A Small Town With a Big Daytime Population
Addison covers about four and a half square miles and has roughly 17,000 residents, but on a weekday its population is many times that. The town has around 200 restaurants, more than 20 hotels, over two million square feet of office space, corporate headquarters such as Mary Kay and Wingstop, and Addison Airport, a busy general aviation airport. Around Addison Circle, mid-rise apartments sit above shops and offices.
That density shapes security. Restaurants need cameras that settle disputes and deter theft. Offices and hotels need doors that know who is coming in. Airport tenants need hangars and ramps protected around the clock. A1 Security Gate & Intercom installs security cameras, access control, video intercoms and gates for all of them, built to each property and managed from one app.
Restaurant Security Cameras
With so many restaurants along Belt Line Road and around Addison Circle, we do a lot of restaurant work. The cameras that matter most are not the ones over the dining room:
- Registers and host stand: clear views of transactions, cash handling and the front door.
- Back door and alley: deliveries, trash runs and after-hours activity are where losses and break-ins happen.
- Kitchen, bar and storage: coverage of liquor storage, walk-ins and prep areas helps with inventory shrink and safety claims.
- Parking and patio: footage for slip-and-fall claims, vehicle damage and incidents after close.
Owners and managers can view every location from their phone, and recording stays on a UniFi Protect console at the restaurant, not on a monthly cloud plan. For groups with several locations, each manager can be limited to their own restaurant.
Commercial security camera installation
Access Control for Offices, Hotels and Apartments
In Addison’s office buildings, a lost key or a departed employee should not mean rekeying the suite. Access control gives each person a card, fob or phone credential, sets which doors and hours they can use, and logs every entry. Hotels use the same approach on back-of-house, storage, pool and fitness doors.
At building entrances and Addison Circle-style residential lobbies, a video intercom lets staff or residents see visitors and release the door from a desk station or a phone. Deliveries can be let into a package room without giving out a code.
Many Addison storefronts and lobbies have glass doors, which usually need electrified latch or exit hardware rather than a strike in the frame. We match the reader, lock, power and request-to-exit device to each door so it locks reliably and still allows free exit under fire code. Most complete commercial doors run about $3,000–$3,500 including professional-grade hardware, installation and programming.
Commercial door hardware and electrified locks
Hangars and Businesses at Addison Airport
Aircraft owners, flight schools and aviation businesses on the field have expensive equipment behind large doors, often with no one there at night. We install cameras covering hangar doors, ramps, parking and office entrances, and card or keypad access on pedestrian doors and offices, so owners know who came in and when. Any work near the airfield is coordinated with the property manager and airport requirements.
Gates and Parking
For parking garages, surface lots and apartment entrances, we install barrier arms and gate operators tied to resident or employee credentials, with call boxes for visitors. If an older call box failed when the phone line was disconnected, we can usually replace just the entry unit with a cellular or app-based call box.
Permits in Addison
The Town of Addison sets its own rules for alarms, gates and access-controlled exit doors through its fire marshal, building inspections and police. Every controlled door must allow free exit, and gates on fire lanes need emergency access. We confirm current requirements for your address before installation. See our permits guide.
Addison Properties We Secure
Restaurants & Bars
Register, back-door, kitchen, bar and parking cameras with phone viewing for owners.
Offices & Headquarters
Badge and phone access, lobby intercoms and cameras for Addison office buildings.
Hotels & Apartments
Back-of-house access, amenity doors, garage gates, package rooms and lobby intercoms.
Airport Tenants
Hangar, ramp and office cameras plus controlled pedestrian doors.
How an Addison Project Works
- Site walk. Often before or after business hours, so we do not disrupt service.
- Written estimate. Itemized equipment, door hardware, labor and warranty, free for new installations.
- Permits and code. We confirm Addison’s requirements for controlled doors and gates.
- Installation. Scheduled around your hours, with clean cabling and every device tested.
- Training and support. App training, a 1-year parts and labor warranty, $180 service visits and 24/7 emergency service.
Why Addison Businesses Choose A1
- We schedule installation around restaurant and hotel hours.
- Cameras, access control, intercoms and gates from one local team.
- Licensed by the Texas DPS Private Security Program (B31188501) and insured.
- Multi-location viewing with permissions for each manager.
- Local recording with UniFi, no per-camera software subscriptions for core features.
- Free written estimates, $180 service visits and a 1-year parts and labor warranty.