The Wyatt FOCO Becomes First Fully Connected Community Powered by Xfinity Communities Smart Home Automation Solution
October 02 2019 - 10:31AM
Business Wire
Residents and Property Managers Use Comcast’s
Xfinity Communities App to Control Lights, Thermostats, Locks and
Detect Leaks
Xfinity Communities today announced that The Wyatt FOCO is the
first smart, connected community in Colorado to offer residents and
WestCorp Management Group the ability to control their home
automation devices from a mobile app. Xfinity Communities offers a
smart home platform for residents and property managers that brings
home automation into the multifamily market.
Smart home technologies ease the life of the property manager
and residents, while helping to reduce overall costs. Smart locks
eliminate rekeying costs, which can be upwards of $50 per unit, if
residents lose a key or are locked out; while smart thermostats and
lighting present energy cost saving opportunities for residents and
managers. Additionally, water leak detectors are one of the most
important devices to implement, given the exorbitant damage costs
of water leaks, plus the ensuing disruption and frustration to
residents during remediation.
“Xfinity Communities continues to push the innovation boundaries
with its commitment to providing smart community and home solutions
that benefit both the resident and property manager,” said Adrian
Adriano VP of Strategic Business Initiatives at Xfinity
Communities. “In addition to lights, locks and thermostat controls,
we found that leak detection is the most sought-after smart home
monitoring solution. Moving forward, we plan to connect even more
smart home devices to our app for Xfinity Communities properties
across the country.”
At The Wyatt FOCO, a new 12-building smart community, offering
368 luxury units to individuals and families in the Fort Collins
area, the app from Xfinity Communities is part of the comprehensive
resident amenity package, providing these top smart home
technologies. The Wyatt FOCO is the first property to utilize the
full smart, connected living experience of thermostats, lighting,
locks and leak detectors from Xfinity Communities. Earlier this
year, Xfinity Communities previously launched more limited packages
of smart home devices at several properties in Chicago with great
success.
“The platform from Xfinity Communities simplifies our daily
property management tasks as we no longer need to manually visit
each vacant unit to ensure the temperature is set correctly or to
double check that the faucet is not dripping,” said Estefania Amaya
of WestCorp, the property management company for The Wyatt FOCO.
“Rather, we can remotely control these items – for both individual
units and the common areas – from our office. This allows us to
have more time to interact with residents and focus on our business
management tasks.”
When residents move into their unit, the property manager
transfers control of the locks, lights and thermostats, so
residents can manage these directly from their mobile device.
Property managers and residents can both monitor water leak
detectors.
“When we worked with our development group to design The Wyatt
FOCO, we envisioned a community that would provide residents with
resort-style amenities, including the latest technology solutions,”
said Jacob Steele of Terra Development Group. “We worked directly
with the Xfinity Communities team to create a high-performance
package that encompasses Internet and entertainment options across
the property as well as individualized smart home applications that
benefit both the resident and our property managers.”
In addition to the Xfinity Communities app, residents will
benefit from the Advanced Communities Network which provides
high-performance Internet, streaming content and entertainment
services. These services are in high demand as community amenities.
According to a recent Xfinity Communities report, “Product &
Amenities Research,” Internet and streaming entertainment services
are a significant service to all age groups when selecting a
residence and smart technologies and connected living experiences
are of even greater importance to Millennials.
“When I selected The Wyatt FOCO for my residence, it was the
unique amenities package that set it apart from other communities
in the area. The ability to remotely control my unit from an app
offers a greater sense of comfort and knowing that the Internet can
handle both my work-from-home and study needs, as well as stream
content without a glitch was an added benefit,” said Jack Waldon,
resident at The Wyatt FOCO.
About Xfinity Communities
Xfinity Communities provides residents, property managers,
owners and developers with a smarter living experience that
differentiates properties with customized solutions. Offering a
better network, better entertainment and better service to
multifamily properties, senior villages and college dwellings,
Xfinity Communities properties deliver an end-to-end service
throughout the resident’s technology lifecycle. Xfinity Communities
is transforming more than 189,000 properties and 14.7 million units
across the country. For more information visit Xfinity Communities
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