Crestron Electronics is an American technology company founded in 1971 by George Feldstein in Rockleigh, New Jersey. The company is privately held and remains under family ownership. Crestron designs and manufactures automation, control, and audio-visual distribution systems for residential, commercial, and government applications.
In the luxury residential market, Crestron is recognized as one of the leading providers of whole-home automation. The company's home technology platform integrates control of lighting, motorized shading, HVAC, multi-room audio and video distribution, security, and intercom systems through a unified interface. The Crestron Home OS operating system provides the control layer, accessible via Crestron touchscreens, remote controls, keypads, and mobile applications.
Crestron manufactures a broad product range including control processors, touchpanel interfaces, lighting dimmers and switches, shade motors, audio-video switchers and distribution amplifiers, and the Crestron Flex unified communications platform. The company's DM NVX network video distribution system and DigitalMedia platform are widely used in luxury homes for distributing high-resolution video content to multiple rooms.
The company operates research and development facilities and manufacturing plants in the United States, with headquarters in Rockleigh, New Jersey. Crestron products are sold through a network of authorized dealers and custom integration firms. Installation requires professional programming and configuration, reflecting the system's capabilities and complexity. Crestron serves a broad market from premium residential homes to Fortune 500 corporate environments, government agencies, and military facilities. In the residential sector, system costs typically range from tens of thousands to several hundred thousand dollars.