PIP and mobile-key cycles
Brand property-improvement plans and mobile-key expectations put access control on a deadline. We ship pre-configured to your program so the upgrade lands on time.
Brand mobile-key deadlines, aging keycard hardware, and tight occupancy windows in New York City.
Salto access control for New York City hotels.
RevKey is a Certified Salto Partner and veteran-owned business that plans and installs Salto in New York City, migrating off Onity, Saflok, and VingCard and meeting your brand's mobile-key standard, floor by floor, without pulling rooms out of inventory.
Certified Salto PartnerVeteran-ownedFour-business-hour reply
260,000+Locks installed
1,900+Hotels served
9 daysAvg 240-key cutover
4 hrsResponse window
Why New York City properties move now
Aging Onity, Saflok, VingCard
Older keycard fleets are winding down, with security notices active across the incumbents. Migrating now beats scrambling when parts and service dry up.
Phased, not shut down
We cut over floor by floor on overnight shifts, so New York City rooms stay in inventory through the project.
What we plan for in New York City
The local conditions that actually change how a New York City access-control project is scoped and sequenced.
Overnight noise-ordinance install windows
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.
Union labor coordination on large buildings
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.
Historic-building cylinder constraints
Aging NYC buildings and historic-district properties often carry mechanical-only doors and original mortise hardware that cannot be fully replaced without triggering preservation or landmark review. RevKey scopes these openings for cylinder-level retrofit or Salto Neo where a full mortise change is restricted, preserving the door while adding electronic access. We flag preservation-sensitive doors during the site survey so the design respects them.
Salt, humidity, and battery wear
The city's winter road salt, coastal humidity, and the wide temperature swing between heated lobbies and exposed entrances accelerate corrosion and shorten battery life on perimeter and amenity doors. RevKey specifies weather-appropriate exterior hardware and sets battery-monitoring and maintenance intervals tuned to these exposed openings. Interior guestroom doors are scoped on a standard cycle since they see far less environmental stress.
Common migrations in New York City
Saflok MT, older keycard hardware, and older VingCard all common. Aging buildings carry historic mechanical-only doors that need Neo retrofit consideration.
Each migration page covers your options, timeline ranges, and scoping considerations.
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 on overnight shifts 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.
Salto product lines we install in New York City
We spec the right line per door type. Open any for full specs and use cases.
Common questions about New York City installs
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.
We still run Saflok and older VingCard. Can you migrate us off those?
Yes. Saflok MT, older keycard hardware, and older VingCard are all common in this market, and we plan the migration opening by opening so the building is never without working access control. Doors are cut over in sequence while the legacy system keeps the rest of the property live until each section is converted.
Will the new system support mobile keys under our brand standard?
Salto supports mobile credentials, and we configure the deployment to meet your flag's brand standard and any required app or property-management integrations. NYC inventory is dominated by flag-name properties with strictly enforced standards, so we validate the mobile-key and integration requirements against your brand spec before go-live.
What is specific to installing in New York City versus other markets?
The biggest differences here are overnight noise ordinances on occupied floors, union labor coordination on most large buildings, and historic-building constraints that can limit full mortise replacement. RevKey deploys a dedicated crew to your property and plans around these conditions, including weather-exposed perimeter doors that need corrosion-rated hardware and closer battery monitoring.
Next step: scope your New York City project
Tell us about your property. We respond within four business hours with a real scope tailored to New York City operational windows.