Access Control
Installation Madison,
NY

We install a single encrypted fob reader on the shared vestibule door. Each unit — your owner-occupied floor and the rental unit — gets separate credential profiles. You can deactivate the renter’s credentials remotely when they move out without affecting your own access. The system also tracks entry times, so you know if your tenant’s guests are entering at unusual hours. Cost for a single-door brownstone vestibule: $1,500 to $2,500 installed, including reader, electric strike, wiring, and 10 programmed fobs.

If your buzzer is analog and more than 10 years old, upgrading makes more sense than repairing. A buzzer repair costs $200 to $500 but leaves you with the same system — no credential control, no audit logs, no remote unlock. For $1,500 to $3,000, you get a video intercom panel with integrated key fob access control that replaces the buzzer entirely. Residents use fobs for daily entry, visitors ring through the video intercom, and you manage everything from your phone. ButterflyMX and Akuvox panels handle both functions in a single unit.

Single-door lobby fob reader: $1,500 to $2,500. Multi-door system (lobby + service entrance + basement): $4,000 to $10,000. Full building with elevator restriction and parking: $15,000 to $40,000+. Brooklyn is our base pricing area — no surcharge over base. All pricing includes hardware, installation, programming, initial credential issuance, and training. We provide free on-site estimates at any Brooklyn address.

Yes. Brooklyn Heights is America’s first designated historic district. We use SALTO wireless lock cylinders that retrofit into original mortise locksets without modifying the door or frame. Concealed magnetic locks mount on the interior. All wiring routes through basements and interior walls — zero visible hardware on the protected exterior. Same approach works in Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Cobble Hill, and Crown Heights North historic districts.

If your building uses 125kHz fobs — installed in most Brooklyn buildings between 2005 and 2018 — those credentials can be cloned in under 10 seconds. We upgrade to 13.56MHz encrypted DESFire EV3 or HID iCLASS Seos fobs that use AES-128 rolling encryption. We install multi-technology readers that accept both old and new fobs during the transition, issue new encrypted credentials to every resident, and deactivate the old system once migration is complete. Most Brooklyn buildings complete the upgrade in one weekend with zero tenant disruption.

Yes. Package theft in Brooklyn non-doorman buildings happens because delivery drivers prop lobby doors open. With access control, the lobby door is always locked. Carriers receive time-limited credentials valid only during their delivery window. The door locks behind them automatically. Residents get push notifications when a delivery entry occurs. Buildings that install lobby access control report package theft dropping to near-zero.

Yes. Cloud platforms like Brivo and ButterflyMX provide a single web dashboard and mobile app for managing credentials across unlimited buildings. Issue a fob for a Crown Heights building, revoke access at a Flatbush building, and check the audit log at a Bushwick building — all from your phone. This is the standard setup for Brooklyn property management companies overseeing portfolios across multiple neighborhoods.

For building-wide common-area installations, yes. We prepare the complete documentation package: scope of work, equipment specifications, engineering drawings showing conduit routing, NYS license (#12000287431) verification, and certificates of insurance naming the co-op as additional insured. We coordinate with managing agents and supers for installation scheduling. Most Brooklyn co-op boards approve access control projects within one board meeting cycle once they see the documentation package.

Yes. Brooklyn’s industrial and creative spaces in Bushwick, the Navy Yard, Gowanus, and Sunset Park are ideal for access control. A keypad on a warehouse personnel door costs $1,500 to $2,000. Card readers on multiple office and studio doors in a shared building run $4,000 to $12,000. Time-scheduled credentials let different tenants access during different hours. Loading dock credentials with anti-passback prevent tailgating into shared facilities.

You open the system dashboard or mobile app, select the departing tenant’s credential, and deactivate it. Done in seconds. Their fob or mobile credential stops working immediately — even if they kept it. No locksmith visit, no lock change, no wondering how many key copies exist. A new credential is programmed for the incoming tenant during move-in. This is the single biggest operational advantage of access control for Brooklyn landlords managing high-turnover buildings.

For single-door installations, we frequently complete same day access control installation in Brooklyn. We are based at 1282 Troy Ave — dispatch times to any Brooklyn neighborhood are typically under 30 minutes. Multi-door systems schedule within 3 to 7 business days. Call (347) 934-8335 to discuss your timeline.

We avoid drilling through exterior brownstone brick whenever possible. Wiring routes through interior walls, basements, and existing conduit pathways. For vestibule doors, we typically run cable from the reader through the door frame, down through the basement, and to the control panel — all concealed. When a short exterior cable run is unavoidable on non-landmarked brownstones, we use color-matched wiremold covers that blend with the facade. Zero exposed cable runs on any Brooklyn brownstone installation.

Absolutely. Small Brooklyn walk-ups are the buildings that benefit most. A 6-unit building with a $1,500 lobby fob system eliminates key duplication permanently, creates an entry audit log, gives the landlord remote lock/unlock, and removes locksmith fees at every turnover. At $150 per locksmith visit and 2 turnovers per year, the system pays for itself in 5 years — and the security benefits start immediately. For a landlord managing 3 to 5 of these buildings, cloud-managed access control across all properties becomes a no-brainer investment.

Yes. Basement and garden-level entries are common access points on Brooklyn brownstones and row houses. We install IP65-rated outdoor readers and weatherproof electric strikes on basement doors and backyard gates. Credentials can be programmed to allow basement access only for specific tenants (garden-level apartments) while restricting it from upper-floor residents. Backyard gate access control is especially popular for Brooklyn brownstones with rear garden apartments rented separately from the main house.