Locksmith for Glendale, AZ 85306: ASU West Valley and Thunderbird Road

85306 sits in north Glendale around Thunderbird Road and 51st to 59th Avenues, with ASU's West Valley campus as its anchor. Around it are 1980s neighborhoods, townhome communities and apartments that fill up each semester. Turnover is the theme here: people move in and out, and keys go with them.

Calls we hear in 85306

Move-in rekeys

New tenants and buyers ask to rekey before they unpack. The Move In Special covers this.

Townhome HOA doors

Townhome communities often have shared pedestrian gates. Owners handle their own doors; HOA gates go through the association.

Lost student keys

A lost key on a lanyard with a student ID and address on it is a reason to rekey, not just copy.

Bike and storage locks

Storage closet and bike cage locks in apartment complexes get cut and replaced often.

Car keys left in campus lots

Locked-in keys in a campus parking structure is a regular call.

A closer look

Students and young renters are often surprised to learn how cheap a rekey is compared with the risk of a lost key. For a shared house near campus, a rekey with one key per housemate and one for the landlord is a sensible start to the year. Townhome owners in the gated communities off Thunderbird Road, meanwhile, ask about restricted keys so that their front door key cannot be copied at a kiosk by a visitor. Both requests are routine, and both take less time than most people expect.

Getting to you

Campus parking structures have height limits and permit checks. Tell the dispatcher which structure and level you are on.

Before you call

If you are a renter, tell your landlord before rekeying and give them a copy of the new key.