Non-destructive entry first, always - and we re-key Schlage, Kwikset, and Baldwin locks on the spot while you watch
You get a price before we start. It does not change when we arrive. No surprises.
Fast, Reliable Commercial Locksmith Across College Park
Commercial lockouts, master key failures, and access-control gaps in College Park don’t wait for business hours, and neither do we. Novak Lock & Security Atlanta dispatches crews to College Park properties from our metro office, with calls answered by a live person 24 hours a day. Whether you’re managing a hotel off Camp Creek Parkway, a multi-tenant building near Virginia Avenue, or a logistics facility along Old National Highway, we quote a firm price on the phone and our technician is contractually prohibited from changing it at the door. Call (470) 944-6813 for a written estimate before any work starts.
Why Novak Lock & Security Atlanta Is College Park’s Preferred Commercial Locksmith Company
We’ve been working the College Park corridor long enough to know the difference between a standard deadbolt and the mortise locksets still guarding the craftsman bungalows in the historic district. Our technicians carry the specialized tools and key blanks for both.
College Park’s location against Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport creates a service profile no bedroom suburb matches. The hotel-and-hospitality density along Virginia Avenue and Old National Highway means our crews handle recurring high-security re-cores and rapid key-control jobs that simply don’t exist at this volume in comparably sized cities ten miles out. We plan for that.
Every visit sends a background-checked, uniformed technician who leaves a documented photo record with you at job completion. No exceptions. Haven Standard Clause 1 governs every call: the price quoted on the phone is the price on the invoice. Since 2002, we’ve installed or serviced 60,000+ locks, keys, and systems under that rule.
The 365-Day Done Right Promise applies to every lock installation, rekey, and emergency call in College Park. If it’s not done right, we make it right.
Our Commercial Locksmith Services in College Park

Commercial Lockout
Getting back into a commercial property without damaging the door is a technician-level skill, not a pry-bar exercise. We see this mistake regularly on multi-tenant entry doors along Virginia Avenue, where a tenant calls a generalist who treats the lock like a residential deadbolt and leaves the property owner with a damaged frame. Our Commercial Locksmith team uses non-destructive entry methods first, and if drilling is unavoidable, we quote the full replacement cost in writing before touching the door. Airport-area hotels and rental-car lots on Camp Creek Parkway call us for after-hours lockouts because we answer live and dispatch with the property’s hardware profile already noted.

Master Key System
A properly designed master key system lets a manager carry one key for all locks while tenants or staff hold keys that open only their assigned doors. In College Park’s dense hospitality corridor, that’s not a convenience feature, it’s operational control. We design, install, and maintain master key systems for hotels, apartment complexes, and mixed-use buildings throughout the 30349 and 30337 ZIP codes. When staff turnover hits, which it does constantly in airport-adjacent properties, we can re-pin cylinders to void lost or stolen keys without replacing hardware. The field vignette from last quarter: we were called to a hotel property off Camp Creek Parkway after a front-desk supervisor left with a master key and a restricted key that had been copied. Rather than replacing the whole system, our tech re-cored the affected mortise lock and lock cylinder on the main entry and re-pinned the affected guest-room cylinders so the ex-employee’s key and every unauthorized copy stopped working, then issued new restricted keys under documented key control. The building was back to full access same day with no doors drilled and no hardware pulled.

High Security Locks
High-security cylinders, locks that cannot be picked or bumped by standard tools, are built around patented keyways and restricted key blanks that we control and document. For College Park hotels and multi-tenant buildings where a single copied key creates liability across the entire property, these systems are the only practical defense. We are factory-authorized for Medeco, Mul-T-Lock, and Abloy installations, and we stock parts locally for faster turnaround on re-cores after staff changes. Every high-security installation includes written key control documentation and a registered key holder list.

Panic Bar Installation
Panic bars, or exit devices, are required by fire code on commercial egress doors and must be installed to match the door’s fire rating and traffic load. We install and service panic bars for College Park hospitality and logistics properties, including delayed-egress and alarm-integrated models where security and code compliance must work together. Every installation is quoted in writing with hardware grade, labor, and any necessary door prep specified line by line.

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.
Trusted Brands We Service in College Park
We stock parts and carry factory authorization for the full security spectrum. Entry-grade Schlage and Kwikset hardware covers standard commercial replacement and rekey work. For properties requiring pick-resistant, bump-resistant, and drill-resistant protection, we install and service Medeco and Abloy high-security cylinders with patented key control. Having these parts on hand locally means a re-core on a Camp Creek Parkway hotel doesn’t wait for a warehouse shipment. We quote the exact hardware grade and brand in every written estimate, so you know what you’re paying for before we leave the shop.
Common Commercial Locksmith Problems We See in College Park

- Copied grand master keys after hotel staff turnover. Using a copied grand master key instead of re-coring after staff turnover at the Camp Creek Parkway hotels is a single point of failure. A single loose restricted key can open every room in the property. We re-core and re-pin under documented key control, then issue new restricted keys with a registered holder list.
- Multi-tenant entry doors damaged by improper lockout entry. Treating multi-tenant entry doors along Virginia Avenue like a house lockout and prying or drilling the door damages a door the property owner, not the tenant, is responsible for. Our non-destructive methods protect the freeholder’s asset.
- Seasonal deadbolt jamming in older wooden frames. North Georgia’s hot, humid summers cause wooden door frames in the older historic-district bungalows and multi-family buildings to swell noticeably from May through September, jamming deadbolts mid-throw. We adjust strike plates and lock alignment seasonally, not replace hardware that isn’t broken.
- Unrestricted key copying in apartment and condo buildings. Standard keys copied at any hardware store create a building-wide security gap. Our high-security installations with restricted keyways stop unauthorized duplication at the source.
Pricing for Commercial Locksmith in College Park, GA
We name the price on the page because Haven Standard Clause 1 requires us to name it on the phone. Here is what commercial locksmith work typically runs in the College Park market:
| Service | Typical Range in College Park |
|---|---|
| Commercial lockout (non-destructive entry) | $95-$175 |
| Standard rekey per cylinder | $22-$38 |
| High-security re-core (Medeco, Abloy) | $140-$280 per cylinder |
| Master key system design (new installation, 20+ cylinders) | $1,800-$4,500 |
| Panic bar installation (standard grade) | $380-$650 per door |
| Access control keypad / card reader install | $520-$1,200 per door |
| File cabinet lock replacement | $85-$160 |
These are honest ranges for work performed in College Park. The final price depends on hardware grade, door condition, and whether the existing hardware is standard or obsolete. We quote the full price on the phone before dispatching, and that price appears on the invoice unchanged. No call-out surcharge is added on arrival. Bring us a competitor’s written estimate and we will review it at no charge.
We Also Serve Cities Near College Park

Novak Lock & Security Atlanta dispatches commercial locksmith crews throughout the metro area. We regularly serve College Park properties alongside accounts in Atlanta, Decatur, Smyrna, and Forest Park. If your business operates across multiple locations, we can coordinate master key compatibility and key control documentation across all sites under a single written scope.
Serving College Park, GA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the College 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 - Commercial Locksmith in College Park

No. In most cases we can re-core the affected cylinders and re-pin the remaining locks so the old key and any copies stop working, without replacing the entire system. We then issue new restricted keys under documented key control. Call (470) 944-6813 for a written scope and flat per-lock price.
Our dispatch is coordinated from the Atlanta office, and crews serve College Park locally. Calls are answered live 24/7, and we typically dispatch to Camp Creek Parkway and Virginia Avenue properties within 30-45 minutes during business hours and 45-60 minutes overnight. The exact ETA is quoted on the phone before we send the technician.
Standard keys can be duplicated at any hardware store without authorization. We install high-security cylinders with patented keyways, Medeco or Abloy, where key blanks are restricted to registered holders only. No blank, no copy. We document every key issued and maintain the registered holder list as part of the installation.
Usually not. North Georgia’s humid summers swell wooden door frames from May through September, throwing strike-plate alignment off and causing deadbolts to jam mid-throw. We adjust the strike plate and lock alignment seasonally. If the hardware itself is failing, we’ll tell you and quote replacement in writing. Call (470) 944-6813 for an exact diagnosis.
Yes. We install panic bars, delayed-egress devices, and keypad or card-reader access control for hospitality and logistics properties throughout the College Park airport corridor. Every installation is quoted in writing with hardware grade, labor, and door prep specified before work begins. We also service existing systems and can integrate new access control with your master key infrastructure.
Written by Daniel Novak, Owner at Novak Lock & Security, serving College Park since 2002.






