HVAC Service in East Side, Chicago

East Side sits east of the Calumet River near the Indiana state line, with Calumet Park and its lakefront beach on the northern edge. It grew as a neighborhood for workers at the nearby steel mills and industries.

Its housing is mostly brick bungalows and frame homes from the early and mid-1900s, many owned by families who have lived here for generations.

Bungalows here typically converted from radiators to forced air, while frame homes vary widely depending on how they’ve been updated.

Being close to the lake, homes on the northern blocks feel the wind more in winter, which raises heating loads.

The neighborhood has kept a strong sense of community, with families who have lived on the same blocks for generations, many of them descended from the workers who built the area’s steel and industry.