This pilot project investigated planning and design implications of emerging municipal climate adaptation interests by developing alternative design strategies for a downtown waterfront location in Village of Catskill, New York. The project was developed in a senior urban design studio at Cornell University Department of Landscape Architecture. The project accessed a climate-adaptive design framework to identify projected climate change hazards, risks, and potential climate adaptation opportunities for downtown Catskill’s water systems, ecosystems, and built environment features. The project team reviewed planning and policy documentation, conducted contextual analysis and site reconnaissance and interviewed stakeholders prior to developing five alternative design concepts that addressed projected climate change risks in combination with the urban revitalization interests and needs of stakeholder interviewees. These concepts included provisions for green infrastructure, flood-adapted landscapes and structures, contributions to urban ecosystems, and other features. The alternative design concepts developed for Village of Catskill can serve as a case study for other Hudson Valley municipalities seeking to confront climate risks to their water systems, built environment, ecosystems and community as their municipality changes and grows.