Residents and tenants can enter by face, phone, fob, code or voice, at every door, gate, garage and elevator. Everything runs in one system that stays in sync with your leases. We plan it, coordinate the installation and manage it day to day.
Brass keys, rekeying and paper visitor logs are giving way to cloud-based access control. Residents now expect to open the front door with their phone or their face. Owners expect to know exactly who came in, when and through which door. For apartment communities, office buildings, retail centers, mixed-use properties and gated communities, a modern access system is fast becoming part of what makes a property competitive.
Barré Properties can bring that technology to your property and run it as part of our management. The leading platforms connect directly to the property management software we use, so access follows the lease automatically.
Hands-free entry. Residents walk up and the door opens, with no keys, fobs or phone needed. Readers use depth sensing to block photos and masks, and enrollment takes about a minute. It's always optional (see Privacy below).
One tap in the app, or a touchless Bluetooth or NFC unlock as you approach. Lose your phone and access is turned off from the dashboard.
Encrypted credentials for anyone who prefers a card. A lost fob is canceled in seconds, with no locks to change and no master key at risk.
A personal PIN for every resident. Single-use or scheduled codes for guests, cleaners and contractors expire on their own.
Hands-free unlock through the phone's voice assistant, which helps when arms are full of groceries or children.
Visitors call the resident's phone from an HD video intercom. Residents can see who's there and unlock from anywhere, or send a QR pass ahead of time.
When the lease starts, the resident is added from the lease record and gets access to the right doors: the building, their floor, the garage and the amenities. Nobody hands out keys or programs fobs at the office.
When the lease ends, access ends with it. There are no keys to collect, no locks to change and no former resident who can still get into the building.
New roommates, unit transfers and lease updates carry over automatically, and the intercom directory updates from the same record.
Couriers get time-limited codes that open only the package room. Every drop-off is logged with a photo and residents are notified. Smart lockers can be added for 24-hour pickup.
Residents send a guest pass from their phone. It works only for the doors and hours they choose, then expires.
Our maintenance vendors get access only for the job window, and every entry is recorded. There's no lockbox key passed from hand to hand.
Temporary codes for supervised or self-guided tours, which expire as soon as the showing ends.
Every unlock is logged with the person, door and time, and many readers also capture a photo or video clip. When something happens, we can see who entered and when within minutes instead of guessing. Doors can be locked or unlocked remotely, set to open on a schedule (a lobby open during business hours, for example), or locked down at once in an emergency. Every building we manage for you runs from one dashboard.
Facial recognition is always opt-in. We enroll a resident's face only with their written consent, and every resident and tenant can choose a phone, fob or code instead.
We recommend only platforms with independent security certification and encrypted data, whose written policies never sell face data or use it to train AI. Entry records are used to run and secure the property, and we set retention rules with each owner.
Every system is set up to meet Fair Housing and accessibility requirements, so no resident is ever required to use a biometric credential.
We map every entry point (doors, gates, garages, elevators and amenities) along with the wiring and hardware already in place.
We recommend a system and give you options: a full upgrade, a retrofit that keeps existing hardware, or a phased rollout starting with the main entries.
We schedule and supervise licensed low-voltage installers and keep residents informed so there's no disruption.
We connect the system to our property management software and enroll residents and tenants at move-in or in a building-wide rollout. We also train any on-site staff.
Credentials, guest and vendor access, deliveries and entry records are handled by our team as part of managing the property.
Tell us about your building: the number of units or suites, the entry points, and any gates and garages. We'll walk the property and recommend a plan. Your proposal is always free.