Christmas light installation for New York City's brownstones, townhouses, and high-rise terraces
Full-service holiday lighting for New York City homes, businesses and properties — designed, installed, maintained and taken down by our local crews.
New York City residents hire us because hanging lights across a five-story brownstone stoop, a Manhattan co-op terrace, or a Brooklyn row house is not a weekend ladder job — it's a logistics problem. We work around alternate-side parking, narrow air shafts, landmark district rules, and building management approvals that most homeowners never think about until they're stuck. From Upper East Side facades to Park Slope garden apartments and Queens single-families, our crews handle the permitting realities and vertical challenges that come with the densest city in the country. We install, maintain through the season, and take everything down in January so you never wrestle with tangled strands in a cramped storage closet. NYC properties demand crews who understand both the aesthetics of a historic block and the practical constraints of city living, and that's exactly what we bring to every install across the five boroughs.
Lighting New York City, neighborhood by neighborhood
We serve all five boroughs, from Manhattan's townhouse blocks and doorman-building terraces to the row houses of Brooklyn, the single-family neighborhoods of Queens and Staten Island, and the residential pockets of the Bronx. Whether you own a limestone brownstone in a historic district, a co-op with a wraparound terrace, or a detached home in the outer boroughs, our crews adjust to the property type and the building's rules. Because ZIP-level coverage varies widely across the city, we confirm your exact block and building access during scheduling — including whether we're dealing with street-level facades, rooftop railings, or interior courtyard-facing units. If your building requires a certificate of insurance or super sign-off, we handle that paperwork before we ever arrive.
Built for New York City homes
New York City lighting spans an unusually wide range of property types. On residential blocks in Brooklyn and the Upper West Side, we light street trees — London planes, honey locusts, and the occasional Callery pear — often coordinating with block associations that maintain the tree pits. Brownstone and limestone facades get wrapped railings, doorway garlands, and stoop lighting that respects the building's historic detailing. High-rise terraces call for wind-rated fixtures and railing-mounted displays that read from the street below without violating building codes. Outer-borough single-family homes in Queens and Staten Island allow more traditional rooflines, gutters, and yard evergreens like spruce and arborvitae. The biggest challenges here are vertical access, limited storage, restricted power sources, and building-management approvals — all things suburban installers rarely encounter but we solve routinely across the boroughs.
Why local experience matters
New York City installs come with conditions you won't find in the suburbs. Wind loads on high-rise terraces are brutal — strands that aren't properly secured become a liability twenty floors up. Landmark and historic-district blocks in Manhattan and Brooklyn restrict what you can attach to facades, and we know how to light within those limits. Building management often demands proof of insurance and licensed electrical work before anyone touches the exterior, and we come prepared with documentation. Street-level installs mean coordinating around parking rules and pedestrian foot traffic. We also design for the reality of city power access — few brownstones have convenient exterior outlets, so we plan safe, code-conscious routing rather than running cords across a public sidewalk. That local fluency saves you fines, arguments with your co-op board, and dangerous DIY attempts.
Pricing in New York City
Pricing in New York City varies with property type and access. Straightforward stoop-and-railing brownstone displays typically start around $599, while most townhouse and row-house installs run $1,200 to $2,800. High-rise terrace work, multi-story facades, and buildings requiring lift access or extensive COI paperwork are quoted individually. Every quote includes installation, mid-season maintenance, takedown, and storage of our commercial-grade materials — no tangled boxes crammed into your closet.
What we offer
Holiday lighting services in New York City
Residential
Rooflines, trees and landscape lighting for homes.
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Commercial
Storefronts, offices and properties that drive traffic.
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Permanent Lighting
App-controlled LED, installed once and lit all year.
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Municipal
Town greens, main streets and public spaces.
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Full-Service Process
Design, install, maintain, takedown and storage.
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Christmas lighting in New York City — FAQ
Christmas light installation in New York City, New York starts at $399 for standard residential packages. Custom designs and large homes may vary. Contact us for a free estimate.
We recommend booking your New York City installation in September or October. Spots fill quickly, especially in popular neighborhoods.
Yes! We cover all neighborhoods and surrounding areas of New York City, NY. Our team is familiar with local regulations and HOA requirements.
Yes, and terrace installs are one of our most common NYC requests. Before we schedule, we confirm what your building allows — many co-op and condo boards have rules about attaching anything to railings or exterior surfaces, and some require a certificate of insurance from any contractor working on the property. We provide that COI and coordinate with your building's management or super. On high floors, wind is the real enemy, so we use wind-rated fixtures and secure every strand to prevent anything blowing loose. We also plan power routing carefully, since most terraces have limited outdoor outlets and running cords through a door needs to be done safely and unobtrusively.
We do, and it requires care most installers overlook. Homes in Manhattan and Brooklyn historic districts often can't have hardware drilled into landmarked facades, so we use non-invasive mounting — railing clips, tension systems, and existing architectural features — to hang garlands, wrap ironwork, and light stoops without damaging the building. We design displays that complement the period detailing of limestone and brownstone facades rather than fighting it. If your block has a neighborhood or block association with display guidelines, we work within them. The goal is a display that looks intentional and elegant on a historic street while keeping your building — and your board — completely happy.
Storage is one of the biggest reasons New Yorkers hire us instead of doing it themselves. City apartments and even townhouses rarely have space to stash bins of lights for eleven months of the year. When you work with us, the materials are ours — we install, maintain them through the season, remove everything after the holidays, and store it all at our facility. You never have to find closet space or wrestle with a tangled mess next December. When the next season comes, we return with your custom display ready to go. It's a genuine relief in a city where every square foot of storage matters.
Yes, and terrace installs are one of our most common NYC requests. Before we schedule, we confirm what your building allows — many co-op and condo boards have rules about attaching anything to railings or exterior surfaces, and some require a certificate of insurance from any contractor working on the property. We provide that COI and coordinate with your building's management or super. On high floors, wind is the real enemy, so we use wind-rated fixtures and secure every strand to prevent anything blowing loose. We also plan power routing carefully, since most terraces have limited outdoor outlets and running cords through a door needs to be done safely and unobtrusively.
We do, and it requires care most installers overlook. Homes in Manhattan and Brooklyn historic districts often can't have hardware drilled into landmarked facades, so we use non-invasive mounting — railing clips, tension systems, and existing architectural features — to hang garlands, wrap ironwork, and light stoops without damaging the building. We design displays that complement the period detailing of limestone and brownstone facades rather than fighting it. If your block has a neighborhood or block association with display guidelines, we work within them. The goal is a display that looks intentional and elegant on a historic street while keeping your building — and your board — completely happy.
Storage is one of the biggest reasons New Yorkers hire us instead of doing it themselves. City apartments and even townhouses rarely have space to stash bins of lights for eleven months of the year. When you work with us, the materials are ours — we install, maintain them through the season, remove everything after the holidays, and store it all at our facility. You never have to find closet space or wrestle with a tangled mess next December. When the next season comes, we return with your custom display ready to go. It's a genuine relief in a city where every square foot of storage matters.
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