Building IT and property technology in Promontory, BC

Building IT for property teams in Promontory

A hillside residential community in Chilliwack. PropertyIT works with property managers, strata managers, landlords and owners in Promontory on the systems inside their buildings: networks, door access, cameras, tenant Wi-Fi and the software that runs the rent roll. We are a sub-brand of SAZ.ca and Sedighi.ca, an IT services and consulting firm and not a reseller, so the design follows the building and not a vendor quota. Most work is done remotely from Vancouver, with local technicians coordinated for anything that needs hands on a ladder.

Camera footage, access logs and the law in Promontory

Door and camera systems create records about people. BC's Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) and, for cross-border activity, PIPEDA applies to how a Promontory property collects, uses and keeps that information. We set written purposes for each camera group, limit retention, restrict export rights, post notices and log every release to police, insurers or residents. The result is a security system that can be defended if anyone asks how it is used.

Designing the building network around local infrastructure

Good design starts with what is available. Across the Fraser Valley, the picture is good fibre along the Highway 1 corridor but patchier coverage on rural farm roads, which makes Wi-Fi design and failover internet matter. In Promontory we map those constraints onto each property: where the fibre enters, where the switches live, how power reaches them and what happens when either fails. The output is a drawing and a runbook that a new technician could follow, which is what makes building IT supportable after the first install.

Matching the technology to the property type in Promontory

Technology that works for a forty-suite rental does not scale to a commercial tower, and the reverse is also true. In Promontory we scope each property by suite count, age, ownership model and tenant mix, then choose the lightest design that meets the need. That avoids over-building in small properties and under-building in large ones, a common failure when equipment is selected by whoever happens to be on site.

Services most requested in Promontory

A practical starting point for Promontory properties

For a first engagement in Promontory we suggest a one-week building technology survey: network, access, cameras, Wi-Fi and software. The output is a drawing set, a risk list and a ranked plan. From there, AI for Property Operations and Commercial Office IT Fit-Outs are common next steps, and the survey keeps every decision tied to evidence rather than to a vendor's brochure.

Power, weather and the building network

Across the Fraser Valley, the exposures are Fraser River flood risk, winter storms and summer heat that stress server rooms and cabling closets. Those events show up in a property's technology as dead switches, offline controllers and lost footage. For Promontory buildings we specify battery backup for network and access equipment, log what stays powered during an outage and make sure the failover paths are real. A written recovery order, from life-safety systems to tenant Wi-Fi, keeps a bad day from becoming a bad week.

Property sectors we support around Promontory

Our Promontory work spans proptech vendors, facilities teams and property developers, among others. We bring sector-specific checklists to each, covering regulations, platforms and typical failure points. A strata corporation, for example, is scoped around records and volunteer turnover; a commercial landlord is scoped around tenant connectivity and base-building systems.

How we quote work for Promontory buildings

Every Promontory quote is a written scope listing outcomes, assumptions, exclusions and price. For reference, our starting points are $89 to $199 per user per month for managed IT, $2,500 for projects, $1,500 per month for vCIO retainers and $1,900 for security assessments. A 10% launch discount applies, GST is extra and agreements run month to month after onboarding.