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Solution · Visitor & Package Management

The front door, solved.

Video intercoms residents accept on their phones. Package lockers that end the missed-delivery cycle. Visitor workflows that don't require a doorman or eat your front desk's day.

Overview

Why visitor and package management is a leasing lever.

Most apartment buildings handle visitors and packages the same way they did in 1995: a buzzer at the front door, a package room that fills up by Tuesday, and a front-desk staff drowning in "the delivery guy is here" calls. New buildings expect better. Video intercoms residents accept on their phones, package lockers that handle the volume, and visitor workflows that don't require an on-site doorman.

The math on a visitor and package upgrade is straightforward. Residents miss fewer packages, generating fewer complaints and fewer trips to the post office. Front-desk staff field fewer "let me in" calls, freeing them for actual property work. Delivery drivers get in, drop, and leave — improving relations with carriers who increasingly refuse to deliver to buildings where they can't get in. New residents see a modern experience at lease-up, lifting conversion rates.

We install video intercom systems from ButterflyMX, Comelit, and others. Selection depends on the building — cloud-based intercoms rings residents' phones via a resident app and integrate with major PMS platforms; wired alternatives cover traditional buzz-in scenarios where existing infrastructure or specific compliance needs dictate. We recommend based on your property, not our brand relationships.

For package management, we install integrated package locker systems sized to your delivery volume. Carriers scan a label, the locker assigns and opens a compartment, the resident gets an app notification with a pickup code. No more "where is my package" calls, no more package-room chaos, no more front-desk staff signing for boxes.

Key benefits

A visitor system your residents actually use.

Real visitor and package outcomes — guests who let themselves in, packages that stop piling up in the leasing office, deliveries residents can actually find.

Residents accept deliveries from anywhere

Video intercom calls ring the resident's phone — not the apartment phone. Residents accept at work, on vacation, asleep. Packages get in.

Package room chaos ends

Lockers replace the pile-of-boxes-in-a-room model. Carriers drop directly. Residents pick up with an app code. Front desk is out of the package business.

Carriers stop refusing deliveries

UPS, FedEx, and USPS increasingly skip buildings where they can't get in. Modern intercoms and lockers make your building deliverable again.

Marketable to prospective residents

Tour groups see the video intercom at the model unit. "Let me show you how you accept deliveries from anywhere" is a real differentiator.

PMS-integrated

New residents get intercom access on move-in. Departing residents lose it on move-out. No manual provisioning by the property manager.

Front-desk staff reclaim hours per day

Front desk stops being the buzz-in service. Staff focus on actual property work — touring, maintenance coordination, resident relations.

Problems we solve

The visitor and package problems that generate tickets.

If any of these sound like your front door, your leasing office, or your package room, you're in the right place.

The problem

Carriers are skipping deliveries because they can't get in. Resident complaints are escalating.

How we fix it

Cloud video intercoms with delivery PINs. Carriers get a code, get in, drop, leave. UPS, FedEx, USPS all support this workflow.

The problem

The package room is overflowing. Packages get lost or stolen. Residents complain weekly.

How we fix it

Package locker system sized to your delivery volume. Carriers drop directly. Lockers track every package end-to-end.

The problem

Front-desk staff spend half their day on buzz-in calls instead of property work.

How we fix it

Video intercom rings residents directly. Front desk only involved when there's actually a problem. Staff reclaim 2-4 hours per day.

The problem

Residents miss packages because they don't answer the apartment phone.

How we fix it

Modern intercoms ring the resident's mobile phone via app. Residents accept from work, the gym, or the grocery store.

The problem

You're running a buzzer system that someone installed in 1998 and parts are no longer available.

How we fix it

Modern replacement with manufacturer support, future firmware updates, and integration with the rest of your building tech.

The problem

Your competitors are advertising "smart package management" in their leasing materials.

How we fix it

Integrated locker system that lets you advertise the same. Lease-up conversation includes a real differentiator.

Features in detail

Everything included in a visitor-and-package project.

Video intercoms, mobile credentials, package lockers, delivery workflows, PMS integration — when we say "complete visitor and package," this is what we mean.

01

Video intercoms

Front-door video intercom panels that ring residents' phones via the resident app. Two-way video and audio. Delivery PINs for carriers. Virtual keys for one-time guests. Voice-activation support. PMS integrations with Yardi, RealPage, AppFolio, Entrata, and others.

02

Comelit video door entry

Traditional wired video intercom with modern image quality. Best fit for buildings with existing wired intercom infrastructure, or where the cloud-based model isn't the right cultural fit.

03

Package locker systems

Integrated package locker hardware sized to your delivery volume. Carriers scan labels, lockers assign and open compartments, residents pick up with app codes. Notifications, reminders, and oversized-package handling all built in.

04

Resident-app integration

Visitor management and package alerts live in the same resident app that handles access and thermostats — not three separate apps residents have to learn.

05

Delivery PIN workflows

Recurring delivery codes for carriers; one-time codes for guests, contractors, or food delivery. Audit log of every code used.

06

Visitor pre-authorization

Residents pre-authorize guests via the app. Guests arrive, intercom recognizes the pre-auth, lets them in without ringing the resident. Useful for parties, contractors, repeating service visits.

07

Camera integration

Intercom interactions tied to camera footage. Front-door video of every entry, indexed and searchable alongside access events.

08

PMS sync for resident provisioning

New residents activate intercom access on lease start. Departing residents deactivate on lease end. No manual provisioning.

How we deliver

A predictable process for every project.

4 phases. One project lead. Transparent timeline and line items from day one.

01
Walk-through Front door, lobby, mailroom, current package situation, delivery volume. We see what you have and what you need.
02
Spec and locker sizing Intercom and locker spec'd to delivery volume and building layout. You see what gets installed where before we order.
03
Install and integrate Intercom replaces the buzzer. Lockers go in the mailroom or designated space. PMS integration configured.
04
Resident rollout Onboarding email, lobby Q&A, first-week support. Front-desk staff trained on the new flow.
Why Alpheento

Why multifamily operators pick us for visitor management.

Not slogans. The visitor and package operating principles that show up in every project.

01

Cloud video intercom experience

Years of cloud video intercom deployments across the metro. Your install is done by people who do this every week.

02

Bundled with access

Intercom and access share the front door. We install both as one system, not two.

03

PMS integration done right

Resident provisioning, deactivation, and oversight all sync automatically with Yardi, RealPage, AppFolio.

04

Resident rollout included

We handle the communications, the app onboarding, and the first-week support. Front desk doesn't become the help desk.

Industries that use this

Where we deploy it most often.

Visitor and package flows look different per industry — multifamily is about resident-app hand-off, CRE about visitor pre-registration, hospitality about front-desk PMS integration.

Related solutions

Often combined with this one.

Video intercoms integrate with access control and package lockers to close the whole 'get people and packages into the building' loop.

Manufacturer partners

Brands we install & support.

For visitor and package, we deploy Comelit, ButterflyMX, 2N, and Package Concierge most often — matched to the building's PMS and resident-app stack.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Common visitor and package questions — video-intercom PMS integration, locker sizing, and delivery-carrier access.

Yes. That's the whole point. Residents handle their own visitors via video call from their phone. The doorman model is replaced.

Carriers scan a label, the locker assigns and opens a compartment, the resident gets an app notification with a pickup code. UPS, FedEx, USPS, and Amazon all support this workflow.

Sized to peak weekly delivery volume divided by typical pickup time (typically 24–48 hours). Most multifamily properties need 0.5–0.8 compartments per unit. We size at design based on your actual numbers.

Locker systems include oversized compartments for boxes that don't fit standard slots. For packages too large for any locker (furniture, large appliances), you still need a small holding area or doorman.

We install ButterflyMX, Comelit, and other major video intercom platforms. Selection depends on the building — cloud-based intercoms integrate with major PMS platforms (Yardi, RealPage, AppFolio, Entrata); wired alternatives cover traditional buzz-in scenarios where existing infrastructure or specific compliance needs dictate.

Cloud-based video intercoms are mobile-first, require internet, and are ideal for modern multifamily and commercial buildings. Wired alternatives offer traditional buzz-in with modern image quality, ideal for buildings with existing wired infrastructure or where cloud isn't the right fit.

Yes. Residents can be assigned a physical credential or have visitors call a backup number. The intercom doesn't require the resident to use the app, though most do once they try it.

Cloud video intercoms ring the resident's mobile phone from anywhere. They can accept a visitor or delivery while in another city. They can also pre-authorize specific guests for a date range.

The intercom hardware install is typically 1–2 days. PMS integration and resident provisioning add another 1–2 weeks. Resident rollout (training, onboarding) runs another 1–2 weeks. Total: about a month start to finish.

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