Consultant | Planner
Asher Hoyt, Intern Analyst
Kiersten Mills, Intern Analyst
Erin Delaney, Intern Analyst
We have no “one-size fits all” approach. For each project, we strive to understand the client’s specific goals, nuances of the market, community needs and perceptions, and policy landscape to develop an approach and recommendations that reflect the project’s unique circumstances. We tailor our analytical methodology and analytical models to reflect new questions and challenges that arise in complex projects.
Our Clients
Businesses
25 Park Place LLC
Adam’s European Contracting
American Can Factory - Industriana
Amirian Group
AP&G, Co. Inc.
Brooklyn Brewery Corp.
Campagna & Sons
Criterion Group, LLC
The Dermot Company
Equity Residential
Ernst & Young Infrastructure Advisory
Extell Development
Gilbane Development
Goldman Sachs
Great Performances
Howard Hughes Corp.
Hugo Neu Corp.
Hyatt Hotels
Industriana Gowanus Canal
Jamestown/Industry City
Jeff Koons Studio LLC
Kano Real Estate Investments
KPMG
Krinos Foods, Inc.
LCOR
Lehman Brothers Holdings
Longfellow Real Estate Partners
Millhouse Properties
National Elevator Cab & Door Corp.
Nava Companies
New York Proton Management
Oak Point Property LLC
Omni Development
The Peebles Corp.
Plan.Do.See Hotels, Inc.
PMG LLC
Pritzker Realty Group
ProLogis
Rabsky Corp.
Radson Development
Red Hook Container Terminal
Sabey Corporation
Shekomeko Farms
STA Parking Corp.
Steuben Foods
TF Cornerstone
Tommy John
Tribeca Associates
Tristero Properties
UpVentures LLC
Urbane Development
Waterfront NY Realty Corp.
Youngwoo & Associates
Broadway Stages
Tactonic Parners
North River Company
Not For Profits / Membership Organizations
Association of Neighborhood & Housing Dev.
Bloomberg Associates
Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew
City University of New York
Civic Builders
Council of Fashion Designers of America
Covenant House
Cypress Hills Development Corporation
Design Trust for Public Space
Detroit Eastern Market
Downtown Brooklyn Partnership
Downtown STL BID
East River Fifties Alliance
Friends of the BQX
Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design Center
HCC Inc. / MFY Legal Services Inc.
Historic Richmond Town
League Education & Treatment Center
LED Artist
Long Island City Partnership
Mount Sinai
Municipal Art Society
New York Building Congress
New York University
Pratt Center for Community Development
Real Estate Board of New York
The Regional Plan Association
Rockaway Waterfront Alliance
Rutgers University
St. John’s Baptist Church
SITI Company
Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Dev. Corp.
Spaceworks
Stanford University
United Methodist City Society
Tada Youth Theater
WHEDCo
Columbia University
Northeastern University
The Hebrew Home at Riverdale by RiverSpring Living
Kinetic Center
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, New Providence, NJ
Public Sector
Agence Metropolitaine de Transport Montreal
Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corp.
City of Boston, Mayor’s Office of Economic Dev.
City of Clearwater, FL
City of Detroit, Office of City Planning
City of New York, NY
City of Stamford, CT
Convention Center Development Corp.
Empire State Development
Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Montgomery County, NY
Moynihan Station Development Corp.
NYC Department of City Planning
NYC Department of Cultural Affairs
NYC Economic Development Corp.
NYC Housing Development Corp.
NYC Office of Management and Budget
NYS Department of State
NYS Energy Research & Development
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Rebuild by Design, US Housing and Urban Dev.
Village of Mamaroneck, NY
Village of South Nyack, NY
Village of Westbury, NY
Albany Parking Authority
City of Buffalo, NY
City of New Haven, CT
City of Nashua, NH
City of Pittsburgh, PA
City University of New York
Camden County, NJ
Lehigh Valley Planning Commission
NJ Transit
NYC Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice
NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment
NYS Office of Strategic Workforce Development
NYS Regional Economic Development Councils Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation
Suffolk County, NY
Trust for Governors Island
Village of Amityville, NY
Village of Scotia, NY
Westchester County, NY
Coney Island Development Corporation
Albany Parking Authority
Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation
New York Botanical Garden
Our Awards
Evergreen North Brooklyn Exchange, Industrial Development Champion Award
Crains New York’s Notable Women Business Owners, Kei Hayashi
American Planning Association (APA), National Planning Achievement Award, Campau Davison Banglatown Neighborhood Framework Plan (with Interboro as lead)
New York State, Buffalo Skyway Corridor Competition, Runner-Up, Skyway River Loop Team (with Marvel as lead)
Vision Long Island, Smart Growth Awards, Village of Westbury Rezoning
Urban Design Forum, Policy Fellowship, Kei Hayashi
American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) New York Engineering Excellence Competition, Village of Westbury Rezoning
Port Authority Bus Terminal, Design Deliverability Competition, Finalist (with Buro Happold / Pelli Clarke as lead)
Design Trust for Public Space, Policy Fellowship, Making Midtown Plan
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Rebuild by Design Competition, Finalist (with WXY Architecture + Urban Design as lead)
Our Affiliates
BJH Developers
The principals of BJH invest in real estate development projects in the New York City metropolitan area that help transform communities.
BJH Brokerage Services
BJH Brokerage Services LLC is a full-service botique brokerage firm, with expertise in the commercial and industrial sectors, as well as land assemblage and transferable development rights (TDRs). BJH is a member of REBNY.