Xfinity Communities and Chicago’s Kass Management Services Launch Nation’s First Commercial Smart Communities Platform
July 18 2019 - 09:00AM
Business Wire
Connected living experience technologies
allow residents to control thermostats and lighting in their units;
simplifies property management
Xfinity Communities and Kass Management Services, a
Chicago-based rental and commercial property and condominium
association management company, announced today the nation’s first
commercial deployment of the Xfinity Communities’ Smart Communities
platform at two Kass-operated, multifamily rental properties in the
city.
Through the partnership, 50 units were outfitted with smart
devices, including smart thermostats and smart lighting, which
renters can control via the Xfinity Communities app when they’re at
home or away. When combined with the power of Xfinity Internet
service, the devices create a technology platform that over time,
property managers can expand with additional smart features, such
as security cameras and smart locks.
“Creating smart communities by integrating smart home technology
into our properties makes life easier and more convenient for
residents and may even help them have more control over their
utility usage,” said Mark Durakovic, principal, Kass Management
Services Inc. “In a competitive rental market like Chicago’s, smart
features help to differentiate properties, add value and attract
residents.”
Property managers can control the entire platform via Xfinity
Communities’ Smart Communities Portal, which gives them the ability
to manage automation technology in their properties’ administrative
and public areas. For example, the system can help reduce energy
use by controlling temperatures in vacant units and common areas.
In addition, when a unit is rented, property managers can prep it
and turn over control of the smart devices to the new tenant via
the portal.
“We’re excited to partner with Kass to launch Smart Communities
in the Chicago market,” said Chris Smith, Comcast’s regional vice
president of Marketing and Sales. “Home automation is a burgeoning
market, and we’re thrilled to bring it to Chicago area apartment
dwellers. Tenants are going to appreciate the control they have
over their units, and property managers are going to appreciate the
convenience and control this technology will give them over their
properties.”
For more information about Xfinity Communities, visit:
https://www.xfinity.com/multifamily.
About XFINITY Communities
XFINITY Communities™ provides multifamily property and residents
with a better network, better entertainment and better service.
With one of the largest fiber networks in the country spanning more
than 150,000 miles, a one-of-a-kind interactive TV experience with
XFINITY X1, and dedicated property support, we provide an
end-to-end service that translates to better living for more than
189,000 properties and 14.7 million units. Our Advanced Communities
Network (ACN) – a fiber network solution that provides your
properties with gigabit speeds – can help attract new residents
while giving existing residents what they want.
With more than 6,000 local employees, Comcast’s Greater Chicago
Region (https://chicago.comcast.com) serves customers in central
and northern Illinois, including the Chicago area, northwest
Indiana and southwest Michigan. “Like” Comcast’s Greater Chicago
Region on Facebook by visiting @Comcast. “Follow” Comcast’s Greater
Chicago Region on Twitter at @ComcastIllinois.
About Kass Management Services Inc.
Since 1985, Kass Management Services Inc. has been providing
residential rental, condominium and commercial management services.
Today, the company manages more than 10,000 units and more than 450
properties in the Chicago area. Kass believes technology plays an
integral role in the residential and commercial real estate
industry and has been a leader in adopting and providing residents
and owners access to advanced new technologies before they become
commonplace.
For more information about Kass, visit
http://www.kassmanagement.com online or @kass_management_services
on Instagram.
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