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For condo HVAC in Alexandria, a whole condo system replaced is $7,900 to $14,000, from our own condo jobs. Call SwiftPro, rated 5.0 stars across 1,130 reviews, at (703) 997-9757, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Price range
$7,900-$14,000
8yrs @ 7.99%
$112/mo
15yrs @ 9.99%
$85/mo
Monthly figures on the starting price, the whole price financed, on approved credit. The lender sets the final terms. How financing works
We install in Alexandria under Virginia Class A contractor license 2705192276, and SwiftPro is rated 5.0 stars across 1,130 reviews. Condo HVAC replacement in Alexandria, where through-the-wall units, MagicPaks and PTACs sit beside First Co closets in buildings from the 1960s on. By type, a First Co runs $7,900 to $12,500, a MagicPak $8,500 to $13,400 and a water source heat pump $9,100 to $10,300. Just the fan coil or air handler is $4,500 to $5,100.
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Two of our HVAC technicians in a mechanical room, the kind of tight space most condo systems live in.
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What it costs
From our own condo jobs, the same book as our condo HVAC page: the equipment, the crew, hauling the old unit out and starting the new one up. Every row is a real range we’ve sold, never a starting price.
Fan coil or air handler only
$4,500 to $5,100
or $75/mo at 0% APR for 60 months
PTAC replacement (per unit)
$2,600 to $4,400
or $43/mo at 0% APR for 60 months
Through-the-wall AC and coil only
$6,100 to $8,000
or $102/mo at 0% APR for 60 months
First Co system replacement
$7,900 to $12,500
or $132/mo at 0% APR for 60 months
MagicPak replacement
$8,500 to $13,400
or $142/mo at 0% APR for 60 months
Water source heat pump replacement
$9,100 to $10,300
or $152/mo at 0% APR for 60 months
Hydro-air system (AC plus water-coil air handler)
$11,000 to $14,000
or $183/mo at 0% APR for 60 months
System plus the water heater in the same closet
$12,000 to $16,000
or $200/mo at 0% APR for 60 months
Monthly figures: 60mo @ 0% APR on each starting price, the whole price financed, on approved credit. Longer plans lower the payment and cost more in total. The lender sets the final terms. How financing works
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Where you land in a range is mostly access: a closet off the hall on the first floor is the easy end, a top floor with no elevator or a condenser that has to go up by crane is the other.
Most condo systems are built to fit one closet or one wall sleeve, so the new unit has to match that footprint. We measure before we price, so nothing gets ordered that won’t fit.
What’s different in Alexandria
More than half of Alexandria’s owner homes are in apartment and condo buildings, and our condo jobs here cover the widest mix of equipment of anywhere we work. In 22304, 22303, 22312 and 22315, which take in the Van Dorn and Landmark side, Huntington and Bren Mar down to Kingstowne, we’ve found First Co units, MagicPaks and PTACs, sometimes in the same complex.
Through-the-wall units are the Alexandria story. Six in ten owner homes here went up before 1980, and a lot of those buildings were built with a wall sleeve instead of a closet. In June we replaced a First Co through-the-wall unit in a condo and, since the owner had the same age problem downstairs in the utility closet, a 50 gallon water heater in the same visit. One crew, one parking pass for the truck.
The other thing we see is the roof. In February 2025 we put in a 2 ton First Co for an owner whose condenser lives on the roof of a four-story building, and a crane lifted the new one into place. Crane day means the street gets a permit, the building gets a heads up, and the schedule gets set around the lift, so the management office hears from us before you do.
A MagicPak or PTAC is a one-piece cabinet in the wall, so the new unit has to match the sleeve’s opening and the electrical plug it already has. We pull the grille, measure the opening and check the circuit before anything is ordered. Newer Alexandria buildings, about a fifth of owner homes dating from 2000 on, usually come with a closet unit and an easier swap.
Neighborhood by neighborhood
Census figures for the owner-occupied homes in each place, and the kind of condo system we usually find in buildings that age.
| Place | Median home built | Most homes are | Heated with | What condo system you’ll usually find |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Alexandria | 1970 | condo and apartment buildings, about 5 in 10 | gas, about 6 in 10 | Through-the-wall units or a water loop. |
| Rose Hill | 1969 | single-family houses, about 7 in 10 | gas, about 7 in 10 | Through-the-wall units or a water loop. |
| Franconia | 1986 | townhouses, about 5 in 10 | electricity, about 6 in 10 | A First Co or MagicPak in a closet. |
| Fort Hunt | 1963 | single-family houses, nearly all | gas, about 8 in 10 | Through-the-wall units or a water loop. |
| Kingstowne | 1994 | townhouses, about 5 in 10 | gas, about 7 in 10 | A First Co or MagicPak in a closet. |
| Woodlawn | 1976 | townhouses, about 4 in 10 | electricity, about 6 in 10 | Through-the-wall units or a water loop. |
| Lincolnia | 1982 | single-family houses, about 4 in 10 | gas, about 7 in 10 | A First Co or MagicPak in a closet. |
| Mount Vernon | 1967 | single-family houses, about 7 in 10 | gas, about 7 in 10 | Through-the-wall units or a water loop. |
By the numbers
From the Census Bureau’s 2020 to 2024 survey. Median year built and heat count owner-occupied homes only.
The signs
On a through-the-wall unit in an older Alexandria building, a cabinet that drips onto the wall below or rattles when the compressor starts is often a worn fan motor or a failed sleeve seal. A seal we can fix. A fan motor on a unit that old, usually not.
Older buildings often still run through-the-wall units or a water loop shared with the building. Parts for some of those are getting hard to find, which is when replacing beats chasing them.
A condo system that never shuts off in July, or a bedroom that stays a few degrees off the thermostat, is usually a compressor or coil near the end. Repairs at that age tend to come back.
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Choosing who replaces it
Questions to ask anybody who quotes your condo system, us included.
If your condenser is on a roof, ask who books the crane, who pulls the street permit and who tells the association. A company that has done a four-story lift in Alexandria will have answers right away.
A First Co, a MagicPak and a water source heat pump are different jobs at different prices. Anyone who quotes without the model on the label is guessing.
In Virginia, unless your condo documents say otherwise, the equipment that serves only your unit is yours to replace, but changing the outside of the building needs the association. Ask whether they’ll work with the management office on roof access or a wall sleeve.
Two of our crew going over a work order before the day's calls.
From our Google reviews
5.0 stars across 1,130 reviews. Read them on our reviews page.
Hard to find service like this in Alexandria.
…we had swift and professional responses for multiple plumbing and HVAC needs in our Rosemont Alexandria condo
Elvis Diaz did an excellent job cleaning our condo’s HVAC system. He was very knowledgeable about maintaining the unit and the price was very reasonable.
Where we work
Next door to Alexandria: Arlington, Falls Church, McLean, Vienna and Fairfax.
Questions
Usually, yes. Equipment that serves only your unit is yours unless your documents say otherwise, but the outside wall and the sleeve it sits in may be the building’s. A look at your declaration settles it before we order anything.
Yes, and one visit beats two. We swapped a through-the-wall unit and a 50 gallon heater in the same Alexandria condo, and both were priced and scheduled together.
$7,900 to $14,000 for a whole system, from our own condo jobs. A First Co runs $7,900 to $12,500, a MagicPak $8,500 to $13,400, a water source heat pump $9,100 to $10,300. Just the fan coil or air handler is $4,500 to $5,100.
Under Virginia law, unless your condo documents say otherwise, the parts that serve only your unit are yours, even a condenser on the roof or your patio. Parts serving more than one unit belong to the association. Check your documents; we’ll work with whoever owns it.
Ready when you are
Call, or send the form at the top. We look at the unit, measure the closet, and you get the price in writing before anything is ordered.
SwiftPro Heating, Cooling & Plumbing
4230 Lafayette Center Dr N, Chantilly, VA 20151
44679 Endicott Dr, Suite 211, Ashburn, VA 20147
SwiftPro Plumber & Water Heaters
4200 Lafayette Center Dr, Suite N, Chantilly, VA 20151
Virginia Class A contractor license #2705192276
SwiftPro Heating, Cooling & Plumbing is a licensed, BBB Accredited (A rating), independently owned heating, cooling and plumbing company in Chantilly, serving Alexandria and the rest of Northern Virginia. Virginia contractor license #2705192276. 5.0 stars across 1,130 reviews on Google, Angi, Yelp, the BBB and Facebook. SwiftPro maintains a dedicated HVAC team and a dedicated plumbing team.
From SwiftPro Heating, Cooling & Plumbing in Chantilly. Housing figures are the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020 to 2024, for each place named; permit, water and sewer facts link to each office’s own page and were checked in September and October 2026.