Master Key System in Jericho, NY

A master key system for a small retail unit with four or five doors is a very different job from rekeying a multi-tenant office building in Jericho Plaza with layered access levels for management, staff, and maintenance. The $195 to $850+ range reflects door count and how many tiers the hierarchy needs: a simple grand master over a handful of individual keys costs far less than a system with sub-master groups for different departments or tenants.

The technician confirms the door count and access tiers on site and quotes before starting.

Call and a dispatcher takes the property type and door count, then routes the job to the nearest available technician, who calls back within a few minutes to talk through the hierarchy and give a price range before anyone drives out. Jericho is entirely car-dependent with no rail station, so technicians are already working the Long Island Expressway, Northern State Parkway, and Jericho Turnpike corridor and reach most properties in the area in 15 to 30 minutes.

For office buildings and retail plazas, have a contact who can grant building access ready for that first visit.

Bring a rough door count and a sense of who needs access to what: owner-level access to everything, staff access to their own areas, maintenance access to utility and storage rooms. If it's a multi-tenant building, know which suites are on the master and which stay separate.

Existing keys or cylinders on site help the technician assess whether current hardware can be rekeyed into the new hierarchy or needs replacing, which affects the final price.