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Problem Solved! For Co-ops and CondosAuthor: Habitat Magazine
From building repairs and maintenance, energy upgrades, insurance, lobby redesigns, accounting and financing - the challenges facing co-op and condominium board directors are endless. In this series, Habitat Magazine editors interview New York City experts to learn how problems have been solved at their client co-op and condo buildings. We take a deep dive into the issues being confronted, the possibilities for solutions, the costs, the challenges, and the outcomes. Habitat Magazine, founded in 1982, is the trusted resource for New York City co-ops and condo board directors. Visit us at www.habitatmag.com Language: en Genres: Business, Education, How To Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Six Buildings, One Facade Crisis, and a Plan That Worked
Episode 8
Monday, 20 July, 2026
A five-year, nearly $10 million facade restoration across six Manhattan high-rises sounds like a board's worst nightmare, but careful planning turned it into a success story. Michael Stripunsky, associate principal at SUPERSTRUCTURES, unpacks the project's toughest challenges: coordinating repairs across 700-plus units without disrupting residents or the building's commercial tenants, deciding which facades to prioritize first, and finding a way to shrink the sidewalk shed's footprint long before the project was finished. He also details a documentation method that kept the contractor accountable at every stage of the concrete repair process, a small shift that made an outsized difference in efficiency. For boards bracing for their own facade project, Stripunsky offers insight into what actually keeps timelines and budgets under control, and what separates a project that runs smoothly from one that spirals. Habitat's Emily Myers conducts the interview. Thanks for listening. Subscribe to this podcast for more stories on how New York co-ops and condos have solved a myriad of problems. Brought to you by Habitat Magazine, the "bible" that hundreds of board directors turn to every day!
