Security for America’s Fastest-Growing City
In the Census Bureau’s 2024 estimates, Princeton topped the list of fast-growing U.S. cities, growing about 30 percent in a single year. Its population has roughly doubled since 2020, to more than 37,000, and the city even paused new home permits for a time so roads and utilities could catch up. Along US-380 east of McKinney, new shopping centers, restaurants, medical offices and apartment communities keep opening.
Growth this fast creates a lot of first-time security projects. New businesses need cameras and access control installed before opening day. New apartment communities and HOAs need gates, call boxes and amenity access. New homeowners want doorbells, cameras and alarms. A1 Security Gate & Intercom, based in nearby Allen, handles all of it.
Cameras and Access Control for New Businesses
The easiest time to install a security system is during build-out, before the ceilings and walls close. We work with owners and general contractors to run cabling early, mount cameras and readers where they need to be, and have the system working when you open.
- Cameras that identify people: entrances, registers, back doors, parking lots and loading areas.
- Access control: card, fob or phone credentials for staff doors, storage and offices, with schedules and a log of every entry.
- Local recording: video stored on a UniFi Protect console on site and viewable from your phone, with no per-camera monthly fees for core features.
- Room to grow: systems that add cameras and doors as you expand or open a second location.
Most complete commercial doors run about $3,000–$3,500 including professional-grade hardware, installation and programming. Every new installation starts with a free written estimate.
Princeton Alarm Permits
The City of Princeton requires an alarm permit for both residential and business alarm systems under its municipal code. The city lists a $30 initial fee and a $20 yearly renewal, with applications available online or at City Hall. If we install an alarm at your Princeton property, we will remind you to register it. Fees and steps can change, so confirm with the city when you apply.
Gates, Call Boxes and Amenity Access for New Communities
New apartment communities and HOAs in Princeton need entry systems that can handle hundreds of residents from day one. We install gate operators with the required safety devices and fire department access, cellular or app-based call boxes so guests call residents’ phones, and access control on pools, clubhouses, fitness centers and package rooms, all managed from a web portal.
When a builder turns a community over to its HOA, we can audit the gate and access equipment and set it up so the board and its management company are in control.
Solutions for HOAs and property managers
Home Security for New Princeton Homeowners
For new homes, we install video doorbells, outdoor cameras covering the driveway, yards and back patio, and alarm systems, with phone viewing and local recording. New construction often has the attic and walls open or easy to reach, which makes clean, hidden wiring simpler.
Princeton Properties We Secure
New Retail & Restaurants
Cameras and staff-door access installed before opening day.
Medical & Professional
Controlled, logged access and lobby intercoms for new offices.
Apartments & HOAs
Gates, call boxes, amenity access and community cameras.
New Homes
Doorbells, outdoor cameras and alarm systems.
How a Princeton Project Works
- Plan review or site walk. For new construction we can work from plans; for existing buildings, we walk the site.
- Written estimate. Itemized equipment, hardware, labor and warranty, free for new installations.
- Permits. We confirm Princeton’s requirements for alarms, gates and controlled exits.
- Installation. Coordinated with your contractor’s schedule, every device tested before handover.
- Training and support. App training, a 1-year parts and labor warranty, $180 service visits and 24/7 emergency service.
Why Princeton Chooses A1
- Based nearby in Allen, serving Princeton and the US-380 corridor.
- Experienced with new construction and build-out schedules.
- Licensed by the Texas DPS Private Security Program (B31188501) and insured.
- Cameras, access control, alarms, gates and intercoms from one local team.
- Systems that grow with your business or community.
- Free written estimates, $180 service visits and a 1-year parts and labor warranty.