Hamptons • Manhattan
Smart Home Automation for Hamptons & Manhattan Residences
One system. Every room. Lighting, climate, audio, shades, and security — designed around the way you live and built to feel effortless.
Smart Home Automation
Smart home automation that disappears into good design.
A well-designed smart home control system isn't something you notice — it's simply what makes your home feel easy. Walk in and the lights come on. The temperature is already right. Music follows you from room to room without a thought.
Since 2004, HTE has designed whole-home automation systems for some of the most refined residences in Southampton, East Hampton, Bridgehampton, and Manhattan. We work with Control4, Savant, and Josh.ai — and we choose the right platform for how you live, not what's easiest to install.
Hamptons estates and Manhattan residences operate on different schedules but share the same standard: every system should feel effortless, every room should respond intuitively, and the technology should support the architecture rather than compete with it. That's been HTE's approach for over two decades — and it's why our clients stay with us long after the installation is complete.
Our Platforms
Which smart home platform is right for your home?
Every smart home automation system HTE designs in the Hamptons and NYC is built on one of three best-in-class platforms. We help you choose based on your lifestyle, your home, and how you want to live in it — not what's simplest for us to install.
Control Platform
Control4
Versatile & Scalable
Exceptional depth of integration, an intuitive interface, and the flexibility to grow with your home. The most widely compatible platform in the industry — done right, it feels like pure luxury.
- Intuitive touchscreens & Halo remotes
- Thousands of third-party integrations
- Intercom Anywhere mobile access
- Scales from one room to the whole estate
Control Platform
Savant
Luxury Experience
A premium, Apple-native platform built for clients who want an experience that feels as refined as the home itself. Beautiful interface. Custom scene capture. Daylight tuning to support how you feel throughout the day.
- Apple-based reliability architecture
- Custom scene and mood capture
- Circadian daylight mode
- Ultra-premium app experience
Voice Control
Josh.ai
Private Voice Control
The most advanced voice system built exclusively for luxury homes. Josh.ai processes commands locally — your conversations never leave the house. Natural language, whole-home context, zero compromise on privacy.
- Data privacy — local processing only
- Natural language understanding
- Context-aware across every room
- Integrates with Control4 & Savant
What We Control
Every system in your Hamptons or Manhattan home. One unified interface.
A Control4 or Savant system from HTE doesn't automate individual gadgets — it orchestrates your entire home. Every system speaks to every other, and you interact with all of it from a single, elegant interface: one app, one touchscreen, or a Lutron keypad in every room. Our CEDIA-certified designers have been engineering these integrations for Hamptons estates and Manhattan residences since 2004 — and the details that matter most are the ones most integrators overlook.
Lighting & Scenes
Whole-home Lutron Homeworks integration. One button sets the mood for any moment — from morning to midnight.
Climate Control
Smart thermostats that learn your preferences and adjust automatically — every zone, every season.
Motorized Shades
Palladiom shading integrated with lighting and time of day. Privacy and ambiance on a single button.
Security & Access
See who's at the door. Lock or unlock from anywhere. Gate, cameras, and alarm — unified.
Network & Wi-Fi
Access Networks and Ruckus infrastructure built for whole-home reliability — fast, seamless, invisible.
Audio & Video
Distributed audio throughout every room. Theater-quality video. Sonos and whole-home AV fully integrated.
Voice Control
Your home understands you.
Josh.ai brings natural voice control to every room — without the compromises of consumer smart speakers. Commands are processed locally. No recordings leave your home. No data goes to a third party.
Just speak naturally. Ask for the lights. Ask for your favorite playlist. Ask it to close the shades before sunset. Josh.ai understands context, room, and preference — the way a well-trained house manager would.
- 100%
- Local Processing
- 0
- Data Sent Externally
How It Works
From first conversation to a smart home that just works.
01
Discovery
We learn how you live — your daily rhythms, your spaces, your priorities. Everything starts here.
02
Design
We design a system — not a product list. Every system is tailored to your home and how you want it to feel.
03
Installation
Clean, professional installation by our CEDIA-certified team. We coordinate with your builders and designers.
04
Support
ExpertCare keeps your system running year-round. 24/7 monitoring, proactive service, and a team that knows your home.
Why It Matters Here
Smart home automation in the Hamptons and Manhattan requires a different standard.
Hamptons estates aren't weekend homes with a few smart bulbs. They're complex properties — often seasonal, often multi-structure, frequently managed remotely — that demand infrastructure engineered for reliability across every scenario. A system that works beautifully in August should work just as well when you arrive in December. A guesthouse, a pool house, and a main residence should all operate as one. And when something needs attention, it shouldn't require a service call from a company that doesn't know your system.
Manhattan residences operate differently — tighter spaces, building infrastructure to coordinate with, and clients who expect the same level of refinement they'd find in their Hamptons home. The platforms are the same. The precision of the design and the quality of the installation are the same. What changes is the approach, the planning, and the trade coordination.
HTE has been designing and installing smart home control systems for clients in Southampton, East Hampton, Bridgehampton, Water Mill, Sagaponack, Sag Harbor, and across Manhattan since 2004. Our CEDIA-certified team knows these markets, these properties, and the level of detail that luxury clients expect long after the project closes. That long-term relationship is built into how we design every system from the start.
Common Questions
What to know before you start.
Which platform should I choose — Control4 or Savant?
Both are exceptional. Control4 offers outstanding versatility, the deepest integration library in the industry, and a strong value story. Savant delivers a more premium, Apple-native experience with an ultra-refined interface and circadian lighting features. At HTE, we recommend based on your priorities, your budget, and how you want your home to feel — not what's easiest to sell.
Can I control my entire home from one app?
Yes — and that's exactly the point. Control4 and Savant both unify lighting, climate, audio, video, motorized shades, security, and access control into a single interface: one app, one touchscreen, or a keypad in every room. You shouldn't need five different apps to run your house.
What is Josh.ai and why would I want it?
Josh.ai is the most advanced voice control system designed exclusively for luxury homes. Unlike consumer voice assistants, Josh.ai processes all commands locally — nothing leaves your home. It understands natural language across every room and every system, and integrates with both Control4 and Savant. It's the way voice should have worked from the beginning.
Do I need to be building new construction to add a smart home system?
Not at all. Many of HTE's most refined projects are retrofit installations in established homes. We design around existing infrastructure and add capability intelligently — room by room, wing by wing, or whole-home — whatever makes sense for your project and timeline.
What happens after installation? Who supports the system?
HTE's ExpertCare program provides year-round proactive monitoring, remote diagnostics, and on-site service when needed. We know your system — its history, its quirks, its configuration — and we're here for the long term. Most of our clients have been with us for a decade or more.
How much does a smart home automation system cost in the Hamptons?
Whole-home automation system costs vary significantly based on scope, complexity, and platform. Entry-level single-room or partial-home Control4 systems typically start in the mid-five figures; full estate integrations covering lighting, shading, audio, video, climate, security, and networking for a large Hamptons property can range from $150,000 to $500,000 or more. The most useful starting point is a consultation — HTE designs to your priorities and budget, not a preset package. Schedule a conversation here.
Ready to Begin
A home that just works.
Let's talk about your project. A complimentary consultation with one of our system designers — no pressure, no pitch, just a conversation about what's possible.