Manhattan since 1988
Walk in at 121 University Place and a licensed locksmith is standing at the counter. Keys cut while you wait, locks rekeyed, deadbolts installed, and a van out the door when someone is stuck on the sidewalk downtown.
Who we serve nearby
Most of the keys we cut belong to buildings we already know: pre-war walk-ups off University Place, co-op doors that have been rekeyed three times since the eighties, NYU student apartments changing hands in September, and storefronts along Broadway that pull a gate down every night.
If you can walk to Union Square, you can walk to us. If you cannot, call and we will come to the door.
Buildings we work in often
Pre-war walk-ups, co-ops and condos, student apartments, and ground-floor retail.
Commercial work
University Place and Broadway storefronts: gates, cylinders, and staff key control.
At this counter
Key cutting while you wait
House keys, apartment keys, office keys and mailbox keys cut on the spot and tested before you leave.
High-security key duplication
Restricted and high-security keys duplicated with the documentation your building or landlord requires.
Rekeying
New roommate, new tenant, or a key that went missing. We rekey the cylinder so old keys stop working.
Deadbolt and lock installation
Basic deadbolts through advanced security hardware, fitted for apartments, houses and businesses.
Safe and vault service
Expert installation and service for every safe type we handle, residential through commercial vaults.
24/7 lockout dispatch
Locked out at 3am? The phone is answered around the clock for emergency inquiries downtown.
Bring a photo of your door, or bring the whole cylinder. We will tell you what hardware actually fits, what a building will approve, and what it takes to put a security system in place. Fair, transparent pricing with no hidden charges.
Ask us a questionHow to find us
We are on University Place between 13th and 14th, one short block west of Union Square Park. Coming out of the 14th Street Union Square station, walk west past the greenmarket and you will see the shop on your left.
Questions at the counter
If yours is not here, call the shop. Someone picks up, and the answer takes about a minute.
Call 212-510-8320Call the Union Square shop. Basics Plus has cut keys and opened doors in this neighborhood since 1988, and the line is answered 24/7 for emergency inquiries.
