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Get your free estimateLocksmith in Boulevard Park, WA
Rekey Locks is the call we answer most in Boulevard Park. The apartment buildings and motels along Pacific Highway South turn over tenants constantly, which means old keys floating around and landlords who need a clean security reset between every move-out and move-in. If you live in the 98168 ZIP and you’ve never rekeyed after taking a unit, or you just lost a key somewhere between the 509 corridor and your front door, call (855) 382-0943 and we’ll walk you through what it actually costs before anyone gets in a van.
Why Boulevard Park Homes Are Different
Boulevard Park is unincorporated King County, wedged between Burien, Tukwila, and SeaTac. The housing stock isn’t the single-family suburbia you see in Burien proper. It’s 1960s through 1980s low-rise apartments, motels, and small commercial strips clustered along Pacific Highway South, with older single-family homes tucked onto side streets toward Glendale and Shorewood. That changes the locksmith work in a way you feel on the first job. We see builder-grade Kwikset and Weiser knobs, aging mortise locks, and master-key systems installed decades ago that nobody documented. A landlord calls on a Friday because a tenant moved out, the unit is supposed to show on Saturday, and nobody knows how many copies of the key exist. That’s a Boulevard Park Tuesday.
The climate plays a role too. Puget Sound’s steady rain doesn’t freeze locks the way Midwest winters do, but it grinds grit and moisture into deadbolts and exterior lock cylinders until the key starts sticking or the plug won’t turn at all. We corrode more locks open in Boulevard Park than we ever break free from ice. And when a winter ice storm does roll through and knocks out power, the electric keypads and garage entry systems on the apartment buildings go dark, which sends residents to their door keys, which sometimes no longer work because the cylinder was never serviced. Lodestar Locksmith has served Boulevard Park since 2012, so none of this surprises us anymore.
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Our Main Boulevard Park Services
The two jobs Boulevard Park callers ask about most often, beyond rekeying, are car key replacement and emergency lockout response. Both cluster around the same reality here: people moving through a neighborhood built for turnover, along a highway corridor that never quite sleeps.
Car Key Replacement in Boulevard Park
Along Pacific Highway South, a lost car key isn’t a scheduling problem. It’s a stranded motorist problem. The apartments and motels in 98168 house Sea-Tac Airport workers who keep irregular shifts, and a missing key at 5:30 a.m. before a shift is a crisis. We handle vehicle key replacement without sending you to a dealership and without subcontracting the work. If you drive an older model with a basic key, we cut and program it on the spot. If it’s a transponder or proximity key, we bring the programming equipment to the vehicle. For the full picture on what we cover, Car Key Replacement in Boulevard Park has the details for this city’s Honda, Toyota, Ford, and other common fleet vehicles.
Emergency Locksmith in Boulevard Park
Locked out of an apartment unit where the landlord is asleep, the property manager is unreachable, and the building uses a master-key system you have no business trying to bypass? That’s a standard Boulevard Park call for us. Emergency response is part of how Lodestar works, not an add-on fee. We arrive, verify you belong at the address, and get the door open without destroying the lock or the frame. Motel operators along the corridor call us for the same reason when a deadbolt fails with a guest inside. See Emergency Locksmith in Boulevard Park for how we handle lockouts at odd hours in this specific part of King County.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees — you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Rekey Locks in Boulevard Park
When a tenant moves out of a 1970s-era low-rise on a side street off South 128th, the landlord doesn’t need a new lock. The landlord needs a rekey. It’s the only way to cancel every old key that’s been copied, lent, or lost across years of turnover without replacing hardware that’s still mechanically fine. In Boulevard Park’s damp air, the cylinders on those older mortise and Kwikset locks often need cleaning and lubrication during the rekey anyway, which is part of why we open them up rather than just swapping in a new key pattern. Rekey Locks is the service we run most days somewhere in Boulevard Park, whether it’s a single apartment unit or an entire 12-door building keyed to one master.
Lock Rekey
Rekeying a single lock means changing the internal pins so the old key stops working and a new key takes over. In Boulevard Park, the old key might be held by a former tenant, a former roommate, a contractor who never returned it, or the landlord’s cousin who helped paint the unit in 2017. The old key is the security gap. The fix is a rekey, and it takes minutes per cylinder.
Signs you need it
You moved into a new rental, got new roommates, let a contractor keep a key, or simply can’t remember how many copies of your current key are floating around out there.
What it costs in Boulevard Park
A standard single-cylinder lock rekey in Boulevard Park typically runs $20 to $40 per lock, with a service call fee of $45 to $85 depending on where in 98168 you are.
How we do it
We remove the lock cylinder, swap the internal pins to match a new key, clean and lubricate the parts that the Salish Sea damp has begun to seize, then reinstall and test the lock.
Rekey Door Lock
This is the same work as a lock rekey, but focused on the entry door specifically. In Boulevard Park apartments, that’s often a builder-grade knob plus a deadbolt, or an older mortise lock with a thumb-turn on the inside. Some units have both a knob and a deadbolt on the front door, and the smart move is to key both to the same new key so you’re not carrying two keys that used to be two different keys.
Signs you need it
Your door key turns differently depending on the weather, strangers have had access to a key, or you just moved in and the previous tenant’s friends still ring the buzzer.
What it costs in Boulevard Park
Rekeying one entry door, knob and deadbolt together, usually lands between $35 and $60 for the labor, plus that same $45 to $85 service call depending on distance from Pacific Highway South.
How we do it
We rekey each cylinder to a single new key, test both the deadbolt and the knob with the door open and closed, and check the strike plate alignment so the bolt actually seats when you lock up at night.
Keyed Alike
Keyed-alike service makes multiple locks operate from one key. In Boulevard Park, we do this for landlords who want every exterior door on a building to open with a single master key, or for a homeowner who wants the front door, back door, and garage entry all on one key instead of a jingling ring of three.
Signs you need it
You’re tired of fumbling through four keys on a rainy night, or you manage a building and the previous maintenance key only opens two of the eight doors it should.
What it costs in Boulevard Park
Keyed-alike service usually runs $20 to $40 per cylinder rekeyed, and the per-lock work falls in the same range as a standard rekey, which makes it a practical upgrade while we’re already on site.
How we do it
We cut all cylinders to the same key pattern, or set up a master-key system if the building needs different tenant keys plus a single override, then document which key opens what for the landlord’s records.
What Rekey Locks Costs in Boulevard Park
| Item | Typical range in Boulevard Park |
|---|---|
| Service call fee | $45 – $85 |
| Standard lock rekey (per cylinder) | $20 – $40 |
| Entry door rekey (knob + deadbolt) | $35 – $60 |
Those numbers move based on two things in Boulevard Park. First, how far off the Pacific Highway South corridor you are. Second, whether the lock is a standard pin-tumbler or an older mortise cylinder that takes longer to open and clean. We quote the full price on the phone before dispatch, and that’s the price on the invoice. No mystery surcharge added when the van pulls up.
How long does a rekey take in Boulevard Park?
One or two locks take under an hour, including the service call. A full apartment building with eight or twelve doors and a master-key setup is usually a half-day job, and we can schedule it around a turnover window so the unit isn’t sitting open.
Is rekeying enough, or should I replace the locks?
If the hardware is solid and the cylinder isn’t cracked or worn to the point of sticking, rekeying is enough. You get a clean security boundary without spending on new hardware that doesn’t match the existing finish. Call (855) 382-0943 and we’ll tell you honestly which one your door needs.
Brands We Service in Boulevard Park
We work on the locks already installed and the ones you’re considering upgrading to. That covers everyday Schlage and Kwikset hardware in the older apartment buildings here, plus Sargent and Abloy for the high-security jobs. We stock common pins, cylinders, and parts locally so most same-day work doesn’t wait on a parts run. Our brands page lists the full roster.
Pricing for Locksmith in Boulevard Park, WA
| Service | Typical range in Boulevard Park |
|---|---|
| Service call fee | $45 – $85 |
| Residential lockout | $60 – $120 |
| Automotive lockout | $65 – $140 |
| Car key replacement (basic, no chip) | $110 – $175 |
| Car key fob replacement | $180 – $350 |
| Rekey standard lock (per cylinder) | $20 – $40 |
| Rekey entry door (knob + deadbolt) | $35 – $60 |
| Deadbolt installation | $65 – $120 |
| High-security lock installation | $150 – $300 per lock |
| Master-key system setup (per cylinder) | $25 – $50 |
Two things push a Boulevard Park price up: distance from the main corridor when a job is on a side street toward Glendale or Shorewood, and the age of the lock. Mortise cylinders that haven’t been serviced since the Carter administration take more time to open and clean than a ten-year-old Schlage deadbolt. Whatever the figure, we quote it in full on the phone before dispatch, and that is the exact price on the invoice. No bait, no arrival fee surprise.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Boulevard Park
We cover the entire 98168 ZIP and the surrounding blocks. Most calls cluster along Pacific Highway South, but we regularly run to the side streets in these neighborhoods. Typical response to Boulevard Park is under an hour for emergencies, with scheduled rekey and installation work booked around your day rather than the other way around.
- Pacific Highway South corridor
- Glendale
- Shorewood
- The blocks around South 128th Street
- Unincorporated King County between Burien and Tukwila
Service Area – Cities Near Boulevard Park
Our coverage starts in Boulevard Park and extends through the surrounding communities. If you live or manage property just outside the 98168 ZIP, you’re still in our service area. We regularly run to Riverton, WA for apartment rekeys, Tukwila, WA for commercial lock work, SeaTac, WA for car key replacement near the airport, and Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA for residential lockouts. When in doubt, call and ask. If it’s within a reasonable radius of Boulevard Park, we’ll tell you over the phone.
Serving Boulevard Park, WA — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Boulevard Park area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage — if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Locksmith in Boulevard Park
Most emergency calls in Boulevard Park are answered within the hour. The Pacific Highway South corridor is easy to navigate, and side-street jobs near Glendale or Shorewood only add a few minutes. We’ll give you an honest ETA when you call (855) 382-0943, and we’ll hold to it.
Yes. Washington state law requires landlord permission for any lock change on a rental unit, even a rekey. If you’re a tenant, we need written or verbal confirmation from the property owner or manager before we touch the lock. We’ve handled this exact conversation hundreds of times with Boulevard Park landlords, and we can walk you through it.
We serve the full 98168 ZIP, including the apartment and motel strip on Pacific Highway South, the side streets toward Glendale and Shorewood, and the commercial buildings along the 509 corridor. If you’re on the edge of the ZIP near Burien or Tukwila, call and we’ll confirm coverage for your exact address.
If you’re locked out, holding a broken key, or staring at a door you no longer trust, call Lodestar Locksmith at (855) 382-0943. We’ll quote the job on the phone, show up when we say we will, and fix it steady.
What happens when you call
- 1A real person answersNo phone trees — talk to a local locksmith pro.
- 2You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched. No surprises.
- 3We come out and measureLicensed & insured, at a time that suits you — the visit and the quote are both free.
- 4You get the price in writingLine-itemed, yours to keep, and nothing starts until you say go.
What Boulevard Park Customers Say
"Told me over the phone that what I needed was a five dollar part from the hardware store, not a locksmith. I called him back a month later for real work because of that."
— Megan Quinn"Key snapped off in the deadbolt. He extracted it without damaging the cylinder, which I did not think was going to be possible."
— Paul Pruitt"Does good work. Card payment was a bit of a production, so have another option handy."
— Dustin Lawson