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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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How One Missed Detail Nearly Derailed a Filing Deadline
Episode 9
Monday, 27 July, 2026
Garage inspections sound like unremarkable, until a single overlooked detail turns a routine repair into a race against a filing deadline. In this episode, Charles Phillips, senior project manager at Merritt Engineering, takes us inside a Brooklyn co-op's compliance scramble, where solid structural conditions weren't the problem — details were. Phillips unpacks how communication can break down between a board, its management company, and the engineers doing the work, and what it actually takes to course-correct before penalties kick in. He also shares the physical red flags anyone parking in a building's garage should recognize, plus everyday maintenance choices that quietly extend a structure's life or shorten it. 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!
