Tenafly, Englewood, Cresskill:
Bergen’s quiet luxury.
MintScapes designs and builds estate-scale outdoor living across Tenafly, Englewood, Cresskill, Closter, Demarest, Alpine, and the rest of the Bergen luxury commuter belt. Full landscape projects with pools, kitchens, pergolas, and planting that fits a real family.
Tenafly through Alpine is one of the quieter luxury commuter markets in the tri-state. The homes are larger than Hudson County and most of Essex, the lots are deeper, and the buyers tend to plan landscape work as part of a longer renovation rather than as an afterthought. Average outdoor-living project sizes are 2–3× what we see in Hoboken or Brooklyn.
Alpine in particular continues to set Bergen luxury benchmarks — sales here are up over 12% year-over-year heading into 2026. Tenafly and Cresskill follow closely. The buyers are often NYC finance, tech, or legal households trading up to a Bergen estate; they expect NYC-level execution at the larger scale.
The local constraints worth knowing: Saddle River and parts of Upper Saddle River have a four-acre minimum zoning rule that affects new construction more than renovation. Several upper-Bergen towns require a landscape architect of record on substantial projects. Wetlands buffers come into play near the Hackensack River and several Bergen creeks. We work within all of it.
Estate-scale, executed once.
Outdoor kitchens
Full built-in cooking suites — grill, prep, refrigeration, side burners, often a pizza oven.
See the servicePergolas & shade
Louvered aluminum, IPE, or powder-coated steel — sized to the larger entertaining zones Bergen estates want.
See the servicePorcelain pavers
Pool deck and patio default in modern Bergen builds. Freeze-safe, slip-rated, UV-stable for decades.
See the service- What's typical project size in the Bergen luxury belt?
- $400K–$650K for a full landscape project across Tenafly, Cresskill, Closter, Demarest, and Englewood. Pool surrounds, outdoor kitchens, pergolas, planting, lighting, irrigation. Larger estates in Alpine and Saddle River often run $750K+. Single-element projects (just a kitchen, just a pergola) commonly start around $100K.
- Which Bergen towns do you work in?
- Tenafly, Englewood, Cresskill, Closter, Demarest, Alpine, Englewood Cliffs, Norwood, Old Tappan, Saddle River, Upper Saddle River, Ridgewood, Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes. The Northern Valley and the upper Bergen luxury towns are core territory.
- Do you work alongside an existing landscape architect?
- Often. Some Bergen towns (Saddle River, parts of Upper Saddle River) require a landscape architect of record on most projects. We build to those drawings or coordinate with the LA we’ve worked with before. If you don’t have one, we’ll bring one onto the project.
- How long is the typical Bergen project?
- Six to twelve months end-to-end. Design and approvals take two to four months on substantial projects. Build runs four to ten weeks on-site, often longer when coordinating with an existing pool builder or pool installation.