BXP Unveils New Street-to-Seat Journey for Clients to Easily Access Buildings and Spaces with iPhone or Apple Watch
BXP (NYSE: BXP), the largest publicly traded developer, owner, and manager of premier workplaces in the United States has extended its enablement model for clients with a new connected access experience that makes it possible for clients to use employee badges in Apple Wallet on iPhone or Apple Watch to easily navigate through secure access areas in BXP buildings.
BXP plans to extend the new connected access experience to other locations across its portfolio of premier workspaces.
Powered by SwiftConnect, the Connected Access Network for places and spaces, BXP’s Street-to-Seat® journey for its clients is the first of its kind to enable a client-branded pass that works seamlessly across multiple points of access that are managed by both BXP and its clients (including amenity spaces), so occupants can enjoy hassle-free access.
The Opportunity
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Reimagining the Access Experience
At many BXP properties, occupants and visitors encountered outdated access processes involving plastic cards, manual updates, and fragmented systems between clients and BXP.
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Bringing Modern Simplicity to Buildings
As iPhone and Apple Watch became the standard for secure, everyday transactions, BXP saw the opportunity to extend that convenience to workplace access – creating a faster, more reliable, and automated experience.
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Unified, Automated Control
BXP partnered with SwiftConnect to deploy an access enablement solution that unifies identity and building systems, reduces administrative overhead, and elevates both convenience and data integrity.
“Partnering with SwiftConnect, we’re excited to launch the commercial real estate industry’s first connected experience that unifies disparate client and building owner access systems to offer a self-service user journey using iPhone and Apple Watch,” said Jim Whalen, SVP and Chief Information and Technology Officer at BXP.
“The rollout demonstrates our fundamental philosophy and continued commitment to enabling services and options that empower the talent of our clients while also enhancing security and process efficiencies.”
Jim Whalen | SVP and Chief Information and Technology Officer