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Spare keys cut precisely — including high-security and restricted keys. From Chinatown walk-ups to high-rises, having the right spares cut correctly the first time saves a future lockout call.
Between Columbus Park and Canal St and Mott St, Chinatown packs a lot of doors into a few blocks. Tenement apartments above street-level shops; many buildings need coordinated master-key or split-keying solutions.
Chinatown's dense blocks of tenements, family associations, and ground-floor businesses create constant demand for fast, reliable lock work. Mixed-use buildings here often need separate keying for shop and residence. When it comes to key duplication & copying, that local character matters.
Bring your Chinatown keys to our shop or have us cut them on-site; we decode worn originals rather than tracing their wear. Tenement apartments above street-level shops; many buildings need coordinated master-key or split-keying solutions.
Whether you're by Columbus Park or over on Canal St, the process is the same: call (212) 300-7173, describe the situation, and get a straight answer on timing.
Yes — Chinatown is part of our regular Manhattan service area. Tenement apartments above street-level shops; many buildings need coordinated master-key or split-keying solutions. Our vans carry the hardware this neighborhood's doors actually use.
Yes. We decode worn keys to their original factory cuts instead of tracing the worn shape, so the new key works better than a traced copy would. Near Canal St and Mott St, our average response reflects how close our vans already are.