RBD Locksmith and Security of Washington DC

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Locksmith and Security Services in Downtown Washington, DC

RBD Security is a downtown DC locksmith and security company, with an office at 1717 N Street NW a few blocks from Farragut Square. We rekey and master-key office suites, install card access and intercoms for office buildings and condo towers, set up cameras for storefronts and lobbies, and handle 24/7 lockouts from K Street to Penn Quarter and the blocks around the White House. Call (202) 709-9466.

Washington Monument seen down New Hampshire Avenue from Foggy Bottom, Washington, DC

A downtown DC locksmith a few blocks from your building

RBD Security is a local DC company with an office at 1717 N Street NW, a short walk from Farragut Square and the K Street corridor. Our technicians work downtown every week: in the office buildings along K Street, Connecticut Avenue and the Golden Triangle, around McPherson Square and Lafayette Square near the White House, in Penn Quarter, Chinatown and Gallery Place, and in the condo and apartment towers of Mount Vernon Triangle and the East End. When a tenant, building engineer or property manager calls, we already know the loading docks, the garage entrances and the after-hours security desks.

We cover all of downtown, from Foggy Bottom and the West End east to Judiciary Square and NoMa, and from Massachusetts Avenue south to Constitution Avenue. Farragut North, Farragut West, McPherson Square, Metro Center and Gallery Place are the easiest landmarks when you tell us where you are.

Office suites, condo towers and storefronts: what downtown buildings need

Most downtown work happens inside a managed building, which means coordinating with property management, the building engineer and the base-building security system. We schedule around business hours, work to the building’s rules, and set up tenant hardware so it fits the landlord’s key and card system instead of fighting it.

Office tenants usually need suite entry locks keyed into a small master key system, card or keypad readers on the suite door, and restricted keyways for server rooms, file rooms and executive offices. When an employee leaves, we rekey or delete the credential the same week. Law firms, associations, nonprofits and government contractors near the White House often add camera coverage of the reception area and a visitor intercom.

Condo and apartment towers in Mount Vernon Triangle, the East End and Penn Quarter run on lobby video intercoms, concierge stations, fob access to amenity floors and garage gates. We upgrade aging telephone entry panels, install IP video stations and concierge masters, and service garage gate operators.

Aiphone IS-IPMV IP video master station installed by RBD Security
An IP video master station for a front desk or concierge, installed by RBD Security.

Ground-floor retail and restaurants along 7th Street, F Street and K Street need storefront deadlatches, panic hardware that meets the exit rules, roll-down grille locks and cameras on the register and the door. Our guide to camera planning for a small business covers recording and retention.

Historic district note: parts of downtown sit in the Downtown, Pennsylvania Avenue and Fifteenth Street Financial historic districts. Exterior changes visible from the street, such as gates, grilles and storefront hardware on a historic facade, are reviewed by the DC Historic Preservation Office. Interior suite work generally is not.

Axis PTZ security camera on a corner mount covering two sides of a building, installed by RBD Security
A corner-mounted PTZ camera covering two sides of a DC building. Installed by RBD Security.

Services for downtown offices, buildings and businesses

  • Commercial locksmith: suite locks, master key systems, restricted keyways and rekeying after staff changes.
  • Access control: card readers, keypads and cloud-managed systems for office suites and amenity floors.
  • Intercom systems: lobby video intercoms, concierge stations and telephone entry upgrades for condo and apartment towers.
  • Security cameras: reception, storefront, garage and loading-dock coverage.
  • Emergency lockouts: 24/7 help when you are locked out of your office, unit or car.
  • Safes and vaults: installation, combination changes and lockouts for office and retail safes.
  • Gates: garage and parking gate operators, and steel gates for service alleys.

Security guides for downtown property managers and tenants

Downtown and the neighborhoods next door

We also work in Foggy Bottom, the West End, Logan Circle, Shaw and NoMa. See our pages for Dupont Circle, Georgetown, Capitol Hill and Navy Yard, or the Washington DC locksmith page for the rest of the city.

Need a locksmith downtown right now? Call (202) 709-9466, 24/7 for emergencies, or request a quote.

Frequently asked questions

All of it: K Street and the Golden Triangle, Farragut and McPherson Squares, the blocks around the White House, Penn Quarter, Chinatown, Mount Vernon Triangle, Judiciary Square and the East End, plus Foggy Bottom, the West End and NoMa next door. Our office is at 1717 N Street NW.

Yes. We schedule around the building’s rules and hours, coordinate with the property manager and building engineer, and set up suite hardware and readers to fit the existing key and card system.

Rekey the cylinders that key opens, and consider moving the suite to a restricted keyway so keys cannot be copied, or to card or keypad access so a credential can be deleted instead of recovered. We can usually rekey a suite the same week.

Yes, 24/7. Call (202) 709-9466 and send a photo of the lock for an estimate. We verify that you are an authorized tenant or employee before opening an office door.

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