He has designed more than 100 custom high-end homes and renovations in the Hamptons over the last 22 years. A graduate of New York Insitute of Technology, he began his practice in 1991 and has worked continuously to build a clientele of wealthy financiers and their families. At NYIT in 1984, Laffey studied with Ed Bentel, and he learned the essentials for starting a practice. Today, his office is located in Water Mill, in the heart of where he builds.