Malcolm C. Burton, Architect, LLC

10/17/2025

New custom home in Island Heights, NJ

10/07/2025

New Build in Bass River Twp on the bank of the Wading River. Second floor deck with another story and roof to go.

08/16/2025

A new home in Tuckerton Beach.

07/18/2025

Notice of Substantial Change to the NJDEP Real Rule Proposal

Dear AIA New Jersey Members,

A Notice of Substantial Change to the NJDEP Real Rule Proposal will be released on Monday, July 21 in the New Jersey Register. The immediate positive is that it provides more time for projects to be legacied under the current rules. Not only does it extend the rule proposal review period by up to six months, but it also expands the legacy provisions. The proposal gives applicants 180 days from the effective date of REAL to submit a complete application before new standards apply.

If you were holding off on development projects due to the expected REAL rule adoption early next month, this is an opportunity to forge ahead under the current rules.

The REAL Rules with the substantial changes incorporated are expected to be adopted by the end of the year and the 180-day legacy period will follow thereafter, allowing submissions through June 2026 to potentially be reviewed under the current standards.

Briefing:

A briefing of the forthcoming notice of substantial change can be viewed here.

Webinar:

To provide additional information to the public, the DEP will record a webinar and post it on the REAL website on July 18 at REAL – Resilient Environments and Landscapes WEBINARS, to outline the changes to the original REAL proposal.

Virtual Public Hearing:

A Virtual Public Hearing is scheduled for September 3rd at 6:00 p.m.

Expected Rule Adoption:

Adoption of the original rule proposal with substantial changes incorporated is expected by January 2026.

04/24/2025

02/17/2025

One of our developer's projects that we designed made the cover and is for sale in Lavallette, NJ.

01/31/2025

12/31/2024

#2025

12/17/2024

The Paper Boy
Sunday mornings consisted of getting up early with my two brothers and our father to collate four of five sections of the Sunday Morning Edition of the Newark Star Ledger. We would sort it all out on the short retaining walls lining both sides of our driveway. The complete paper was typically 1-1/2 to two inches thick – including the comics and advertisements. Pop would drive us around the neighborhood while we jumped on and off the tailgate of the station wagon – faux wood panels included. At the completion of our route – Pop would take us to get danishes and maybe some crumb cake at the Madison Bakery. We had stepped up the game – no longer Dunkin donuts.
At the age of eleven I started my first route with about 15 customers – keeping track of the daily, Saturday and Sunday only clients. I also had to coordinate clients putting their paper on HOLD for a vacation. Some customers wanted it between the screen door, others had a “daily record” box you could use, some under the door mat. On rainy days the paper was folded into a plastic bag in an attempt to keep it from getting soggy. On the daily route, I learned to tie the canvas newspaper bag with reflective marking around the handle bars of my custom bicycle that I had to keep in good working order. This all had to be completed before school.
On weekends I had to knock on each door and try and collect my $1.25 for the weekly customers, 15 cents per day and 35 cents for Sunday. The following Monday I had to have enough money to pay the guy in the van that dropped off papers at my house every morning. This was an all-cash situation where I had to roll my coins and sort the torn and ragged bills.
Tips were important. A typical weekly customer would throw in an extra quarter. Fifty cents was special. At Christmas time you could expect an extra five dollars from a happy client. A ten spot was golden! Service was important. Occasionally you would pick up a side job mowing a lawn or shoveling a driveway.
By the time I was fourteen years old and a freshman in High School I worked up my route to about 115 customers. I learned about people and human nature. Some were punctual with payment and appreciative of good service. Others were always four weeks late with payment – but would always pay with a nice tip. Some people were private and stay to themselves – others would invite you in and share their time with you.
I learned more about business delivering the Star Ledger than all my years in school. Unfortunately, there are no more paper boys and the Newark Star Ledger will be out of print in a few months.

12/04/2024

11/28/2024

Happy Thanksgiving!

11/22/2024

New custom home in Lanoka Harbor, section of Lacey Township NJ