Commercial Locksmith in Charlotte, NC

Charlotte's business buildings and their doors

Commercial lock work in Charlotte changes a lot from one district to the next.

• Uptown towers. Trade and Tryon split Uptown into four wards, and its towers include the 871-foot Bank of America Corporate Center at 100 North Tryon. In a tower, a tenant usually controls its suite doors while the building controls the lobby, elevators, stairs and garage. A request should say which door is involved, and work on building doors goes through property management.
• East Boulevard. Dilworth's main thoroughfare is lined with restaurants, offices and shops, many in renovated homes. A business there may still have a house-style front door with a residential lockset, which may not suit a door opened and closed all day by staff and customers. Upgrading to commercial-grade hardware can mean fitting a new lock to an old residential door.
• NoDa. Many North Davidson Street buildings became artists' studios and galleries. A converted building can mix older doors with newer ones, and a shared studio space may need several tenants to hold keys to one outside door.

Storefronts in a historic district

Where a business building sits in a local historic district, such as Plaza Midwood's along The Plaza and Thomas Avenue, UDO Section 14.2.D has the owner check with Historic District Commission staff before altering the exterior. A new storefront door or new visible hardware is worth raising with staff first. This is general information, not legal advice.

Keys and staff turnover

Every employee who leaves with a key, and every new tenant in a suite, is a reason to check who can open which door. Rekeying makes a departed employee's key useless without replacing the hardware, and a master key system lets managers open every door while staff keys open only their own. Keep a written list of who holds each key, and collect keys when someone leaves.

Details for a business request

Send the building name or cross streets, the suite number, the doors involved, how many keys are needed, and whether building management must approve the work. Business service is described on the commercial locksmith page, key control on lock rekeying, and the city's districts on Charlotte.