Hillcrest Electric Company

Hillcrest Electric Corporation is a small Needham-based electrical contractor that says it's been operating since 1966, incorporated in 2001, with six employees under president Bill LeMay Jr. The company's own listed work centers on fire and smoke alarm installation and repair, network and home theater wiring, and code upgrades for houses and light commercial buildings around Needham, Newton, and Brookline. BuildZoom shows 77 permitted electrical projects tied to the company, mostly small jobs — a typical permit runs around $1,500 — and its BBB profile carries an A+ rating, though it isn't BBB accredited. Worth checking before hiring: BuildZoom's licence records for the company are a mix of ages and statuses — a Master Electrician licence listing a 2016 expiration, an Electrical Contractor licence marked active but showing a July 2022 expiration date, and a separate Electrical Contractor licence shown inactive/cancelled. None of these are independently verified against the state registry, so it's worth confirming current licensing directly before signing anything.