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Crenshaw Lock

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Commercial Locksmith in Culver City, CA

Crenshaw Lock Company provides 24/7 mobile commercial locksmith service in Culver City, California, for offices, stores, studios, warehouses and industrial sites. We rekey, install master-key systems, repair storefront hardware and service access control. Call (323) 997-8867 any hour, day or night.

  • Mobile to your Culver City location
  • Available 24/7
  • Price quoted before we start
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Culver City is an unusual commercial market. Within a few miles you have production offices near the studio lots, tech tenants in the Hayden Tract, aluminum-frame storefronts along Washington and Culver Boulevards, restaurants downtown, and industrial space tucked along the Ballona Creek corridor. Each of these has different locks, different risks and different people who need keys. A commercial locksmith here has to be comfortable with all of it.

Crenshaw Lock Company has served Greater Los Angeles and Ventura County since 1987, led by owner and lead technician David Shar. We are fully mobile, so there is no shop to drive to. We come to your door, whether that is a suite above a downtown retail floor, a rear loading entrance, or a gated yard off Sepulveda.

Our commercial work ranges from emergency lockouts and broken-key extraction to planned projects like restructuring a master-key system after staff changes, upgrading to high-security cylinders, or repairing panic hardware and door closers. We answer around the clock because a business that cannot secure its door at night, or get into it in the morning, cannot wait for business hours.

How it works in Culver City

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    Call and describe the situation

    Call (323) 997-8867 and tell us what happened: a lockout, a break-in, a tenant move-out, or a planned upgrade. We ask about the door type, the lock brand if you know it, and whether the building is occupied or the property is exposed, so we arrive with the right parts.

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    Verify who you are

    Before we open or rekey anything, we ask for reasonable proof that you are the owner, manager or authorized tenant. For leased space, that may mean checking with the property manager. It protects you and your neighbors.

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    Assess the hardware and the risk

    We look at the door, frame, cylinders, strikes and any electronic components. On aluminum storefronts we check the narrow-stile hardware and the pivot or hook-bolt mechanisms. If a break-in damaged anything, we secure the opening first.

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    Repair, rekey or install

    We do the work on site: non-destructive entry where possible, rekeying to new keys, installing or restructuring a master-key system, replacing damaged hardware, or servicing electronic access. Where a patented high-security keyway is involved, we explain the key control options.

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    Test, document and hand over keys

    We cycle every lock under real use, confirm doors latch and the alarm contact still aligns, and hand over keys. We recommend a simple key log so you know who holds what, and we are available for follow-up changes.

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What affects the price

  • Whether the job is an emergency call-out at night or on a weekend, or a scheduled visit during the day.
  • The number of doors, cylinders or suites involved, especially for rekeying a whole floor or building.
  • The type of hardware: standard commercial cylinders, high-security keyways such as Medeco or Schlage Primus, panic bars, or electronic access control.
  • Complexity of a master-key system, including the number of key levels and how many distinct keys must be cut.
  • Condition of the existing door, frame and storefront hardware, and whether repair or full replacement is the sensible option.
  • Access and location, such as a rear service door, secured yard or upper-floor suite that affects the time on site.

Why Culver City chooses us

  • Fully mobile and available 24/7, so we can reach a studio-adjacent office, a downtown storefront or a warehouse without waiting for a shop to open.
  • Operating since 1987 under owner David Shar, which means decades of experience with older commercial buildings and newer tech-tenant fit-outs alike.
  • Comfortable with high-security cylinders and key control, which matters for production offices and tech tenants who need to limit key duplication.
  • We work with property managers on tenant turnover, coordinating rekeys so the owner, manager and incoming tenant all know what was changed.
  • We tell you plainly when repair is enough and when replacement is wiser, rather than pushing an upgrade you do not need.

Commercial Locksmith across Culver City

Culver City's business districts each ask something different of a locksmith. Downtown Culver City, around the Culver Hotel, the Kirk Douglas Theatre and The Culver Steps, mixes restaurants, offices and new mixed-use buildings, many with aluminum storefront doors that take a particular kind of hardware. Over in the Hayden Tract and the Helms Bakery District, converted industrial buildings now hold creative offices and tech tenants, where master-key systems and access control often matter more than a single deadbolt.

The studios shape the area too. Businesses near Sony Pictures Studios on West Washington Boulevard and The Culver Studios often run production offices that spin up and wind down on a project schedule, which means frequent rekeying and key-control questions. We also serve retail and service businesses around Westfield Culver City and the Fox Hills area, and properties along Sepulveda, Jefferson and the I-405 corridor. Our commercial calls reach ZIP codes 90230 and 90232.

Residential neighborhoods such as Carlson Park, Blair Hills and Sunkist Park sit close to commercial streets, and we see owners who run offices or practices out of older buildings with original mortise hardware. Wherever your business is in Culver City, we come to you, day or night, at (323) 997-8867.

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Commercial Locksmith in Culver City — FAQs

Do you offer 24/7 commercial locksmith service in Culver City?
Yes. We are a fully mobile locksmith available 24/7, including nights, weekends and holidays. Call (323) 997-8867 and we will take it from there.
Can you set up a master-key system for a production office or tech tenant?
Yes. We design master-key systems around how your team actually moves through the space, with levels for individuals, departments and management. We can also use high-security cylinders where key control is a priority.
Do you work on aluminum storefront doors?
Yes. Aluminum storefronts along Washington and Culver Boulevards use narrow-stile hardware, and we repair, rekey and replace locks, hook-bolts and pivots on them.
Can you rekey after a tenant moves out?
Yes. Rekeying at turnover is one of the most common jobs we do. We can coordinate with the property manager so everyone knows which keys are current. Call (323) 997-8867 to schedule it.
Do you handle electronic access control?
We service and install electronic access control on commercial doors, including keypad and card-based systems, and can combine them with mechanical keys as backup.
Do I need to prove I am authorized before you open a door?
Yes, we ask for reasonable verification such as ID and proof of tenancy or ownership. For leased space we may confirm with the property manager. It keeps your business safe.
Can you help after a break-in?
Yes. We secure the damaged door or lock first, then repair or replace hardware and rekey if keys may be compromised. Call (323) 997-8867 any time.
Do you have a shop I can visit?
No. We are fully mobile only, with no storefront. We come to your location anywhere in Culver City.
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Reviewed by David Shar — Owner & Lead Technician

Crenshaw Lock Company has served Greater Los Angeles & Ventura County since 1987.

Last updated 2026-10-12.

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