Central Air Conditioning

More and more, we are finding that people do not want to live without central air. When I started in this business over 10 years ago, no one even mentioned it. It was taken for granted that the older buildings would not have it and it didn't seem to bother people much. Today, buyers want central air and are suprised when a unit does not have it. It is true that the cooling technology has changed and that it is much easier to add. Central air conditioning can be added without the huge ducts that used to be required.

Now tubing can run between floors and holes are added to the ceiling...this is especially easy and effective for houses or top floor units. The compressor unit is placed on the roof, or in the garden for a first floor unit. Houses often have a unit outside and one on the roof, two zones. The other alternative is wall units or units that are both heat and A/C units (heat pumps). These units are are energy efficient and so effective that people often call them "central air". These units are have plumbing lines so the water can drain from the unit and electrical wiring that connects the individual unit with a small outside compressor.

In Hoboken, it adds great value to a condo or house to have the central air. In my opinion, it is usually worth the cost if it is a financial option. But if a property does not have it, a buyer may be able to get a very nice unit for less money and affordably be able to add it later and recoup the cost, or most of it, when he/she sells.