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Building IT and property technology in Burnaby, BC

Burnaby is a dynamic commercial hub with a strong mix of tech, retail and industrial enterprise.

  • Lower Mainland
  • British Columbia
  • Reviewed 2026-10-06

Building IT for property teams in Burnaby

Burnaby is a dynamic commercial hub with a strong mix of tech, retail and industrial enterprise. PropertyIT works with property managers, strata managers, landlords and owners in Burnaby on the systems inside their buildings: networks, door access, cameras, tenant Wi-Fi and the software that runs the rent roll. We are a sub-brand of SAZ.ca and Sedighi.ca, an IT services and consulting firm and not a reseller, so the design follows the building and not a vendor quota. Most work is done remotely from Vancouver, with local technicians coordinated for anything that needs hands on a ladder.

When something goes wrong in Burnaby: the operational plan

Local hazards matter for building technology. the Lower Mainland deals with earthquake exposure along the Cascadia margin, atmospheric-river flooding in low-lying areas and the occasional wide-area carrier outage, and the systems that protect a building are often the first to be stressed. We help Burnaby property teams set recovery targets for the ledger, access control and communications, then verify them with a restore test. When the weather or the grid fails, staff know which system comes back first and who calls whom.

Older buildings, newer towers, and the IT gap between them

A typical Burnaby portfolio mixes vintages. The older buildings often lack structured cabling, rely on consumer routers in a storage closet and keep access fobs in a drawer. The newer ones are packed with controllers, intercoms and meters that arrived without an integrator. The regional economy, built on a dense mix of trade, logistics, film, technology, healthcare and professional services anchored by the Port of Vancouver and YVR, keeps demand for both steady. PropertyIT brings the old and the new to a common standard so one team can support them.

Connectivity and cabling realities in the Lower Mainland

Infrastructure in the Lower Mainland is characterised by dense fibre, carrier-neutral data centres and a deep pool of local IT talent, but also heavy competition for it and constant office-lease churn. For a property, that shapes the carrier options at the street, the cost of a second uplink and how much redundancy is realistic. We survey the riser, the entrance room and the in-suite cabling in Burnaby, then design the building network with a documented handoff to the carrier. Where only one carrier reaches a site, we plan a cellular failover so the alarm panel and access control keep reporting.

Pricing for Burnaby properties, stated plainly

Costs in Burnaby follow scope, not postal code. Starting prices: managed IT $89 to $199 per user each month, projects from $2,500, vCIO from $1,500 per month and security assessments from $1,900. Suite count, number of sites, regulated data and after-hours coverage move a quote within those ranges. We add 5% GST, apply a 10% launch discount and never use lock-in terms.

Who we serve in Burnaby

PropertyIT supports property developers, senior living operators and proptech vendors in Burnaby, along with the owners and operators around them. Each has its own pressures. Managers need dependable systems for month-end, strata councils need records that survive turnover and landlords need buildings that lease. We apply one operating model, with sector-specific scoping, to all of them.

Where Burnaby clients usually start

Teams in Burnaby often begin with Building Wi-Fi & Tenant Internet, then add Smart Building Networks and Property Management Software Support as the portfolio grows. We do not push a bundle. The first conversation is a free 30-minute call about your buildings, and the follow-up is a written scope with price, schedule and exclusions. If one service solves the problem, that is all you buy.

Privacy and records obligations for Burnaby property teams

Property companies hold identity documents, rental applications, payment details and camera footage. In Burnaby, the governing framework is BC's Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) and, for cross-border activity, PIPEDA. In practice that means collecting only what you need, restricting who can see it, keeping it for a defined period and being able to answer a records request. PropertyIT builds those controls into the systems you already own, from the leasing desk laptops to the camera recorder.

Frequently asked questions

What does building IT cost in Burnaby?

Managed IT starts from $89 to $199 per user per month, projects from $2,500, vCIO retainers from $1,500 per month and security assessments from $1,900. Suite count, number of sites and after-hours cover move a quote within those ranges. A 10% launch discount applies and 5% GST is added.

Is there a long-term contract?

No lock-in. After onboarding, agreements run month to month. You keep your drawings, configurations, credentials and data, so you can change providers without losing the record of your own buildings.

Can you work with our existing property software and vendors?

Yes. We routinely support Yardi, Buildium, AppFolio and Condo Control environments, and we work alongside existing access-control, camera and building-automation vendors. Where a vendor is the right owner of a problem, we escalate on your behalf and track the ticket to closure.

Are you a reseller of equipment?

No. PropertyIT is an IT services and consulting firm, a sub-brand of SAZ.ca and Sedighi.ca. We can procure equipment when you need it, but recommendations follow the building and not a manufacturer's incentive, and you own everything we install.

How quickly can PropertyIT start in Burnaby?

Most engagements begin within two to three weeks of a signed scope. We start with a free 30-minute consultation, then a building technology survey, then a fixed-price proposal. Urgent faults such as a failed network core or an offline access controller can be handled sooner under an emergency scope.

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