Chelsea's General Theological Seminary, where developer the Brodsky Organization is building the Chelsea Enclave luxury condop, has tapped into the streams of water beneath Manhattan to heat and cool its ancient buildings: "For the seminary, and now about 60 other places in Manhattan, the unseen bounty of the earth is being harvested by geothermal pumps. Manhattan is geologically suited for these deep wells. From a depth of 1,500 to 1,800 feet, the pumps deliver the consistently moderate temperatures of underground water to the surface, where it works like a refrigerant." [NYT]
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