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You are here: Home / Platforms / Xfinity Communties, Kass Management launch smart communities platform

Xfinity Communties, Kass Management launch smart communities platform

July 22, 2019 by Juan Pedro Tomás

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Xfinity Communities, a unit of Comcast, and Kass Management Services, a Chicago-based rental and commercial property and condominium association management company, announced the launch of the commercial deployment of the Xfinity Communities’ Smart Communities platform at two Kass-operated, multifamily rental properties in Chicago

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.

Combined with 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, Xfinity said.

“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.

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, the company said.

“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.”

Founded in 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.

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About Juan Pedro Tomás

Juan Pedro covers Global Carriers and Global Enterprise IoT. Prior to Arden Media Company, Juan Pedro worked for Business News Americas, covering telecoms and IT news in the Latin American markets. He also worked for Telecompaper as their Regional Editor for Latin America and Asia/Pacific. Juan Pedro has also contributed to Latin Trade magazine as the publication's correspondent in Argentina and with political risk consultancy firm Exclusive Analysis, writing reports and providing political and economic information from certain Latin American markets. He has a degree in International Relations and a master in Journalism and is married with two kids.

Contact Juan Pedro at [email protected]

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