Local coverage
Project conversations across Troy and Oakland County.
Coverage depends on independent provider availability. Each page below explains useful housing and site context for that community.
Rochester
Rochester's building stock spans from its 1869 village-era core to decades of growth after its 1967 city charter, which means HVAC equipment and ductwork in and around downtown can date from wildly different eras depending on the block.
Local planning notes →Rochester Hills
Rochester Hills traces to Avon Township, organized around 1835, and today mixes that older rural-era housing with dense subdivisions built out around the Rouge River's headwaters in the city's southwest corner.
Local planning notes →Royal Oak
Royal Oak's population grew from about 1,000 in 1910 to roughly 23,000 by 1930 after its 1921 incorporation, and most of that construction predates residential central air conditioning by decades.
Local planning notes →Birmingham
Birmingham's downtown traces to an 1818 settlement, and its 1930 Grand Trunk Western Railroad Depot anchors a district full of construction that predates residential central air by a wide margin.
Local planning notes →Clawson
Clawson incorporated as a village in 1921 and a city in 1940, and most of its housing dates to that same window -- small, closely spaced homes built well before central air conditioning was a standard feature.
Local planning notes →Madison Heights
Madison Heights incorporated in 1955, and its housing stock reflects that one fast postwar building wave more than a mix of eras -- classic ranch-style homes built with the ductwork standards of the mid-1950s.
Local planning notes →Auburn Hills
Auburn Hills incorporated in 1983, and its major building wave followed quickly -- the Palace of Auburn Hills (1988) and the Chrysler Technology Center and Headquarters complex (1993-1996) -- meaning much of the city's housing is newer than most of the surrounding service area.
Local planning notes →Berkley
Berkley has held its compact 2.39-square-mile footprint since incorporating in 1932, and its housing stock is correspondingly old -- built well before central air conditioning was standard.
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