Midtown mixes loft buildings and mid-rise apartments around NE 1st Avenue and the shops along Midtown Boulevard. Utility closets are tight, and a tank that has to come out through a corridor needs a route planned before the day of the job.
Service access is the practical constraint. Tanks come out through corridors and service lifts rather than windows, and a building may limit work to weekday hours. Tankless units on balconies are common here, which puts the vent terminal and condensate line in a position where salt air and wind-driven rain reach them.