Access control systems for St. Louis-area buildings
Mobile credentials, keyless entry and audit trails, designed to work with your cameras, intercom, network and property-management software from day one.
Why access control is usually the first system to fail
Access control is the system we’re asked about most, and the one where the wrong platform costs the most over time. If your building still runs on brass keys or aging fobs, you’re paying for lock changes, rekeys and replacement fobs every month, and you can’t see who came in or when.
We install Allegion (Schlage locks and the Zentra cloud platform), Salto Space for on-premise commercial access, Salto KS for cloud-managed multifamily and multi-site properties, and UniFi Access for buildings standardized on Ubiquiti. ButterflyMX and Comelit cover the front-door intercom. The right choice depends on building type, door count and how you want to manage credentials long term.
The brand is the easy decision. The hard part is tying access to the network, the cameras that document every door event, and the software that adds and removes residents or staff. We design those connections up front, then handle the rollout: communications, app setup, training and the first-week calls.
From lost fobs to blind spots: what we fix at the door
If any of these sound like your front door, amenity space or parking gate, this is the work we do.
Residents lose fobs, and replacements plus staff time add up.
Mobile credentials on the phone they already carry, with cards or fobs for anyone who prefers them. A lost credential is revoked and reissued in under a minute.
Every move-out means a rekey or a fob hunt so former residents can’t get back in.
Credentials are revoked from the dashboard the day the lease ends. No locksmith, no rekey kit, no old fob that still works.
When something happens, nobody can tell who came in or when.
Every badge, denied entry and after-hours access is logged. One click pulls the matching camera clip, so investigations take minutes, not hours.
New residents and hires wait for the office to hand out a fob, and you enter everyone twice.
Credentials issue remotely when the lease or hire is approved. Most modern platforms offer Yardi, RealPage or AppFolio integrations; we confirm the exact integration at design.
You worry the doors stop working when the power or internet drops.
Cloud platforms cache credentials at the door, and we size battery backup at readers and UPS for controllers, then test failover at install.
The old buzzer can’t reach residents who aren’t home, and deliveries pile up.
A ButterflyMX or Comelit video intercom calls residents’ phones, and delivery codes let drivers in. See video intercom & package.
The access platforms and hardware we install
Readers, locks, controllers, credentials, wiring, software and integration, matched to your building.
Salto Space: on-premise commercial access
Salto’s platform for larger commercial sites, campuses and offices that want on-premise or hybrid control, role-based admin and integration with identity providers. Wired and battery locks, wall readers and gate readers.
Salto KS: cloud-managed access
Salto’s cloud platform for multifamily, multi-tenant commercial and multi-site portfolios. Mobile credentials, remote issuing and one dashboard for every site, with minimal on-site hardware to maintain.
Allegion: Schlage hardware and Zentra
Schlage cylindrical and mortise locks, electric strikes and readers where durability matters most, and Zentra for cloud-managed mobile credentials and audit trails across multiple properties. Apple Wallet and Google Wallet keys are available on supported hardware.
UniFi Access
For buildings standardized on Ubiquiti, UniFi Access readers and locks share one dashboard with the network and cameras.
Camera and intercom integration
Door events linked to camera clips, license-plate cameras at gates, and front-door video intercoms on the same credentials.
Backup power and failover
Battery backup at readers, UPS for controllers, and outage behavior verified at install so doors act the way you expect.
What drives the cost of an access control project
Two buildings with the same door count can price very differently. These are the factors that move the number.
Number of doors and entries
Each controlled door needs a reader or electronic lock, and often a strike, door-position sensor and request-to-exit device.
Lock type at each door
Wireless battery locks on unit doors price differently than wired readers and strikes on perimeter and amenity doors.
Existing wiring and door hardware
Reusable cable and sound frames lower cost. Old doors, missing pathways or fire-rated openings add labor.
Retrofit vs. new build
Occupied buildings need phasing and after-hours work; new construction lets us rough in during the build.
Platform subscription fees
Cloud platforms carry recurring per-door or per-unit licensing. We show those costs separately so you see the true monthly number.
Integration scope
Linking to cameras, the intercom, elevators or your property-management software adds design and configuration time.
Every project gets a free walk-through and a line-item design at three price levels.
Access control installation across St. Louis & the Metro East
We’re based in Maryville, Illinois, and install access control across the St. Louis metro: Madison, St. Clair and Monroe counties in Illinois, and St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. Charles County and Jefferson County in Missouri. A recent example is a 60-unit apartment property in Edwardsville, where we installed access control and a video intercom as one project.
We install for apartment communities in Edwardsville, Glen Carbon and O’Fallon, offices in Clayton, Chesterfield and Kirkwood, and schools and municipal buildings in Belleville, Collinsville and Alton. Being based in the Metro East keeps us close to Illinois properties and a short drive from Clayton or Chesterfield, which makes phased and after-hours work practical. Larger projects beyond the metro are taken on by arrangement. See our full service area.
How an access control project runs
Four phases with one project lead, a written timeline and line items from day one. After handoff, an optional service agreement covers the systems we install.
Where access control matters most
Multifamily leans on mobile credentials and resident-app tie-in, commercial buildings on tenant zones, and public buildings on audit trails.
Multifamily Housing
Mobile credentials at every door.
See industry →Property Management
One access platform across the portfolio.
See industry →Commercial Real Estate
Tenant zones and elevator access.
See industry →Government
Audit trails and scheduled zones.
See industry →Systems that share the door with access control
Access gets tied to intercoms, cameras and the resident app most often.
Access platforms we install and support
Salto (Space and KS), Allegion Schlage and Zentra, Alarm.com Smart Properties and UniFi Access, with ButterflyMX and Comelit at the front door. Choosing between two? Read Salto KS vs. Allegion Zentra. We can also work with other platforms on request.
Access control questions
Install time, mobile credentials, outages, hybrid keys and integration with intercoms and cameras.
A typical 50-unit multifamily retrofit takes 4–8 weeks, phased to minimize resident disruption. Small commercial installs (20 doors or fewer) usually take 2–4 weeks. We provide a written timeline with the design.
Yes. Mobile credentials use encrypted, rotating tokens that are harder to clone than legacy proximity cards, and they can be revoked instantly from the dashboard instead of waiting to collect a fob.
Cloud-based access systems cache credentials at the door and keep working through internet outages. Battery backup at readers and UPS for controllers keep doors operating through power loss. We size the backup during design based on your risk profile.
Yes. Most installs are mixed: mobile credentials at high-traffic doors and mechanical keys where they still make sense. Salto and Allegion both support hybrid deployments.
Most modern platforms offer Yardi, RealPage or AppFolio integrations; we confirm the exact integration at design.
Yes. We deploy mixed credentials: mobile for residents who want it, key cards or fobs for those who prefer them. Salto and ButterflyMX both support mixed deployments.
Yes, and it is one of the main reasons to install both as one project. Every door event links to a camera clip, so finding "who came in at 2:30 AM" takes seconds instead of hours of footage review.
Yes. We offer service agreements for the systems we install, covering scheduled maintenance, firmware updates, remote troubleshooting and on-call service with an agreed response time.
Ready to talk about access control?
Your free three-option design: Good / Better / Best, line-item, yours to keep. We respond within 24 hours.