Marine Corps
Started with discipline and standards-the kind that do not bend.
About 617 HVAC
The rescue business became the HVAC business.
Khalid spent 15 years rescuing failing construction projects-turning around $400K to $8M builds when budget, scope or conflict had broken them. Every job was the same: diagnose what went wrong, fix it and prove it worked.
Then he looked at residential HVAC and saw the same pattern: homeowners paying for five-year top-offs that never fixed the problem, contractors overselling replacements and systems installed on someone else’s mistake that were never corrected. Broken projects. Broken systems. Same diagnosis.
So he built 617 HVAC to do rescue fixing for the homes and people who live here.
Who We Are
Repair first. Findings documented. Pricing in writing.
617 HVAC is a Greater Boston heating and cooling company. We focus on repair-first diagnostics, written pricing before work begins and documented service you can see. We serve Arlington, Cambridge, Boston and surrounding communities.
Khalid’s Journey
From Marine discipline to local rescue fixing.
Different roles, one consistent lesson: get the diagnosis right before deciding what comes next.
Medical Technology & Tech
Moved into precision systems, consulting on how medical devices and systems need to work. That phase taught him: if the diagnosis is wrong, everything downstream fails. Get the diagnosis right and the rest follows.
Multifamily Real Estate
Owned and flipped multifamily properties-gaining hands-on experience with how buildings fail, how systems age and what bad renovation work looks like from the inside.
Real Estate Agent
Became a licensed realtor, learning how homes are bought and sold and what homeowners worry about when they evaluate a system or decide whether to replace it.
Project & Construction Management
Became a certified project manager, studied building systems and managed complex construction work. When projects went sideways, he pulled them back into budget, scope or schedule. Performance-based pay meant the fix had to be real.
The Rescue-Fix Specialty
Carried that expertise across $400K to $8 million commercial and residential builds. Every broken project started with a misdiagnosis or a skipped step. Fix the diagnosis and everything else becomes possible.
Residential HVAC
Recognized the same pattern in HVAC: systems other contractors had not diagnosed correctly, unnecessary replacements and a business built on commission instead of fixing what is actually broken.
Credentials
- Construction Supervisor License (CSL)
- Home Improvement Contractor Registration (HIC)
- EPA Section 608 Certification (EPA 608)
Why 617. Why Here.
Because staying local is a choice.
While other companies try to become national brands, franchises or everything to everybody, 617 HVAC chose to be great in the community where we live.
617 is the area code. It is not marketing shorthand-it is a statement. We are from here. We understand the people, the homes, the winters, the summers and the frustration of hiring someone who does not show up or who overcharges and underdelivers.
We are not trying to expand to 50 states. We are trying to be the company your neighbor recommends because we did right by them.
●Repair First
Fix what is broken before selling what is new.
●Build Local
Invest here, hire here and understand the homes and neighbors we serve.
●Breathe Better
The system that heats and cools also moves the air your family breathes.
●Wellness Standard
Measured checkups and early catches beat emergencies and guessing.
Where We’re Going
Building people, not just fixing systems.
We pair experienced master craftspeople with motivated apprentices-teaching the standard, sending them to school and building a team that gets better every year instead of burning through temporary technicians. The work only lasts if it is taught. We are committed to building people as much as we are committed to building the right system for your home.
Job Proof
Work, Documented.
Every 617 HVAC visit produces its own evidence: photos, readings and video. These documented comparisons show what was found and what changed on real jobs.
BeforeAfter
Trunk Line Interior, Before and After
Before-and-after documentation of debris removal inside a rectangular duct trunk line.
BeforeAfter
Heavy Buildup on a Duct Interior
Heavy dust accumulation inside residential air ducts prior to HEPA vacuum cleaning.
BeforeAfter
Cleaned Duct Surface After Source Removal
Clean galvanized ductwork interior following whole-system HEPA vacuum cleaning.
Need HVAC Service?
Get a clear diagnostic, written pricing and repair-first guidance from a local team.
Serving Greater Boston with repair-first HVAC since 2025. Licensed and insured. CSL, HIC and EPA Section 608 certified.
1167 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA 02476 · (617) 835-8058