The 2024 Unsaflok advisory affects Saflok MT, Quantum, RT, Saffire, and Confidant locks. There is a clear, planned path off it, on your schedule.
Replace Saflok locks in New York City.
RevKey is a Certified Salto Partner and veteran-owned business that plans and installs Salto for Saflok properties in New York City, migrating you off Saflok floor by floor without pulling rooms out of inventory.
New York hotels running Saflok are weighing their options after the March 2024 Unsaflok disclosure, in which only about 36% of impacted locks had been updated or replaced at the time. Because a complete remediation requires touching every lock plus reissuing all keycards and upgrading encoders, NYC's overnight noise-ordinance install windows and roughly 27% union labor make sequencing the project the hard part. With the city ranked #1 for hotels under construction in early 2024 (around 47 projects and 7,655 rooms) and Midtown West and Times Square holding roughly 60% of rooms, large buildings face historic-cylinder constraints on top of the migration. If you are already opening every door and coordinating crews to remediate, re-platforming to Salto is a legitimate option rather than a patch-and-repeat.
- New York City led all top-50 U.S. markets for hotels under construction as of Q1 2024 with roughly 47 projects and 7,655 rooms.
- Midtown West and Times Square account for nearly 60% of New York City's hotel-room inventory, making it the single most concentrated hotel submarket in the U.S.
- New York is not a right-to-work state, and its construction sector is far more unionized than the national average, with NYC-metro construction union density around 27% as of recent data.
Sources: Hotel Dive / Lodging Econometrics, MMCG Invest, Block O'Toole & Murphy, Unsaflok
What we plan for in New York City
New York City enforces strict overnight noise rules, and occupied urban-convention and luxury properties rarely tolerate corridor drilling during guest hours. RevKey sequences hardware swaps floor by floor against the property's quietest occupancy windows, batching loud cylinder and mortise work so guest-facing disruption stays contained. We keep every floor sellable while the migration is underway.
Most large Manhattan and outer-borough properties operate under union labor agreements and building engineering rules that govern who touches doors, power, and corridors. RevKey coordinates its deployed crew with on-site building engineers and any required trades up front, aligning scope and access before mobilization. This avoids jurisdictional stoppages mid-install on union floors.
The Saflok migration, in brief
2024 Unsaflok advisory affects Saflok MT, Quantum, RT, Saffire, and Confidant locks. Manufacturer-recommended action: software update or replacement, plus reissuing all keycards.
The Wide Body trim covers the existing Saflok door prep, so most doors take the new lock without new millwork. Runs modern encrypted MIFARE DESFire credentials, closing the MIFARE Classic exposure the advisory exploits.
Full Saflok playbook: every Salto option, door prep, and timeline ranges →
How a New York City project runs
The same disciplined sequence on every property, scaled to your door count.
Site assessment and door-by-door survey
We walk the property (or review your survey worksheet), confirm door prep and brand requirements, and identify what each opening needs. No guesswork before the quote.
Scope and migration plan
A real scoped quote: hardware, credential plan, PMS integration, and a phased schedule built around your occupancy, not a placeholder estimate.
Phased install
Floor-by-floor cutover coordinated with housekeeping, so rooms stay sellable. No property-wide shutdown.
PMS and mobile-key validation
PMS integration and brand mobile keys configured and tested before guests touch them, so the front desk is live on day one.
Train and support
Front-desk training and a fixed post-install support window so the team is confident before we hand off.
Common questions about Saflok migrations in New York City
Do I have to replace my Saflok locks, or can I upgrade them?
Either can be valid. The 2024 Unsaflok advisory affects the Saflok MT, Quantum, RT, Saffire, and Confidant lines, and dormakaba's fix is a software update or replacement on every affected lock, plus reissuing all keycards and upgrading encoders. If your fleet is already in dormakaba's remediation program, finishing it in family is a legitimate path. We will tell you honestly which makes sense before you commit to anything.
What does a Saflok-to-Salto migration actually change at the door?
On most Saflok MT installs, Salto XS4 One drops into the existing ANSI mortise prep, so the door itself does not change. You move from the MIFARE Classic credentials the advisory forges to modern encrypted DESFire with BLE, NFC, and Apple Wallet mobile keys, so that exposure goes away entirely.
Do I have to convert every door at once?
No. We install door by door during normal operating hours, typically thirty to forty doors per day, with a first-door sign-off before mass install. Larger properties run phased over weeks against your access windows.
How long does a Saflok migration take?
Scoping plus phased install runs roughly 3 to 5 weeks under 100 doors, 6 to 10 weeks for 100 to 250 doors, and longer for larger phased properties. Actual timing depends on access windows, brand-standard review, and materials procurement, which we date for you when we quote.
Will Salto meet my brand mobile-key standard?
Yes. Salto installs to brand mobile-key spec and integrates directly with the major hotel PMS platforms. We validate brand compliance as part of the install, not as an afterthought.
How long does a Salto rollout take for a New York City hotel?
Timelines depend on door count and how much overnight access we get, but most properties fall in a phased multi-week range for a full guestroom and amenity conversion. We work floor by floor so no floors are closed and the property stays in operation throughout. Larger urban-convention buildings extend longer, and we confirm the schedule after the site survey.
Next step: scope your New York City migration
Tell us about your New York City property currently running Saflok hardware. We respond within four business hours with a real, phased migration scope.