Massive HVAC in front of Beth Elohim Synagogue - What’s up with it?
Every summer in front of Congregation Beth Elohim on Garfield Place, several street parking spaces are occupied by MASSIVE hvac compressors/air handlers, fencing, and gigantic ducts that hang over the sidewalk to feed air into the synagogue windows.
It’s so incredibly ugly. And loud. Especially in a landmarked district on a corner that’s otherwise entirely residential. Trash and critters like to collect around the fencing too.
Can anyone who is a member of the synagogue share whether this is the long term solution to the building’s cooling issues? I work in construction, and regularly incorporate new HVAC into old, landmarked, complex buildings—it’s not an impossible task. I assume Beth Elohim’s coffers are well funded for such a project. So, is that in the plans or no?