A 24/7 grab‑and‑go market for your residents.
Hotels have grab-and-go. Your building should too. Brown Bear adds a smart cooler or micro-market to your lobby or lounge, stocked with what your residents ask for, and runs it end to end at no cost to your property.
A better answer than a vending machine for your apartment complex
If you've been pricing a snack machine for your apartment complex, consider what residents actually want at 10 p.m.: a real meal, a cold drink, breakfast for tomorrow. Our smart coolers and micro-markets carry fresh, refrigerated food, unlock with a tap, and look like part of the amenity package, not a machine in a hallway.
What property managers get
Open 24/7, finished and warm, the kind of detail prospects remember.
We handle stocking, cleaning, repairs, payments and refunds.
No jammed coils or lost dollars to deal with.
A QR survey before install and a request code on the cooler after.
The owners answer it.
Student housing amenities that work at 1 a.m.
Student residents keep late hours, and campus dining doesn't. A smart cooler or lobby market gives them real food downstairs when everything nearby is closed: late-night meals, snacks for study sessions, breakfast before an early class, cold drinks and healthier options.
- Tap-to-open with a card or phone, no cash needed
- Stocked from a student survey, so it carries what students actually buy
- Restocked on a schedule that follows the school calendar, including move-in and exam weeks
- Monitored remotely 24/7, so it doesn't sit empty on a Sunday night
How it works for your building
Walk the building with us
An on-site walk-through, about 30 minutes, to pick the right spot.
Survey your residents
A short QR survey tells us what to stock.
We install it
One visit. You provide the space and an outlet.
We watch it and restock
Remote monitoring 24/7, restocked by our restock team.
Smart cooler or micro-market?
Most lobbies and lounges start with one or two AI smart coolers. Larger communities with a clubhouse or a big lounge often fit a micro-market. We'll recommend one on the walk-through.
For lobbies and lounges.
One or two glass-front coolers with fresh meals, snacks and drinks, open 24/7.
Explore smart coolers
For clubhouses and big lounges.
Open shelves and coolers with room for more variety and everyday essentials.
Explore micro-marketsWhat it costs your property
Nothing. We own the equipment and run it. Residents pay for what they buy, at fair, everyday prices.
Questions property managers ask
Where does it go?
Usually a lobby, clubhouse, mailroom lounge or fitness area, anywhere residents pass and there's a standard outlet.
Do our staff need to do anything?
No. Give us a contact we can call and we handle everything else.
What if a resident has a problem with a purchase?
Refunds and questions come straight to us, so your office doesn't field them.
Can it carry things residents forget?
Yes, within reason. Micro-markets in particular have room for everyday essentials. The survey tells us what to carry.
Walk the building with us
About 30 minutes on site is all it takes to find the right spot.
Book a 15-minute call or call 917-621-6254.
Serving Syracuse, Binghamton, Rochester, Cortland and Ithaca.