HVAC Service in Fulton Market, Chicago

Fulton Market was Chicago’s meatpacking and wholesale food district for more than a century. Today its old warehouses hold restaurants, offices and lofts, and new towers have risen around them.

The Fulton-Randolph Market District was designated a Chicago Landmark in 2015, so exterior changes to buildings in the district, including mechanical equipment, are reviewed as part of the permit.

Residential units here are mostly lofts in converted warehouses and condos in newer buildings, with heat pumps, air handlers and rooftop condensers.

Converted warehouses with thick masonry walls and large windows are comfortable once settled, but slow to respond to big swings in weather.

The district still has working food businesses alongside the new offices, and delivery trucks and construction keep the streets busy. Filters on residential equipment here clog faster than average, so checking them every month in peak seasons pays off.