Own the Digital Infrastructure, Own the Leverage

Why owning the pipes changes everything

If vendors own your pipes, they own your leverage. Digital infrastructure—networks, access control, sensors, EV chargers, BMS, Wi-Fi—isn’t a cost center; it’s the control plane for tenant experience, energy, and NOI. When systems sit on vendor networks and portals, your data is delayed, siloed, and often inaccessible.

“Own the digital infrastructure, own the leverage.”- Peak Property Performance

The Amazon test

Andrew Stanton said it bluntly on the PPP Podcast:

“Would Amazon let another company put a network in their facility—and let the data walk out the door? They’d tell you to pound salt.”
(Proptech Real Estate Influencer Analyst Consultant & Agent)

If it sounds absurd for an operator like Amazon, it should sound absurd for your portfolio.

EV charging proves the point

EV charging looks like hardware but behaves like software. Treat it as infrastructure, not a bolt-on amenity, and you keep the operational data that drives retention and revenue strategy (utilization, dwell time, off-peak pricing response).

(PPP Podcast -David Aronson, Founder of Refuel Electric Vehicle Solutions (REVS) - “Apartments that don’t offer charging won’t even get toured.”-

Trust = transparency + outcomes

Owning infrastructure is step one; making it usable is step two. That starts with a plain-English layer on your metrics.

(PPP Podcast – Shea Fallick, Data Scientist/AI Product Manager, Courtland): “Visible refresh stamps and clear data dictionaries—focus on the ‘what,’ not the plumbing.”

Try this week

• Map one system: Pick EV, access, or thermostats. Where does its data live? Who can export it?
  
  
• Bring it home: Move the device traffic onto your network (VLAN + identity).
  
  
• Define one metric: Name, formula, source, Last Refreshed.
  
  

Call to action

Want the full playbook? Stream the Andrew Stanton, Shea Fallick, and David Aronson episodes of Peak Property Performance Podcast and see how owners turn infrastructure control into NOI.

You can also listen on Apple and Spotify

Own your digital infrastructure. Deliver a next-gen tenant experience. Future-proof your asset.

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