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Industry security planning

Strata & Condominium Security Systems

Occupied strata buildings need security that councils can explain, managers can administer and residents can use. WeTech coordinates visitor calling, credentials, doors, parkades, elevators and cameras around the existing property.

Chelsea Gardens strata community in Surrey where WeTech installed intercom, access-control and gate systems

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What security should accomplish here

For a strata or condominium, the strongest security plan normally combines a manageable video intercom and access-control workflow with purposeful CCTV, controlled parkade or amenity access and a documented resident transition. The design should preserve suitable infrastructure and practical alternatives instead of forcing every resident into one access method.

Properties and teams we can support

High-rise and low-rise strataTownhouse communitiesMulti-building complexesOlder occupied condominiums

What WeTech can secure

Resident and visitor entrances

Coordinate video calling, suite or mobile answering, credential access and door release at every approved entrance.

Parkades, gates and elevators

Connect vehicle credentials, lobby doors and approved elevator-floor access so the resident journey remains controlled.

Amenities and service areas

Apply suitable permissions to gyms, pools, storage, bicycle rooms, loading areas and contractor entrances.

CCTV and incident review

Plan purposeful views for lobbies, mail areas, entrances and parkades, with defined retention and authorized users.

Priority risks and workflows to review

  • Resident and visitor entry at every building
  • Move-in, move-out and lost-credential management
  • Parkade, amenity and elevator permissions
  • Resident options for app, telephone, fob or other approved access
  • Council-ready scope, transition and support information

Security systems that can work together

Video intercom

Give residents approved video, app, telephone or indoor-monitor options for visitor calls and entrance release.

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Access control

Manage residents, rental users, staff, cleaners and contractors without rekeying every shared door.

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Parkade & elevator access

Coordinate vehicle entrances, lobby doors, amenities and approved floor permissions around one resident identity.

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CCTV

Plan cameras for entrances, parkades, mail areas and other documented security purposes with clear retention and permissions.

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What the finished system can help you do

  • Add and remove residents without rekeying shared doors
  • Give residents practical app, telephone and physical-credential options
  • Route visitors to the correct building or resident
  • Reduce disconnected gate, elevator and door administration
  • Give council and management a documented transition plan

Retrofit, takeover or expansion

Start with what is already installed

WeTech begins with the installed intercoms, controllers, readers, locks, gates, elevator interfaces, cameras and cabling. Suitable infrastructure can be retained or phased so an occupied strata is not forced into an unnecessary full replacement.

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Vancouver and Lower Mainland planning considerations

Occupied-building staging and resident communication

BC privacy responsibilities for common-area video

Rain-exposed readers, gates and exterior entrances

Coordination with strata management, council and elevator or gate specialists

BC privacy note: When a strata, business or organization uses video surveillance, it should define a reasonable purpose, camera locations, authorized access and retention. The organization remains responsible for its policy and legal review. Read the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner guidance →

What We Review During Your Site Assessment

  1. 01

    How many buildings, entrances, units, gates, elevator banks and controlled doors are involved?

  2. 02

    What wiring, locks, intercom stations, readers, controllers and cameras are already installed?

  3. 03

    Who manages resident records and what happens during move-in, move-out or a lost credential?

  4. 04

    Which residents need telephone, fob or indoor-monitor alternatives?

  5. 05

    How will access continue while the occupied property is upgraded?

Relevant WeTech proof

Documented work and resources

From assessment to handover

A complete security upgrade—not a box of disconnected products.

WeTech designs around the property’s people, operating hours, existing infrastructure and support needs across Metro Vancouver and the Lower Mainland.

01

Site assessment

Review entrances, users, incidents, existing systems, cabling, locks, network and the people who administer the property.

02

Design and proposal

Define the recommended systems, retained infrastructure, options, responsibilities, transition and practical limitations.

03

Installation and transition

Coordinate approved trades, stage the work, test each path and keep affected users informed during the change.

04

Training and handover

Provide administrator guidance, user workflows, testing and a clear service path after the system is operating.

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Strata & Condominiums security questions

Can a strata keep fobs while adding mobile access?+

Yes, when the selected platform supports both. A flexible rollout can keep physical credentials while adding app, BLE, NFC or compatible wallet options.

Can an old condo intercom be upgraded without entering every suite?+

Sometimes. A mobile-first or telephone-supported design can reduce suite work, but wiring, calling needs and resident alternatives must be assessed.

Can one system manage doors, gates and elevator access?+

Often, when the controllers and approved interfaces are compatible. WeTech maps the resident path and coordinates each security layer around that plan.

Can WeTech take over an existing condo security system?+

Yes. WeTech can document and assess many current and legacy intercom, access-control, CCTV and gate platforms, subject to programming access, equipment condition and available parts.

How is a strata security upgrade planned for an occupied building?+

The proposal should define temporary access, resident enrolment, testing, notices and the order of work before existing access is changed.

Start with the property

Planning security for strata & condominiums?

Start with the current system, entrances, users, operating hours and the incidents you want the upgrade to address.