Smart Lighting & Scene Control
Transform your main living areas with Lutron RA3 scene control — perfect lighting for every moment, morning through evening.
Typical investment
$2,500 – $8,000 installed
Cost Guide
Smart Home Cost Guide
Real pricing ranges for smart home automation, lighting control, home networking and surveillance — written by an actual integrator, not an SEO blog.
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Manufacturer-trained installers
Insured & licensed in NY
Typical response within one business day
Lutron · URC · Savant · Sonos · Ubiquiti · BTX Shades · Sony
Financing available for qualifying projects
Service area: Greater NYC Metro · Westchester · NJ · Long Island · CT
The overview
Smart home pricing varies widely with scope. A few smart switches and a mesh WiFi setup lands very differently than a Lutron RA3 whole-home lighting build with motorized shades and a dedicated theater.
We publish honest ranges so you can plan — and we give a flat-rate quote after walking your home, never a per-hour mystery.
Pricing built around scope — not surprise.
Use Cases
Who this is for.
- Single-room smart lighting & shades
- Whole-home Lutron RA3 builds
- Networking, surveillance, and AV bundles
- New construction integration
Why it matters
Flat-rate quotes after a walkthrough. No mystery line items.
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Inspiration
The look. The feel. The detail.
“Real numbers from real installs. Not a chart from a blog.”
Next step
Start the conversation.
Tell us about the space and what it needs to do. We'll come back with scope, equipment and pricing — no pressure.
Starting Points
Most Popular Starting Points
Most homeowners don't start with a full smart home build. These are the most common starting points we install across the Bronx, Westchester, Northern New Jersey, and Long Island — systems that deliver immediate daily value and build the foundation for future expansion.
WiFi & Security Foundation
Whole-home WiFi with a wired backbone and 4-camera surveillance coverage — reliable coverage, strong performance, and professionally integrated monitoring throughout the home.
Typical investment
$3,000 – $7,500 installed
Media & Entertainment Spaces
Large-format display or projection, surround sound, scene control, and integrated lighting — designed for immersive everyday living and entertaining.
Typical investment
$5,000 – $18,000+ installed
Regional Reality
Why smart home projects cost more in NYC & Westchester.
The homes we work in shape the work itself. Pre-war brownstones, plaster-and-lath walls, century-old electrical systems, and occupied luxury residences require a different standard of craft than a national price chart can capture.
—Pre-war brownstones and historic homes
—Plaster, lath, and finished-wall retrofits
—Preserving stone, millwork, and luxury finishes
—Working cleanly inside occupied homes
—Hidden wiring paths through tight cavities
—Older panels and updated electrical loads
—Multi-floor coordination across staircases
—Architectural and trade scheduling logistics
What drives price up
Scope, scale, and how the walls were built.
- —Retrofits in finished homes versus open-wall new construction.
- —Lutron RA3 or HomeWorks lighting across many rooms and zones.
- —Motorized shades on large, specialty, or skylight windows.
- —Outdoor systems — landscape audio, exterior cameras, dusk-to-dawn lighting.
- —Custom millwork and in-cabinet integration for hidden technology.
- —Custom programming, scenes, and integration with security or HVAC.
- —Large estates, guest houses, and multi-building system coordination.
- —Premium finish protection and white-glove site procedures.
What keeps costs down
Planning, phasing, and a strong foundation.
- —Phased implementation — building the home over time, not all at once.
- —Starting with networking — the foundation every other system relies on.
- —Prewiring during renovations, additions, or open-wall phases.
- —Room-by-room expansion on the same platform as you live with it.
- —Choosing the right ecosystem early — and staying inside it.
- —Designing for future scalability so you never pay to redo the foundation.
- —Avoiding duplicate systems by coordinating lighting, shades, and AV under one design.
Infrastructure First
The foundation matters more than the devices.
A luxury smart home is not a collection of apps and devices. It is a coordinated ecosystem — designed, wired, and engineered to work together quietly for years.
Professionally integrated homes feel different because the infrastructure is different. The visible technology is the last 10 percent. The other 90 percent — network, wiring, racks, power — is what makes the experience reliable.
—Enterprise-grade networking
—Professionally designed WiFi
—Structured low-voltage wiring
—Centralized rack systems
—Clean power and conditioning
—Hidden, future-ready pathways
The Feeling
Why professionally integrated homes feel different.
One interface. One ecosystem. Lighting, shades, audio, climate, and security responding together — quietly, instantly, and without the chaos of a dozen apps. The technology disappears, and the home becomes the experience.
Scene
Wake
Shades open gently with the sun. Warm light layers in. The home begins the day for you.
Scene
Evening
One touch lowers the shades, dims the kitchen, and lifts music quietly through the room.
Scene
Entertain
Outdoor audio, garden lighting, and the living room settle into a single scene — together.
"We quote what the project actually costs — after we've seen your home, your walls, and how you live."
Local insight
Why Local Pricing Matters
National smart home pricing articles rarely reflect the realities of homes in the Bronx, Westchester, Northern New Jersey, and Long Island. Construction type, labor conditions, wiring access, and local building environments all affect pricing significantly. The ranges on this page are based on real projects in this market — not national averages pulled from a content farm.
From Experience
Common smart home mistakes we're called in to fix.
Most of the homes we rebuild started with good intentions and the wrong foundation. These are the patterns we see most often — and the reason we lead with infrastructure, not gadgets.
Too many apps
A different phone app for lighting, audio, shades, cameras, and thermostats. No unified experience.
Consumer WiFi in large homes
Single off-the-shelf router trying to cover three floors of plaster walls. Dead zones become daily friction.
Mixing ecosystems randomly
Devices bought one at a time across brands that were never designed to talk to each other.
DIY lighting systems
Smart bulbs and dimmers stacked on top of switches that still need to stay on. Confusing for guests, brittle over time.
No rack or wiring plan
Equipment tucked into closets without ventilation, labeling, or service access. A nightmare to maintain.
No future expansion planning
First-floor system designed in isolation — every later addition requires opening walls again.
Consumer cameras on luxury homes
Plastic cameras and cloud-only storage on properties that deserve serious, locally-recorded surveillance.
Technology before infrastructure
Premium devices installed on top of a network that can't carry them. The devices get blamed; the network is the cause.
No single point of accountability
Three contractors, two integrators, and no one who owns the system end-to-end.
How We Work
A measured, repeatable process — designed for occupied luxury homes.
Six stages, scaled to the project. Whether it's a single-room scene control upgrade or a whole-home Lutron build, the path is the same.
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Consultation
We listen first. Goals, constraints, budget, timeline — captured before anything is proposed.
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Site Assessment
On-site walk-through. We document the space, existing infrastructure, and the realities behind the walls.
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System Design
Engineered scope, line-item pricing, and a clear plan you can read without a glossary.
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Installation
Clean, scheduled, and respectful of the space — finished walls, occupied homes, live businesses.
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Programming & Training
Scenes, presets, and interfaces tuned to the way you actually use the room. Then we teach you.
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Ongoing Support
Real numbers to call, real people who know your system, and remote diagnostics when minutes matter.
Consultation
Talk through your home with an integrator.
The ranges on this page are real — but your home, your priorities, and your existing infrastructure all shape the final number. Start with a conversation. We'll design around what matters most to you.
- Licensed & Insured
- NYC MBE Certified
- Financing Available
Frequently asked
Questions homeowners ask us
Is smart home automation worth it for my home?
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Yes — selectively. Smart lighting with Lutron, whole-home WiFi, and a camera system deliver real daily value in almost any home. Full automation with motorized shades and scene control delivers the most value in owned properties where you can build the infrastructure properly.
Can I start small and add to it later?
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Yes — and that's often the right approach. We design systems that are expandable from day one. Start with smart lighting in the main living areas, add shades when the budget allows, integrate AV when you're ready. The infrastructure built first supports everything added later.
What should I install first?
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For most homeowners the highest daily-use value comes from three things in this order: whole-home WiFi — it affects every device you own. Smart lighting — you interact with it constantly throughout the day. Home surveillance — peace of mind with remote viewing. Start there and build from that foundation.
Can I get a rough number before a consultation?
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The ranges on this page are real and accurate for the scope described. But a specific number requires understanding your home — room count, construction type, existing infrastructure, and your priorities all affect the final number.
Do smart home systems require ongoing subscription fees?
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Depends on the platform. Lutron RA3 has no subscription. URC has no subscription. We're straightforward about any optional cloud services when designing your system.
Does smart home automation increase home value?
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In many cases yes — especially professionally installed lighting control, motorized shades, whole-home WiFi, surveillance systems, and integrated home theater. More importantly, professionally installed systems improve how the home feels and functions daily while avoiding the clutter and instability common with DIY smart home ecosystems.
Is it better to install smart home systems during renovation?
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Yes. Renovation and new construction phases are the most cost-effective time to install wiring-intensive systems like speakers, cameras, motorized shades, and structured wiring. Open walls significantly reduce labor and allow cleaner infrastructure planning.
Can you work in apartments and co-ops?
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Yes. Wireless solutions are available for situations where in-wall wiring isn't possible. We assess on a case-by-case basis and recommend the right approach for your specific situation.
Do you accept projects outside your primary service area?
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We primarily serve the Greater NYC Metro — the Bronx, Westchester, Northern New Jersey, Long Island, Rockland County, Connecticut, and the Lower Hudson Valley. For the right project we are open to discussing work beyond that footprint. Reach out and we'll let you know honestly whether it's a fit.
Do you offer financing?
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Yes. Financing is available for qualifying residential projects — ask about options during your consultation.