CCS Innovates:

Over-55s are a growing segment of the rental market. Today’s seniors are more tech-savvy than previous generations, and are willing to embrace technological advances that help keep them connected to their loved ones and keep them secure and safe in their homes.

Yet many multifamily landlords catering to the 55+ community are still missing out on opportunities to offer innovative services to their tenants that build on the technological platform offered by creating a whole-property broadband network.

By partnering with a company like Commercial Connectivity Services, landlords can create their own lightning-fast networks that don’t just offer broadband connectivity to tenants under a landlord-owned ISP, but also allow for improvements like property-wide security and safety networks, with innovations like a Life Alert program for every tenant.

We define these technological innovations and solutions in terms of Connectivity, Safety and Security: 

Connectivity: Today's seniors are far more familiar with technology than previous generations. Your average 70-year-old in 2024 has a smartphone and a tablet, watches Netflix and Hulu, and communicates with their grandchildren using FaceTime. Whole-building networks allow tenants to seamlessly access this technology using the property-wide wifi. Whether a tenant is in a common area, an elevator or their apartment, their connectivity is flawless.

Safety: Once a whole-property broadband network is installed, tenants can take advantage of Internet-Of-Things technology in innovative ways that keep them secure and safe wherever they are in the building. For example, CCS is working to implement a Life Alert system for all seniors in one of its properties in Downtown Los Angeles. The Life Alert system will be connected to the property's broadband, meaning tenants are constantly connected to a safety network anywhere in the property.  

Security:  By installing whole-building networks, multifamily property owners are creating a technological backbone that can support sophisticated security systems. 

Tenants can be handed a security card on day one that works in conjunction with facial-recognition technology to give them access throughout their smart building, thanks to the network. We have worked in properties where landlords are running Multiple ISP circuits for their surveillance cameras, access control systems, gate intercoms, package delivery, etc. Property-wide fiber networks like those installed by CCS provide a robust platform for every security system available, to keep tenants safe.

So, not only is installing a building-wide network a smart financial decision for any multifamily property owner, but for over-55 communities, the connectivity, safety and security improvements that can be built on that network make solutions like those offered by CCS a win-win-win-win!