Intercom systems on Staten Island, from the front door to the gate.
Video door stations and doorbells for Staten Island houses, separate buttons for two-family homes, and gate panels for townhouse developments. Wired where Wi-Fi will not reach, cellular where there is no wire, and every release tested.
- 1Front door
- 2Side or garage door
- 3Driveway gate, where there is one
- 1A shared front door with two buttons, or a door for each household
- 2Side entrance to the upstairs unit, where used
- 3Basement door
- 1Entry gate on the private road
- 2Walk-in gate beside it
- 3Front door of each home
- 4Clubhouse or mailroom door
Highlights show where each home type is common, not the only places we work. We install intercoms in every Staten Island neighborhood.
Driveways, two households and gates on private roads.
Detached houses, two-family homes, townhouse developments, masonry walls, historic districts and small businesses.
Front door, side door, driveway
South Shore houses in Tottenville, Annadale and Great Kills often have a front door, a side or garage door and a driveway. Each entrance visitors use gets a station, with calls to an indoor monitor and the app.
Two households, one house
Staten Island has many one- and two-family detached and semi-detached houses. In a two-family house each household gets its own button and its own monitor or app, and separate doors release on separate relays.
Townhouse developments with a shared entry
Some townhouse developments sit on private roads behind a shared entry. A gate panel that lists every home calls residents' phones, and the relay gives the gate operator a dry contact.
Wired where Wi-Fi is weak
A video doorbell depends on a strong Wi-Fi signal at the door, and brick and masonry walls weaken it. A wired station on PoE does not depend on Wi-Fi at all.
Historic districts
St. George/New Brighton and St. Paul's Avenue-Stapleton Heights are historic districts on the North Shore. In a landmarked building or historic district, exterior work may still need Landmarks Preservation Commission approval.
Offices, practices and storefronts
Small offices, medical practices and storefronts get a buzz-in door station with calls to staff phones or the front desk, and a log of door events.
One gate panel for every home in the development.
Where a townhouse development has a shared entry gate, one panel at the gate can reach every resident without a wire to any house. Pick a visitor and see how the call and the release work.
The visitor picks home 12 on the panel at car height. The panel calls the resident's phone over cellular, wherever they are, and pressing Open closes the relay, which gives the gate operator a dry contact.
People on foot use the walk-in gate beside the drive. It gets a station at standing height and an electric lock on its own relay and lock power supply, on the same directory.
A cellular panel needs a usable signal where it is mounted, and at some gates the call fails. An external antenna, or a wired internet line to the panel, fixes it.
- Directory
- Station
- Check
- Every home in the development
- Facing the sidewalk, at standing height
- Signal tested at the panel spot on the site visit
- Connection
- Lock
- Fix
- Cellular, or internet where the development has it
- Electric gate lock or strike, fail-secure
- External antenna, or Cat6 from a clubhouse network
- Gate
- Release
- Distance
- Relay dry contact to the gate operator
- Its own relay, separate from the vehicle gate
- Cat6 within 100 m; fiber or an extender beyond that
Most Staten Island intercom work is at houses and developments, but apartment buildings follow the same entrance rule as the rest of the city.
Under New York Multiple Dwelling Law section 50-a, an apartment building erected or converted after January 1, 1968 with eight or more apartments must have an intercom at the main entrance, along with self-closing, self-locking entrance doors. This is general information, not legal advice. Read the NYC building security compliance guide.
In a landmarked building or historic district, exterior work may still need Landmarks Preservation Commission approval. Staten Island districts include St. George/New Brighton and St. Paul's Avenue-Stapleton Heights.
- New York State Senate, Consolidated Laws of New York: Multiple Dwelling Law section 50-a, Entrance doors and locks
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission: Historic District Maps, Staten Island
- NYC Department of City Planning: Staten Island Growth Management, on one- and two-family detached and semi-detached housing, townhouses and residential projects on private roads
What goes into a Staten Island intercom job.
From one front door to a gated development, the same parts in different numbers.
Door stations and doorbells
Video · weather ratedA wired video door station or a video doorbell at each entrance visitors use, with a wide-angle camera, and IP and IK ratings for weather and impact outdoors.
Power for doorbells
Transformer · PoEA video doorbell needs steady power: from a doorbell transformer rated for it (we check the transformer rating) or from PoE. An undersized transformer is a common reason a doorbell keeps rebooting.
Door and gate release
Strike · gate relayAn electric strike in the door frame or an electric gate lock, each on its own relay and lock power supply, and a dry contact to a gate operator. We pick the lock for each door around its use and the building's fire and life safety requirements.
Wiring and connection
Cat6 · cellularCat6 with PoE within 100 m, fiber or an extender beyond it, or a cellular panel where there is no wire, with the signal checked at the mounting spot. Every penetration we make through a fire-rated wall or floor is fire-stopped.
Answering
Monitor · appAn indoor monitor for those who want one and the phone app for everyone, with separate routing for each household in a two-family house.
Directory and codes
DevelopmentsFor a gated development, a directory of every home, temporary codes for guests and deliveries with start and end times, and a log of gate events.
From the front door to the gate.
We check the signal and the wire before planning on them, and every release before we leave.
Site visit
We walk every entrance and gate, test any existing wire, check the doorbell transformer and measure the cellular signal at the gate.
Written quote
Stations, door and gate hardware, wiring or cellular, and what each household answers on, in writing.
Installation
Stations mounted, cable run or the cellular panel set up, and every door and gate release tested.
Handover
The app set up for each household, the gate directory loaded, and the board or manager shown how to update it.
What our clients say.
Word for word from our Google reviews, from homeowners, building staff and business owners.
"Really happy with Seneca Security. Their team clearly knows home security inside and out. They walked me through the options and put together a custom setup that fit exactly what I needed, instead of pushing a one-size-fits-all package. The crew showed up right on time, got the whole system installed in a single day, and the install was clean, with tidy wiring and no mess left behind. Highly recommend them to anyone looking for a solution built around their home."
"They mapped all my existing wiring and helped me come up with a plan as to move wiring to accommodate my televisions and set up WiFi to extend throughout my condo so there were no gaps in coverage. ... They also cleaned up the wiring in the closet so that it looks clean and organized. I can’t say enough wonderful things about Alexander and Joseph."
"They installed a 14 camera system in my store & an electronic door lock. Very clean job, very professional! Took the time to show me how to fully work the system."
"Seneca came to fix & replace cameras in the building I work at. They were able to fix the problem within 1 day. Great experience with them."
Staten Island intercoms, answered.
How much does intercom installation cost on Staten Island?
It depends on the property. The price comes from the number of entrances and households, wired or cellular connection, the door and gate hardware, and what residents answer on. A gated development is a different job from one front door. We give a written quote after a site visit.
Do you install commercial intercom systems on Staten Island?
Yes. Offices, medical practices and storefronts get a buzz-in door station with calls to staff phones, desk phones or the front desk, and a log of door events. An IP station can include a card or fob reader for staff.
Do you install intercoms in Staten Island apartment buildings?
Yes. Lobby panels with a directory, 2-wire video on the existing wire once it tests good, or a cloud panel that calls residents' phones with no wiring to the apartments, and every door release tested.
Can you add an intercom to the gate of our townhouse development?
Yes. A gate panel with a directory of every home can call residents' phones over cellular or the internet, and its relay gives the gate operator a dry contact to open. A walk-in gate gets its own lock on its own relay.
Video doorbell or wired door station?
A video doorbell works when the Wi-Fi at the door is strong and the doorbell gets steady power. In a brick or masonry house, or at a far door, a wired station on PoE is more reliable because it does not depend on Wi-Fi.
Can a two-family house have separate buttons?
Yes. Each household gets its own button and its own monitor or app, so each only gets its own calls. If the house has two doors, each releases on its own relay.
Does a Staten Island apartment building need an intercom?
Under New York Multiple Dwelling Law section 50-a, an apartment building erected or converted after January 1, 1968 with eight or more apartments must have an intercom at the main entrance, along with self-closing, self-locking entrance doors. This is general information, not legal advice. Our NYC building security compliance guide covers it in more detail.
What areas of Staten Island do you serve?
All of Staten Island, from St. George and Port Richmond to New Springville, Great Kills and Tottenville. We also work in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Long Island and New Jersey, and on selected jobs in Connecticut.
Intercoms across NYC and North Jersey.
- Annadale
- Arden Heights
- Bulls Head
- Castleton Corners
- Charleston
- Clifton
- Dongan Hills
- Eltingville
- Emerson Hill
- Graniteville
- Grant City
- Grasmere
- Great Kills
- Grymes Hill
- Huguenot
- Mariners Harbor
- Midland Beach
- New Brighton
- New Dorp
- New Springville
- Oakwood
- Port Richmond
- Rosebank
- Rossville
- St. George
- Silver Lake
- South Beach
- Stapleton
- Todt Hill
- Tompkinsville
- Tottenville
- West Brighton
- Westerleigh
- Willowbrook
- Woodrow
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