Security and low voltage designed in early and handed over ready for occupancy.
installations over 10+ years
support for managed-service clients
Rated 4.9/5 by 110+ NYC corporations
Operating throughout New York
Construction security solutions hold up when one team carries the scope across trades, from design to handover.
Hardware decided late
Electrified locks and power transfer hinges need factory door prep, or frames get field-modified.
Three divisions, coordinated late
Door hardware (Division 08), cabling (Division 27) and security (Division 28) meet for the first time at commissioning.
Egress left to the field
Door decisions made on install day fail inspection.
Gaps at handover
No as-built documentation, no training, no support plan.
Our construction security solutions in NYC cover the full security scope under one contract: design, infrastructure, hardware, software and support.
| Scope | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Security design and specification | Device layouts, door-by-door hardware sets and riser diagrams, ready for bid. Also a standalone service; we work alongside other vendors if you prefer. |
| Access control | Card, mobile, biometric and cloud systems on Salto, LenelS2, Software House, Brivo or Genetec, plus lobby turnstiles. |
| Electrified locks and door hardware | Electrified locks, strikes and exit hardware (including Dorma), request-to-exit devices and door position switches. |
| Low voltage and structured cabling | Cat6/Cat6A to PoE devices, fiber backbone between MDF and IDF rooms, plenum cable where required. |
| Cameras | HD IP cameras, NDAA-compliant only (Axis, Genetec), recorded on exacqVision, with door events and video on one timeline. |
| Intercom and elevators | IP intercom at lobbies and gates, tied to elevator control on all major elevator brands, including Braxos. |
We engineer and fabricate doors in-house, so the team that wires the electrified hardware also coordinates the door and frame.
One team carries the security scope from design to punch list, so each open item has one owner.
The brief. A 5th-floor upgrade at a performing arts venue, inside a GC-led project.
What we did. Access control, emergency alert systems and compliant wiring.
Result. The security scope had a single point of accountability. Read the Koch Theater case study
The brief. Lighting controls and PA for a school that had to keep operating.
What we did. Cooper lighting controls and an AtlasIED PA system, phased around the school.
Result. The school stayed operational throughout. See the Washington Market School project
“We run 5 construction sites and highline's construction security solutions have saved us thousands in prevented theft. The mobile alerts when anyone enters after hours give us peace of mind and evidence if needed.”
Bringing security into a new development? Send us the drawings for a scope review. Request a site assessment
Security systems for new developments in NYC are cheapest to get right at design development, when a change is a drawing revision rather than a field fix.
Access matrix
Which doors are controlled, by whom and when, so hardware sets follow how the building will run.
Hardware sets
Lock function, power transfer and door position monitoring confirmed per opening before doors are ordered.
Power and pathways
Controller locations, IDF rooms, riser capacity and dedicated circuits shown on the electrical drawings.
Egress
Electrified egress locks release on fire alarm activation and power loss where code requires; maglocks need request-to-exit and manual release. We coordinate the interface with the fire alarm contractor and do not install fire alarm systems.
Accessibility, landmarks and federal funds
Hardware operable without tight grasping; LPC permits for landmarks and historic districts; NDAA Section 889 camera checks on federally funded projects.
Low voltage for new construction runs in four passes, each in a set window of the GC's schedule.
| Phase | When | What we do |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rough-in | Before close-in | Conduit, backboxes, sleeves and cable pulls; power requirements issued to the electrical contractor. |
| 2. Devices | After finishes, doors hung | Readers, electrified hardware, cameras and intercoms installed and terminated. |
| 3. Commissioning | Before TCO inspections | Doors tested, fire alarm release verified, cabling certified: ready for the temporary certificate of occupancy. |
| 4. Handover | At turnover | As-built drawings, cabling records, admin training and a support plan. |
Construction site security cameras work best on infrastructure the finished building will keep.
Site risk assessment
Before mobilization we map theft of tools, equipment and materials, vandalism and after-hours access into a site security plan.
Temporary cameras first
Temporary site cameras cover deliveries, hoists and storage until the permanent backbone is live.
Remote site monitoring
Live and recorded video from a phone or desktop, with analytics alerts on after-hours motion.
After-hours intrusion detection
Alarms on site offices and material stores; monitored systems alert emergency services or security personnel.
Trade access you can switch off
Cloud access control on site entrances, with subcontractor credentials removed as each trade finishes.
Our process follows the project's milestones.
Gaps in hardware sets, pathways and egress flagged.
Without cutting compliance.
Priced against the drawings, scheduled to the GC's sequence.
Testing, as-built documentation and operator training.
Backed by a 12-month warranty. Managed service and maintenance adds 24/7 support for existing clients on managed service and maintenance, with a 4-hour response on critical failures.
Projects are phased to the construction schedule.
FAQs
Straight answers for developers and GCs.
Our construction security solutions in NYC cover a building's permanent security systems, from design to integration. We also cover build-phase cameras and trade access.
The most important construction site security measures start with a site risk assessment. Then come cameras on deliveries and storage, controlled trade access and after-hours intrusion detection.
We work as a subcontractor to general contractors. Our Lincoln Center and Washington Market School projects were both delivered with SPK/Lewis Construction.
Security systems for new developments should be designed at design development. Hardware, power, pathways and riser space can then be coordinated before doors are ordered.
Responsibility for construction site security is set by the contract, often the GC during the build and the owner from turnover. We plan systems so handover is a credential change, not a rebuild.
Construction site cameras can be monitored remotely from a phone or desktop, with alerts on after-hours motion. On the permanent network, they carry into the finished building.
The earlier security is on the drawings, the fewer changes reach the field.
