Building-wide camera systems for landlords and property managers.
Wired PoE camera systems for apartment buildings, co-ops and condos: lobby, mailroom, hallways, stairwells, laundry, parking and roof access, all covered. Designed for building management, with tenant privacy built in from the start.
Common areas only, with separate logins for the people who run the building.
Multi-unit buildings have different requirements.
An apartment building is not a scaled-up home install. Common areas, tenant privacy, package theft and management access need a different approach.
Package theft coverage
Mailroom and lobby package areas are the top liability complaint for building owners right now. Dedicated coverage with a clear angle on delivered packages and on whoever picks them up.
Hallway and stairwell coverage
Every floor, every stairwell. Not fisheye cameras with distorted footage, but properly placed cameras that capture usable images of people moving through common areas.
Lobby and entry points
Front door, side door, service entrance. High-resolution cameras at face level at each entry point, not just wide lobby shots that cannot identify who came in.
Tenant privacy
Cameras in common areas only. Coverage protects the building without watching tenants' private spaces. Building management gets access; tenants do not see each other's footage.
Parking and exterior
Garage, outdoor lot, bike storage and the dumpster area. Weatherproof exterior cameras on the same recorder as the interior ones.
Building management access
The super and the building manager get separate logins and remote viewing from any device. No monthly fee and no cloud subscription required.
From complaint to clip, without calling us.
Step through what the super or manager does when a package goes missing.
The super or the manager signs in to the building recorder from a phone or the office computer. No call to us needed.
Pick the mailroom camera and jump to the date and time. The delivery and the pickup are a minute apart.
Export the clip as a video file, to a USB drive or straight from the recorder interface. We walk you through this at handoff.
An MP4 or AVI file exported from the recorder is what most police departments and insurers can work with.
One system. Every area of the building.
A central recorder handles every camera in the building, from the lobby and floors to the garage and exterior, so management has one interface and one place to pull footage.
Central recorder sized for the building
NVR · sized up frontSized to your camera count and retention. A 20-unit building with 16 cameras is a different spec from a 100-unit building with 32. Everything is sized up front, not patched together later.
Remote access for super and manager
Separate loginsThe super and the property manager each get their own login, on any phone, tablet or computer, to view live footage, review incidents and export clips without us.
After-hours motion alerts
Zones · schedulesAlerts for specific zones after hours: the roof door, the basement entrance, the bike room. Know when restricted areas are opened at odd hours without watching feeds all day.
IR for stairwells and garage
IRStairwells and garages are often dim or dark at night. Built-in IR keeps clear coverage in complete darkness without new lighting.
Weatherproof exterior cameras
Weather · vandal resistantExterior cameras rated for rain, snow and temperature swings, with vandal-resistant housings at ground level. Same recorder as the interior: one system to manage.
No monthly subscription
Local storageLocal recorder storage means no cloud fees and no per-camera monthly charges. Footage stays on site under your control, not dependent on a vendor staying in business.
Building installs: from survey to live system.
Multi-floor buildings get a written scope covering every camera location, the cable routing plan and recorder placement before we schedule the install.
Building walkthrough
We walk every floor, stairwell, lobby, mailroom, basement and the exterior with you or the super. Common areas, entry points and problem zones are mapped before a camera location is chosen.
Camera layout plan
A written scope: camera count, placement per floor, recorder location and cable routing. Privacy is documented: common areas only. Approved before any work begins.
Install day
Cable run through walls, conduit or ceilings, cleanly and concealed wherever possible. Cameras mounted at the right height and angle, the recorder installed and every camera commissioned.
Handoff to management
Separate logins for the super and the property manager, remote access confirmed on their devices, and a walkthrough on pulling footage for an incident. Full documentation stays with the building.
Apartment building camera installation, answered.
RFI log · requests for information
RFI-AP1Who owns and can access the footage in an apartment building?
The building owner or management company owns the footage. It is stored on a recorder on the property. We set up separate logins for the super and the property manager, and individual tenants do not get access. Footage can be given to law enforcement or used in civil proceedings at the owner's discretion. There is no cloud middleman: the footage is on your hardware, under your control.
RFI-AP2Are cameras allowed in apartment building hallways and common areas?
Yes. In New York, cameras in the common areas of residential buildings are generally allowed and standard practice: lobbies, hallways, stairwells, laundry rooms, parking and other shared spaces. Cameras cannot be placed to look into private units, bathrooms or anywhere tenants have a reasonable expectation of privacy. We design coverage around that: common areas only, and no angle that looks into an apartment through a door or window.
RFI-AP3How many cameras does a 10-unit apartment building typically need?
A 10-unit walk-up with three floors typically needs 10 to 14 cameras: one on the front entrance, one in the lobby or vestibule, one on the mailboxes or package area, one per floor hallway (two or three depending on layout), stairwell coverage at each landing, and one on the rear exit or exterior. A basement, laundry room, garage or extra entrances add cameras. We give you a specific count after walking the building.
RFI-AP4What happens with footage when a tenant reports an incident?
Building management logs into the recorder, goes to the date and time of the incident, and exports the clip as a video file, to a USB drive or straight from the recorder interface. We walk you through this at handoff, so you are not calling us for every incident. For police reports, a video file exported from the recorder is the right format; most departments can work with MP4 or AVI.
RFI-AP5Can the camera system work with a video intercom at the front door?
Yes. We install video intercoms alongside camera systems regularly. The front door camera can be the intercom unit, a separate IP camera on the recorder, or both: the intercom handles calling and buzzing in, and a separate recorder camera covers the entrance for recording. If you are also considering access control, such as an electronic strike or key fob entry, we can include it in the same project with one combined scope.
Camera installation for every NYC home type.
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We walk the building with you, design coverage for every common area, and give you a clear written scope.