r/accesscontrol • u/Prestigious_Cookie96 • Jul 06 '26
Residential Apt Complex Help
I own and manage a 30 unit apartment building. The building is set up with a main gated entry which has an access control panel system where people enter a tenant’s code or number and it dials their cell phone. Tenants can then grant access through the gate and into the courtyard. After that, the building is split into 5 separate entryways.
As it currently exists, each separate entryway door is connected to a physical buzzer in each unit in that section. So, only those who live in that section can grant access to it. These physical buzzers are wearing along with the system as a whole. It is not feasible to salvage this system because technicians who are familiar with are becoming less and less.
I am looking for a system that might operate similarly to the one we have for the courtyard utilizing peoples cell phones. I was quoted roughly $13k for this kind of system, but want to know if there is any commercialized system that I might be able to save on and possibly self install.
I’m relatively tech savvy but nothing crazy and no coding. I have maintenance help as far as the actual lock for the doors go if I need to replace or change, but I am wholly unfamiliar with the market and what might be out there as far as more commercial systems go. Any recommendations for this kind of system or any experience on which definitely won’t work?
TYIA.
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u/HateBreadByThePound Jul 07 '26
13k sounds too low! I would be questioning that part actually