Smart Access Control for Florida Apartment Communities

No market moves more people through its gates than Florida. Seasonal residents arrive every winter, family visits stretch for weeks, vacation guests rotate through, delivery volume never slows, and a full cast of vendors (pool service, landscaping, pest control) cycles through every week. Legacy access control answers all of that with one shared gate code that half the county knows. Gatewise answers it with individual, expiring digital keys, a video call box with no hardware to corrode, and a log of every entry, all managed from anywhere, including from an ownership office three states away.

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How Gatewise Fits Florida Properties

Built for communities with the busiest gates in the country: guests, vendors, prospects, and deliveries all get their own controlled way in, and your team sees every entry from anywhere.

One tap from gate to pool deck

One key in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet covers the gate, the pool deck, the gym, and the lobby. Residents tap to enter like a contactless payment, no app required, and it still works when the phone battery dies at the beach.

Guest traffic without the gate code

Between seasonal residents, visiting family, and nonstop deliveries, Florida gates see more visitors than almost any market. Residents text expiring Visitor Keys with arrival notifications and instant revocation, and walk-up guests scan a QR code to video call the resident directly, with no intercom hardware to corrode through storm season.

Tour after hours, lease before competitors

New supply keeps Florida leasing competitive, and 60 percent of renters want to tour after business hours. Prospects tour model units and amenities on their own schedule with time-limited access that logs every visit and expires on its own.

Continuity through storm season

Receivers run on cellular with battery backup, independent of property power and internet, and wired internet often fails before cellular does during a storm. Residents still get home, and once the weather clears your team confirms every gate and door from the portal without driving debris-covered roads.

Manage users easily

Quickly add/remove residents or staff on the fly, or set up an integration with your property management system to automate the process.

View your visitor log

Easily view the access log that shows you every time someone opens a gate or door at your property.

Set custom schedules

Customize opening times for daily routines and secure facilities after hours, with flexible adjustments on demand.

How does guest access work for visiting family and seasonal guests?

Residents send a Visitor Key via text or email directly from the app. Guests receive a link granting temporary access that expires automatically, so nobody has to remember to revoke it. Every guest entry is logged with timestamps, and residents get arrival notifications.

Our intercom keeps corroding. What replaces it?

The Virtual Call Box. Visitors scan a QR code at the gate and video call the resident or your team directly, and access can be granted remotely from anywhere. There is no directory hardware to install, maintain, or replace, and no five-figure intercom quote. See how it works at gatewise.com/guest-access.

Can ownership or a regional team oversee Florida communities from out of state?

Yes. The cloud portal shows live status and full access logs for every entry point from any connected device. Regional managers monitor multiple communities on one dashboard, pull standardized reports for ownership, and troubleshoot remotely instead of flying in.

How do we manage all our recurring vendors?

Set up vendor profiles once with custom schedules and Gatewise handles the rest. Each vendor's credentials work only during their designated windows, every entry is logged, and updates apply instantly across assigned communities.

Will access still work during a hurricane or extended power outage?

Yes. Gatewise runs on cellular with battery backup, operating independently of property power and internet. Residents keep getting in during extended outages, your team keeps portal visibility throughout, and managers can remotely unlock any access point for emergency responders, with every override logged.

What happens when a resident moves out?

With a PMS connection (Yardi, RealPage, Entrata, ResMan, or Rent Manager), access deactivates automatically on the lease end date. Without one, a single click in the Management Portal removes all access instantly. No unreturned fobs, no lingering gate codes.

How fast can we revoke someone's access?

One click removes all access immediately: gates, doors, amenities, everything, in real time. The system documents the revocation with timestamps, giving you a clear record of exactly when access was removed.

Synced with the Systems Florida Operators Already Run

Certified integrations with Yardi, RealPage, Entrata, ResMan, and Rent Manager keep access tied to the lease automatically. Move-ins, move-outs, and transfers update themselves, so there is no credential cleanup after the winter season and no manual entry in between.
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Built for How Florida Communities Actually Operate

More than 500,000 units nationwide trust Gatewise for daily access, on a platform designed around the exact patterns Florida runs on: heavy guest traffic, deep vendor rotations, competitive leasing, and remote oversight.
“We had so many gate issues at our properties, we knew we had to try Gatewise. And now, after implementing it at 3 properties, we'll never go back to traditional systems.”
Heather F.
Area Regional Manager HLC Equity
“Everyone here loves it because you can use it from anywhere - you don’t have to be on property to let people in. With gate codes, you can pass that along to a bunch of people, and then all these people have access to the community. Gatewise eliminates that.”
Gabriela M.
Property Manager Retreat at Westchase

Independent research tracking 600+ properties over three years proves that Gatewise smart access control dramatically improves resident satisfaction and strengthens lease renewal rates compared to traditional systems.

20%
Satisfaction Boost
16.5%
Stronger Link to Retention
“I 100% recommend Gatewise. No more remembering codes for every gate! With one app I can access all my sites! Shelly has been so helpful as well! She is responsive & constantly follows up to ensure customers are satisfied!”
Amanda W.
Property Supervisor, Q10 Property Advisors
“From a security/safety standpoint, we love it as operators because there’s no keypad with codes that have been in the system for 10 years that nobody has ever changed. It really gives us control of our gate system which we haven’t had in a long time.”
Stephanie G.
Multifamily Executive HAA Executive Board Member NAA Education Faculty
Transition to Gatewise smoothly with our quick quote process. Installation for small setups completes in hours, larger systems in a couple of days. We provide a streamlined, step-by-step migration, reducing downtime and ensuring a smooth switch.
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