Three Generations of Climate Craft.
From a single truck in Huntington to Long Island's reference standard for residential and commercial climate systems — the Phoenix story is the story of one family's obsession with doing the work right.
Built quietly, decade by decade.
- 1969
A Family Begins
Paul Scholz Sr. opens a single truck AC repair shop in Huntington, hand servicing post-war boiler systems across Nassau.
- 1988
The Second Generation
Paul F. Scholz Jr. takes the reins, expanding Phoenix into a full-service HVAC company with a focus on quality installations and long-term maintenance.
- 1990
Expanding the Reach
Paul F. Scholz Jr. expands the business, servicing residential customers now along with contractors and custom home buildersacross Long Island.
- 2016
The Third Generation
The third generation enters the scene, Jake and Paul J. Scholz bring a new level of technical expertise and customer care to the family business.
The standards behind every install.
Our values aren't marketing — they're the quiet rules that have outlasted three generations of technicians, two recessions, and one too many heatwaves.
Craft Over Speed
Every install is engineered, not improvised. We measure twice and we never cut corners.
Family Standard
Three generations of Phoenix have answered the same phone line. Reputation is the only currency.
Quiet Efficiency
Premium equipment, honest tonnage, and tuning that respects the house and the homeowner.
Faces behind the family name.
The technician who installed your system is, more often than not, the same technician who tunes it a decade later. Loyalty isn't a perk at Phoenix — it's the whole reason the work is good.
Paul Scholz Sr.
President and Founder
Paul F. Scholz Jr.
Current CEO and Second-Generation Owner
Jake Scholz
Senior Technician
Paul J. Scholz III
Customer Relations Manager
Lisa Edelman
Executive Assistant and Office Manager
The wider team
Phoenix employees with 20+ years of tenure
Serving the Heart
of Long Island and Queens since 1969.
From the historic estates of the North Shore to the coastal homes of the South Country, Phoenix provides localized expertise across Queens, Nassau and Suffolk.
Nassau County
Garden City, Manhasset, Oyster Bay, Syosset
Suffolk County
Huntington, Smithtown, Patchogue, The Hamptons
Queens
Forest Hills, Bayside, Douglaston, Whitestone
Ready to put 56 years of craft to work in your home?
Schedule a consultation with a Phoenix system designer — we'll bring the heritage. You bring the house.