Saw a new condo building downtown and their entry panel setup is a bad idea

I was over in the new Riverwalk Towers downtown last week doing a quote for a unit owner. The whole main lobby has this single flush-mount keypad for the building alarm right next to the main glass doors, maybe 4 feet off the ground. It's in plain sight from the street. I get the clean look they wanted, but any passerby can watch residents punch in their codes. I told the building manager it's a security flaw, but he said the architect picked it. Has anyone else run into this kind of design-over-function choice lately?

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craig.tessa7d ago

Wait they put the code panel RIGHT by the glass? That is a terrible idea.

mark_cooper7d ago

Remember that bank on Elm Street last year? Someone just filmed the manager typing in the code through the window and they got robbed the next day. It's like they want people to see the PIN. Why not put it on a side wall where it's not in plain sight? Makes zero sense to me.