Spectrum Integrated Technologies Provides Fully Integrated Lobby Security Systems at 100 High Street, 225 Franklin Street and One Post Office Square

Property Owner/Manager: Blackstone Properties, Chicago, IL;
GC: Shawmut Design and Construction

Boston, MA – Spectrum Integrated Technologies (Spectrum IT), the security and telecom division of J. & M. Brown Co. Inc. of Jamaica Plain, MA, has completed the design and installation of fully integrated visitor entry security systems at four Blackstone Properties’ buildings in Boston and Cambridge – 100 High Street, 225 Franklin Street and One Post Office Square in Boston, and 1 Memorial Drive in Cambridge.

The state-of-the-art lobby/entry security systems, designed by Spectrum specifically for high-rise applications, tie each property’s security subsystems, including electronic turnstiles, card access, elevator control, intercom, and digital CCTV into each building’s overall security management system. At 225 Franklin Street, One Post Office Square and 100 High Street, Spectrum also installed the latest in high-rise electronic turnstile visitor entry security systems. All security system solutions were designed to correspond to the buildings’ “Class A” ratings.

The fully integrated lobby security at each of the properties allows expected pre-enrolled visitor’s to gain entry to elevators and destination points within the building via a touch-screen kiosk in the lobby, which is designed with a bar code scanner and reader. Spectrum’s Director of Operations Terry Kilduff and Principal Steve Feldman managed project planning, design, integration and implementation to meet Blackstone Properties unique requirements for entry security at each facility. Security system companies integral to the projects included AMAG, Pelco, Building Engines, and ITS (Interactive Touchscreen Solutions). Spectrum also worked closely with Infrasafe, the national security consultant for Blacktone Properties. Shawmut Design and Construction served as the general contractor for the lobby renovations at all four Blackstone projects.

Spectrum Integrated Technologies also recently provided electronic turnstile security system projects at 101 Arch Street, and 10 St. James Street in Boston.

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