It pisses me off that NYC still allows through-wall PTAC units to be installed in new buildings. PTACs are the combined heat/AC units you will find in cheaper

It pisses me off that NYC still allows through-wall PTAC units to be installed in new buildings. PTACs are the combined heat/AC units you will find in cheaper hotels/motels. They are installed through giant 4ft x 2ft holes that are left in the exterior wall during construction. Not only are they terrible for energy efficiency because they are impossible to seal correctly + result in a direct thermal coupling with the outdoors due to their sheet metal construction, they are also the #1 vector of outside noise getting into the apartment. You can hear whenever a truck drives by, even when your window is closed. Also worth mentioning they universally use the cheapest compressors available with awful damping so they’re 70db or more when they’re running. All in the name of saving a buck. People pay $5000 a month to be subjected to these things.