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Locksmith in Capitol Hill and Navy Yard

Capitol Hill's historic rowhouses, the new towers around Navy Yard and the Southwest Waterfront: this page covers 20003 and 20024.

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Engraved street-plan view of Capitol Hill and Navy Yard with house fronts

Local notes

Historic district doors

Much of Capitol Hill is a historic district, and many owners keep their original doors. Locks on those doors are older and shaped to fit them: replacing one with a modern deadbolt can mean cutting into a 120-year-old door. A rekey or repair often keeps the door intact.

South of the freeway, Navy Yard and the Wharf are almost all post-2010 construction. Apartments use fobs and app locks; townhouse developments use standard deadbolts. The calls here are mostly lockouts and rekeys.

Talk to dispatch

Tell dispatch the address, the lock and what happened. You get an approximate estimate before anyone heads out.

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Typical calls

Calls we often get here

Homes

  • Original-door lock repair
  • Rekeys in Navy Yard condos
  • Garden-gate locks on Hill alleys

Out and about

  • Car lockouts around the ballpark
  • Bike-lock removal with proof

More local notes

Eastern Market, the Hill and the river

Around Eastern Market and Barracks Row, many houses have English basements rented out separately. That means the owner, the tenant and sometimes a property manager all need different keys to different doors. Planning it on paper first avoids mistakes.

Capitol Hill also has a lot of garden gates and fences on the alley side. Old gate latches seize up, and padlocks rust. These are inexpensive fixes that make a back yard secure again.

Near the Navy Yard and the Wharf, building managers control lobby and garage access. Your unit door is your own business; the rest goes through the front desk.

Getting to you

Game days and garages

On Nationals game days, the streets around Navy Yard fill up. If you're in a garage, tell dispatch the level and the entrance. On the Hill, cross streets help: say "7th and C SE" rather than just a house number.

Also nearby: Hill East near the stadium-armory site, Lincoln Park's grand houses and the Barracks Row shops.

Also covers

ZIP codes on this page

This page also covers 20024, Southwest Waterfront and the Wharf.

Questions

Questions from this area

Will a new deadbolt damage my historic door?

It can, if the door is thin or the old lock pocket is the wrong shape. A rekey or repair avoids that.

Do you cover the Wharf and Southwest?

Yes. 20024 is included on this page.

Can you open my car in a stadium garage?

Usually, if the garage lets the locksmith in. Check with the attendant first.

Do I need permission to change a lock in a historic district?

A cylinder or lock swap usually doesn't. Replacing the door itself may; check with the historic preservation office first.

Starting prices

The same published rates apply across the city.

Starting prices
Service Call Fee - Trip Charge$29.00 (fixed)
All Lockout Service: Commercial, Residential & Automotivestarting at $19.00*
Locks Re-Key: Commercial & Residentialstarting at $19.00*
Lock Repair: Commercial & Residentialstarting at $19.00*
Key Extraction: Commercial & Residentialstarting at $19.00*
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