Baldwin L029 GRAMERCY LEVER WITH R017 ROSE- PRIVACY

The Gramercy L029 privacy set is built for a 2-3/8 or 2-3/4 inch backset, the two standard residential backsets, and mounts to the 2-1/8 inch cross bore with a 1 inch edge bore. If your existing bored door is already prepped to that standard, it goes straight in.

No handing to specify. The Gramercy L029 lever is reversible, so one part number covers both left and right hand doors, which is what you want when you are buying for a whole floor of bedroom and bath doors at once.

It is a non-keyed privacy set, the bed and bath function: it locks from the inside with a turn and releases from the outside in an emergency. There is no cylinder and no key, so it is not an entry lock for an exterior door.

It is a residential tubular leverset with a square R017 rose, built for homes and light-use interior doors. For a commercial bath or apartment common area, look at a Grade 1 or Grade 2 cylindrical instead, such as the Arrow MK02-TA privacy cylindrical lock or the Hager 2540 with the Withnell lever.

The Baldwin L029 Gramercy with R017 rose is a privacy function set, so it is not the right part for a hall or closet door that should never latch locked. Passage leversets in the same residential class include the Kwikset 200BRNL RDT Breton, a Grade 3 passage lever for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Bravura Tampa square trim passage leverset, a Grade 2 passage set whose square rose is closer in shape to the R017.

For a residential bed and bath opening, the Kwikset 300BRNL RDT Breton privacy lever set is a Grade 3 privacy lockset covering 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, while the Baldwin L029 Gramercy with R017 rose is a non-keyed privacy leverset for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors with a 2-3/8 inch or 2-3/4 inch backset. The Breton lever has a rounded rose and lever profile; the Gramercy pairs a contemporary lever with a square R017 rose.

The Baldwin L029 Gramercy is catalogued for residential use as a privacy leverset. For a fire-rated commercial privacy opening, the Arrow MK02-TA is a privacy/bed/bath cylindrical lock with a fire rating and a Grade 1 listing, though it uses a Tudor knob rather than a lever, which matters where ADA lever operation is required.

The Baldwin L029 Gramercy with R017 rose is non-keyed, so there is no cylinder to key. For a keyed lever on the same bored prep, the Cal-Royal AG00 entrance lever is a Grade 2 set with a 6-pin Schlage C keyway keyed different and a 2-3/8 inch backset for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Hager 2525 is a Grade 2 commercial cylindrical entry lever for 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors.

The Baldwin L029 Gramercy with R017 rose covers 1-3/8 inch through 1-3/4 inch doors, so a 2 inch slab is outside that range. Levers that reach 2 inches include the Hager 2510 Grade 2 passage lever at 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch, the Deltana 6201 Manchester entry lever at 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch, and the Dexter C1000 asylum function Grade 1 lock at 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch.

Eight finishes: Satin Brass (044), Polished Nickel (055), Satin Nickel (056), Graphite Nickel (076), Oil Rubbed Bronze (102), Venetian Bronze (112/11P), Satin Black (190) and Polished Chrome (260). If you are matching existing Baldwin trim elsewhere in the house, order by that number rather than by the finish name.

Projection is 2.8 inches off the door face, with a 4.625 inch lever grip length. Worth checking where a door swings back against a wall or an adjacent casing, and on tight closet returns.

Everything needed to mount the lock to the door comes in the box. No separate latch or rose pack to add on the order.

For volume rental work, the Kwikset 300BRNL RDT Breton privacy lever is a Grade 3 set covering 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors, the same thickness range the Gramercy handles. The Baldwin is the decorative choice with a square rose; the Kwikset is the plain workhorse.

The Baldwin L029 Gramercy is offered as a privacy function set only. Where an inactive leaf needs a pull with no latch, dummy leversets include the Callan Bentley Grade 2 dummy lever and the Emtek Classic Cortina dummy pair, which ships as a pair for a door needing trim on both faces.

They serve different openings. The Baldwin L029 Gramercy is a residential privacy leverset with a decorative square R017 rose. Heavy duty commercial alternatives such as the Falcon K101 Grade 1 passage lever, rated for 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch doors and fire rated, or the Corbin Russwin CL3110 Grade 1 vandal resistant passage lever for 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch doors, are built for high traffic but are passage function, so neither provides the bed and bath locking the Gramercy does.

The Baldwin L029 Gramercy is a mechanical privacy leverset with a thumbturn-style bed and bath function and no keying. A keyless mechanical lever such as the Lockey 2835, a pushbutton keyless lever lock with passage function and ADA compliance for 1-3/16 inch to 2 inch doors, or the Lockey 1150 heavy duty keypad lever with double combination for 1-1/8 inch to 2 inch doors, controls access by code rather than by an occupant turning an interior privacy button.

Among comparable leversets, the Bravura Tampa is the square trim option, a Grade 2 passage leverset. Bravura also lists round trim styles in the Atlanta and Orlando passage leversets and the Miramar in US4 satin brass. Note that all three Bravura sets are passage function, while the Baldwin L029 Gramercy with R017 square rose is a privacy set.