University City & UTC Locksmith
High-rise condos and office towers around Westfield UTC, student apartments near UC San Diego, and quiet 1960s streets in South UC. University City needs three different kinds of locksmith, and we're all of them.
Quick answer
Action Locksmith San Diego serves University City and the UTC area (92122) with condo, apartment and single-family home lockouts and rekeys, student and roommate rekeys near UC San Diego, commercial lock service for offices, biotech and medical buildings along Genesee Avenue and La Jolla Village Drive, and car lockouts and key replacement at Westfield UTC, the trolley stations and campus garages. Call (619) 304-9446.
Locksmith services in University City / UTC
Every service we offer is available in University City / UTC. Here's what we're called for most:
Residential Locksmith in University City / UTC
Condo and apartment lockouts, student rekeys, South UC deadbolts and sliding door locks, HOA-compliant upgrades.
Residential detailsCommercial Locksmith in University City / UTC
UTC offices, biotech and lab buildings, medical suites. Master keys, restricted keyways, keypad entry, panic bars.
Commercial detailsAutomotive Locksmith in University City / UTC
Car lockouts and lost keys at Westfield UTC, trolley stations, campus and hospital garages.
Automotive detailsEmergency Locksmith in University City / UTC
24/7 lockout response for University City residents, students and businesses.
Emergency detailsWhat we see in University City / UTC
University City splits in two. South UC, around Governor Drive, is single-family homes from the 1960s and 70s, many with original locks and sliding patio doors, where the typical call is a rekey, a deadbolt and a lock on the slider. North UC, around La Jolla Village Drive, Nobel Drive and Genesee Avenue, is condo towers, big apartment communities and student housing where lockouts, mailbox locks, roommate rekeys and HOA-compliant lock upgrades fill the day. If you're a student near UC San Diego and you've lost your keys, we've seen it a hundred times; bring your ID.
The commercial side is heavy. Corporate offices and coworking around UTC, biotech and research buildings on the Torrey Pines mesa, medical offices near Scripps Memorial and Jacobs Medical Center. We handle suite rekeys, master key systems, restricted keyways for labs and records rooms, panic bars, keypad entry and cabinet locks, scheduled so nobody's workday stops.
Car lockouts cluster at Westfield UTC's garages, the UTC and Nobel Drive trolley stations, campus parking structures and the hospital garages. We come into the structure and open the car, and if the keys are gone we make a new one there.
Where we work in University City / UTC
- Westfield UTC
- UC San Diego
- La Jolla Village Drive
- Genesee Avenue
- Governor Drive
- Jacobs Medical Center
- UTC trolley station
Anywhere in University City / UTC and the streets around it. Not sure if you're in our area? Call and ask.
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Read the guideUniversity City / UTC locksmith questions
I'm a UC San Diego student locked out of my apartment. What do you need from me?
Your ID and something that ties you to the address, like a lease or a piece of mail. Call, tell us the complex and unit, and we'll give you a price and a time.
Can you install restricted keys for our lab in University City?
Yes. Restricted keyways mean keys can only be duplicated through us with authorization, which is exactly what labs, records rooms and inventory areas need.
Do you service condo towers in UTC?
Yes. We follow HOA hardware rules, coordinate with building management and handle unit doors, mailbox locks and storage cages.
Nearby areas we also serve
All San Diego service areas · Our Ocean Beach home base · Property managers & rentals
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