HVAC Service in Humboldt Park, Chicago

Humboldt Park centers on its namesake park, one of the city’s largest, with its lagoon, boathouse and fieldhouse. Along Division Street, Paseo Boricua is framed by two giant steel Puerto Rican flags, the heart of the city’s Puerto Rican community.

The blocks around the park are lined with greystones, brick two-flats and three-flats from the late 1800s and early 1900s, along with frame homes and newer construction.

Many greystones and two-flats still heat with boilers and radiators, some on steam, while others have been converted to forced air with a furnace per unit.

For cooling, window units are still common, with ductless systems and central air added as buildings are rehabbed.

The streets facing the park have some of the neighborhood’s grandest greystones, many split into condos with a shared boiler. Off the park, smaller two-flats and cottages are more often owner-occupied with one family upstairs and another downstairs.