Car keys make up a far bigger share of the work here than anywhere else we cover, and the reason is obvious once you have spent an evening down here. SoMa is where people park. Surface lots, garages, long blocks of street parking, and a lot of cars sitting for hours while their owner is somewhere else.
Lofts and converted buildings
South of Market is full of buildings that used to be something else. Warehouses turned into lofts, printworks turned into offices. The doors are heavy, the frames are steel, and the hardware is often commercial grade even on a residential unit. That is good news for security and bad news for anyone who tries to open one with residential technique.
Offices and shared workspace
Suites inside bigger buildings, shared floors, tenants coming and going. The recurring request down here is access control rather than keys, because reissuing a physical key every time someone leaves stops being realistic past a certain headcount. That work is on the business page.
Parking garages
Locked out in a garage with no cell service and a parking attendant who closed an hour ago. Tell us the level and the nearest pillar number when you call. It sounds like a small detail and it saves fifteen minutes every time.
