After flooding displaced over 20 students living in the upper floors of Lawrence Hall, previous plans announced at the end of last semester to air-condition the building seemed out of reach to many.

But the university still plans to air-condition the predominantly first-year student residence hall by “mid-September,” according to Lou Corsaro, Point Park’s assistant vice president of public relations, in an emailed statement.

“All clean up and repair work related to the flooding has been completed,” Corsaro added.

Officials at Physical Plant did not respond to a request for comment.

Chris Hill, vice president of operations at Physical Plant, has floated a variety of strategies — like new electric grids on each floor or repiping the entire building — to cool down Lawrence Hall.

Formerly the Sherwyn Hotel, the over 100-year-old building is infamous among residents, faculty and staff alike for its sweltering temperatures during late summer and early spring months. Without a medical excuse, students living in Lawrence Hall are not permitted to install personal air-conditioning units.

Prior to President Chris Brussalis’s announcement of the air-conditioning effort, university officials disregarded the possibility of ever trying to install some sort of cooling system in the building.

They’ve said in the past that Lawrence Hall’s power grid is old, and would be hard-pressed to handle the strain of climate control through the whole building. SGA in the past has said installing air-conditioning in the building would put it in “structural danger.”

Brussalis was not available to provide further comment.