> cheaply mediated by adding building codes requiring venting range hoods.
Do you know how much it costs to add ventilation to a building that wasn't required to have it? It is anything but cheap. A $1000+ induction range is peanuts in comparison.
> It typically costs between $400 and $1,500 to install a range hood, with the average being $750. Installing a ductless range or a replacement range hood with existing ductwork falls on the lower end. Installing a ducted range hood with new ductwork comes in near the high end.
In NYC to do this you'd have to penetrate the envelope of the building - that requires a permit, which requires an engineer. You're looking at 8k a shot, before a single piece of hardware or a single hour of labor. Figure 12k all told.
How much does it cost to upgrade the service entrance and run new electric lines of sufficient capacity to run an induction range through 19th/early 20th Century buildings that were never designed for that? I'm betting it's not cheap. One site estimates $15,000-30,000.
The range I'm looking at on the Lowes site requires nearly 12kW if you want to use all the burners, not counting the oven. That's 100 amps just to run the range without any other electric usage in the apartment.
Do you know how much it costs to add ventilation to a building that wasn't required to have it? It is anything but cheap. A $1000+ induction range is peanuts in comparison.