Commercial Locksmith in Aurora, IL

Downtown on Stolp Island

Stolp Island sits in the Fox River at the center of downtown Aurora. The city's listing for the Stolp Island Historic District includes the Paramount Theatre, from 1931, at 23 E. Galena Boulevard, and the 22-story Leland Tower at 7 S. Stolp Avenue, a former hotel dating from 1928 that was once the tallest building in Illinois outside Chicago. A building of that age can have several kinds of door at one address: street-front, rear service, upper-floor stair and interior suite doors, each with its own lock and key.

For a storefront in a locally designated historic district, check the city's Certificate of Appropriateness process (Section 37-81 of the Aurora Municipal Code) before replacing any exterior door; the city's form lists exterior doors among the changes it covers. Rekeying or repairing a lock keeps the existing door. This is general information, not legal advice.

Apartment buildings and property managers

The city's pre-inspection guide for landlords expects multi-family unit doors to meet security and fire requirements: self-closers, smoke gaskets, labels on the door and frame, and approved hardware. When a lock on one of those doors is changed or repaired, the closer, gaskets and labels should stay in place and keep working.

Staff and tenant turnover

Every departing employee or outgoing tenant is a key that may not come back. Rekeying the affected cylinders ends that key's access. A master key system lets a manager open every door while each staff or tenant key opens only its own areas, so one lost key means rekeying a few cylinders, not the whole building.

What to include

1. The building name or address, and whether it is in a historic district.
2. Each door: storefront, rear service, upper-floor stair, suite or unit.
3. The hardware on each: push-bar exit device, mortise lock, glass door lock or keypad.
4. How many people hold keys, and whether you want a master key system.
5. Who is authorizing the work: owner, manager or tenant.

Illinois Locksmith Pros takes service requests from homes, businesses and drivers in Aurora. The commercial locksmith page covers the service, lock rekeying covers key changes, and Aurora covers the city.