Security Solutions Network is a management advisory firm providing comprehensive property security programs to owner and operators of affordable apartment communities in Washington, D.C. From early warning systems to real-time notifications and response to crime or disorder issues, our services improve oversight of security expenses and track the outcomes of security measures across affordable portfolios.
Security Solutions Network coordinates the services of local private security companies which we have methodically vetted over more than a decade of running property security programs specifically designed for affordable apartment complexes in the District of Columbia. SSN's founder, Joe Belfiore, was a police officer and detective for 13 years in Washington, D.C. as well as a sought-after subject matter expert in private security technology like mobile incident reporting systems.
Our first project was the turn-around of a 700-unit crime riddled apartment complex purchased out of foreclosure by a national real estate firm based in Philadelphia. Neither a rebranding nor the best efforts of the leasing team could offset the unit turnover caused by a burglary gang that targeted old and new tenants alike, and the asset was bleeding cash. After coordinating security measures and identifying the gang members (most of whom were tenants), a focused civil enforcement of criminal breach of lease violations removed the gang for good and the asset became cash flowing within nine months of our engagement. In what the client described as "an absolute home run," the asset sold for $12 million dollars more than the target sale price.
Recently the elements and methods of an SSN security program were the deciding factor in the attorney for the client settling a $15 million dollar personal injury civil lawsuit for less than $80,000. Despite the high volume of prior criminal incidents in the area of the property, "the cutting edge approach and integrated measures" put in place by SSN allowed counsel to "negate many issues that usually present themselves in cases of this type," the attorney vouched. In addition, comprehensive recordkeeping services and systems from SSN were instrumental in preparing the attorney for a strong deposition of the plaintiff whose own statements undermined his primary liability claims in the case.
Our comprehensive apartment security programs are recognized by local premise liability litigators as cutting edge and thoroughly conceived and tested. Give us a call to get the best specialized programs available for your assets.
Schedule A CallSecurity Solutions Network is a local small business driven to address increasing gun violence and the growing shortage of affordable housing in the Greater Washington Metropolitan Area. We believe that a small part of the residential community in affordable housing properties should not ruin the apartment neighborhood for everybody else. We are laser focused on getting guns and those who would use them out of our communities and supporting safe places for people to call home. We are a motivated and dedicated firm of imaginative innovators and practical problem-solvers.
