Residential Locksmith NYC

Home security in NYC isn't one problem. It's a different problem per building type, and SwiftLocksmith works across all of them daily: pre-war apartment buildings with mortise locks and decades-old master systems, brownstones and townhouses with rim cylinders and Segal-style vertical deadbolts, post-war co-ops and condos with board rules about what you may change, and single-family homes in Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island with front, side and garage doors to think about.

The residential work we do most: rekeying every lock the day you move in (the previous owner's keys are still out there. This is the single highest-value hour you can spend on home security); repairing or replacing worn mortise locks and misaligned deadbolts; upgrading front doors to high-security cylinders from Medeco or Mul-T-Lock that resist picking, drilling and unauthorized key copying; installing smart locks where they make sense, and being honest about where they don't; and adding window locks, mailbox locks and reinforced strike plates. For renters we're careful about what your lease and your landlord allow, and we favor reversible upgrades; for owners we'll look at the whole apartment or house and tell you plainly which of your locks is the weak link.

Residential service calls start at $125 with same-day appointments and 24/7 emergency coverage across all five boroughs. Every technician is licensed and insured, and every visit ends the same way: we test every key in every lock with you watching before we leave.