01 / 06Cloud and mobile credentials
What we deliverCards, fobs and phone credentials, issued and revoked remotely.
Why it matters
No server on site to maintain.
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Access Control Installation in Manhattan
- Towers, tenant floors, landmarks
- Delivered to building rules
- NYS licensed and insured
Access control for Manhattan towers, tenant floors and landmarks, delivered to your building's rules.
- 1,000+
installations over 10+ years
- 24/7
support for managed-service clients
- Excellent
Rated 4.9/5 by 110+ NYC corporations
- 7 Active Teams
Operating throughout New York
Access Control Services We Install in Manhattan
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02 / 06Doors and hardware
What we deliverElectric strikes, maglocks and exit hardware, including Dorma, with power transfer hinges.
Why it matters
We engineer and fabricate doors in-house, so a door that can't take the hardware isn't a second contract.
03 / 06Turnstiles and lobbies
What we deliverTurnstiles and speed lanes on LenelS2, C•CURE, Brivo or Salto.
Why it matters
Credentials are checked in the lobby, before the elevators.
04 / 06Elevator access control
What we deliverFloor-level permissions, integrated with all major elevator brands, including Braxos.
Why it matters
A tenant's credential calls only its own floors.
05 / 06Visitor management
What we deliverVisitor check-in that issues access through your platform.
Why it matters
Guests are logged and reach only the floors they are expected on.
06 / 06Biometric access
What we deliverFingerprint, face and retina readers for server rooms, pharmacies and storage.
Why it matters
New York bars most employers from requiring fingerprints, so we plan an alternative credential.
Office Access Control in Manhattan: Choosing a Platform
Office access control in Manhattan often starts with one constraint: the landlord's platform.
| Question | Usually points to |
|---|---|
| Must tenant doors join the base-building system? | Extend the landlord's platform, often LenelS2 OnGuard, Software House C•CURE 9000 or Genetec |
| Does the tenant run several offices? | A cloud platform such as Salto KS or Brivo, administered centrally |
| Is the building landmarked or hard to cable? | Salto wireless locks that need no cable to the door |
Access control systems in Manhattan can follow any of these routes: we are a certified Salto dealer, Brivo dealer, LenelS2 partner, Software House dealer and HID partner.
Manhattan Projects
Our Manhattan proof sits in institutions and landmark buildings, around strict approvals and protected fabric.
Cultural institutions01 / 03
David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center
Fifth-floor access control, emergency alert systems and compliant wiring, delivered with SPK/Lewis Construction.
Cultural institutions02 / 03
Carnegie Hall freight door
Heavy-duty hinges we engineered for an oversized custom door, meeting landmark approval standards.
Landmark buildings03 / 03
627 West End Avenue
Access control and IP intercom on heritage-style hardware in a 19th-century Upper West Side building.
“They matched our existing building entrance cards exactly, which is what we really wanted. The new system also comes with an app, which makes things very easy to manage. The technician was professional, the work was clean, and the training they provided was clear.”
Fitting out a Manhattan floor?
We walk the doors and check them against your building standard before we quote.
Commercial Access Control in Manhattan Buildings
Commercial access control in Manhattan serves the landlord, the tenant and the lobby at once.
Class A office towers
In Midtown, Hudson Yards and the Financial District, base-building and tenant systems run side by side. Where allowed, we tie suites to the lobby credential, so staff carry one card or phone.
Tenant fit-outs
Suite entries, server rooms and storage to the landlord's standard, with biometric readers where a card is not enough.
Lobby turnstiles and elevators
Lanes on the same credential as the floors, plus floor-level elevator control that integrates with all major elevator brands, including Braxos, and destination dispatch where installed.
Co-working and flex space
Mobile credentials on Salto KS, Brivo or HID Mobile Access.
Inherited systems
We repair and upgrade all major brands, keeping the hardware already on the doors where it is sound.
Manhattan Building Rules That Shape the Job
Manhattan access control projects are decided as much by building rules as by technology.
| Rule | How we handle it |
|---|---|
| Landlord building standard (platform, reader, finish, lobby link) | Designed in from the start, so the managing agent has nothing to reject |
| Certificate of insurance | Supplied with the work order, naming landlord and managing agent |
| Noisy work limited to after hours | Coring and drilling on evenings and weekends; quiet work by day |
| Freight elevator and loading dock slots | Bookings built into the schedule |
| Building labor rules | Confirmed at the survey and staffed to meet them |
| Landmarks Preservation Commission permits | Wireless locks, concealed routes and heritage-finish hardware |
Tenant Suite Doors: Strikes, Maglocks and Egress
A high-rise suite entry often sits on the egress path to the stairs, so the lock is a code decision.
Electric strike
Suits most framed suite doors with a lever, because free egress stays mechanical from the inside.
Maglock
Suits frameless glass entries, but on an egress path it must be fail-safe, with a request-to-exit device and manual release.
Door contacts and REX
Both go on every controlled door and into the building-standard submittal.
Power
Power supplies with battery backup sit in the tenant IDF, sized for every lock on the floor.
Fire alarm release
The release signal is agreed with whoever maintains the building's fire alarm; that system stays with its own vendor, because we do not install fire alarms.
Access Control System Installation in Manhattan, NY: How It Runs
One team runs the job from building review to handover, coordinating the GC, the electrician, the door supplier and tenant IT.
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Building review
Building standard, rules and insurance.
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Survey and design
Door schedule and platform, submitted to the managing agent.
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Scheduling
Freight bookings, after-hours windows and GC rough-in.
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Install and test
Locks, readers and door controllers installed; every door tested with the landlord's team.
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Handover
Administrator training and as-built documentation for the building file.
Work starts once approvals are in place; multi-floor work is phased. We provide 24/7 support for existing clients on managed service and maintenance, with a 4-hour response on critical failures.
FAQs
Access Control Installation Manhattan: FAQs
Short answers on lobby turnstiles, landlord approval, landmarks, lock choice and office moves.
Can our tenant access control connect to the building's lobby turnstiles?
Tenant access control can connect to the lobby turnstiles when the landlord's platform and policy allow it. We confirm what the base-building system supports, then design for one credential from lobby to desk.
Do we need landlord approval for access control in a Manhattan office?
Most Manhattan office leases require landlord approval for access control work, and many buildings set a hardware or platform standard. We prepare the submission and design to that standard.
Can you install access control in a landmarked Manhattan building?
We can install access control in a landmarked Manhattan building using wireless locks, concealed cable and heritage-finish hardware. Any Landmarks Preservation Commission approval is planned into the schedule.
Should our office doors use electric strikes or maglocks?
Whether office doors should use electric strikes or maglocks depends on the door and its egress role. Strikes suit most framed suite doors; maglocks suit frameless glass but need request-to-exit and manual release on an egress path.
What happens to our access control when we move offices?
When you move offices, cloud platforms carry users and rules to the new space, and some hardware can be reused. We check what the lease says must stay, then go live on day one.
- Related:
- Other boroughs: Brooklyn access control · Queens access control · access control in the Bronx
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Our Midtown office is a short trip from most Manhattan buildings. This page is part of our commercial access control systems across New York; for cameras and intercom, see all our security services in Manhattan.