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Problem Solved! For Co-ops and Condos — 94 episodes

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How Forensic Audits Expose What Developers Leave Behind

2

The Secret to Getting a Quorum

3

The Real Cost of a Bad Laundry Room Contract

4

A Manhattan Condo's Race Against Carbon Fines

5

The Simple Tech Solution to Missing Equipment

6

What It Really Costs to Get a Lobby Right

7

How a $38,000 Upgrade Paid for Itself in a Year

8

How One Missed Detail Nearly Derailed a Filing Deadline

9

Six Buildings, One Facade Crisis, and a Plan That Worked

10

What Happens When a Co-op Can't Reach Quorum

11

When a Management Transition Goes Quietly Wrong

12

The Repairs That Made a Facade Worse

13

The Six Inches That Could Cost Your Building Thousands

14

The Financial Landmines Inside Every Management Transition

15

The ADA Complaint That Went Federal

16

Your Roof Is Hiding a Massive (But Fixable) Energy Problem

17

When Century-Old Gas Pipes Finally Fail

18

Why Your Governing Documents Are Sabotaging Your Insurance Rates

19

Laser Scans and Leaning Towers: How Technology Is Revealing Facade Faults

20

The Hidden Price of Delaying Your FISP Inspection

21

Cutting Cornice Costs Without Sacrificing Historic Character

22

How to Prepare for the Number 4 Oil Phase-Out

23

What Happens When Nobody's Watching Your Election

24

How Smart Building Controls Pay for Themselves

25

The Condo that Stopped Replacing “A with A”

26

Why Your Insurance Premium Just Tripled — and What To Do

27

The Co-op That Lost Its Tax Break — and How It Got It Back

28

Garage Ramps: The Canary in the Coal Mine

29

The Simple System That Caught Over 3,000 Leaks

30

Turn $100K Fines Into Smart Building Investments

31

When Building Electrification Uncovers Decades of Hidden Problems

32

When the Gas Goes Out: A Bronx Co-op’s Laundry Saga

33

Why Your Sponsor May Still Owe Your Building Money

34

How a Harlem Condo Uncovered Hidden Water Waste

35

The Hidden Alteration Risk That Could Bankrupt Your Building

36

Why Your Building Could Lose Insurance Coverage Tomorrow

37

From Dysfunctional Entrance to Stunning Space for $800K

38

Stop Throwing Money at Your Heating Bills

39

Beat the Clock on Local Law 97 Without Breaking the Bank

40

The Terracotta Trap: Why the 'Obvious' Fix Isn't Always Right

41

How One NYC Co-op Stopped Playing Whack-a-Mole with Water Leaks

42

How One Bronx Co-op Cut $100K Annually Through Smart Building Technology

43

Digital Payment Platforms May Be Secretly Routing Your Building's Money

44

The $3 Million Second Opinion

45

Breaking Up With Your Property Manager? Here's Your Roadmap to Success

46

How Bundling NYC Building Inspections Could Save Co-ops Nearly $1M

47

Following the Money: What New Condo Boards Need to Know About Sponsor Exit

48

A Practical Blueprint: Yorkville Co-op's Decarbonization Plan

49

Rising Waters, Brooklyn Battles: Fixing Floods in the Heart of NYC

50

The Financial Consequences of a Condo's Near Collapse

51

Meeting Your Property's Insurance Challenge

52

How to Create A “Best Case” Repair Program

53

Facade Fix or Repair: One Board's Decision Journey

54

Taking the Right Steps In A Lobby Transformation

55

How A Robotics Sleuth Came To The Rescue

56

Steam Traps and Orifice Plates, Oh My!

57

How Form And Function Guides A Lobby Re-Design

58

How To Overcome Building Staff Hiring Challenges

59

Why Your Building's Best Friend Should Be Wireless Technology

60

How a 1910 Co-op Conquered Elevator Retrofit Challenges

61

How An Action Plan Helped A Condo Overcome Insurance Challenges

62

Terracotta Troubles: How a Fifth Avenue Co-op Faced the Challenges of Facade Repair

63

Laundry Rooms: Tech, Compliance and Contracts

64

From Steam to Green: How A Beekman Hill Co-op Made the Leap

65

How A Small Condo Tackled A Shared Expense Problem

66

Energy Dashboard: Why You Have to See It Before You Can Control It

67

Resident Insurance Compliance: What You Need to Know

68

A Tale of Two Systems: How a Manhattan Condo Reimagined Heating/Cooling Comfort

69

Why The Smallest Apartment Renovation Might Need A Proper Work Permit

70

Daytime Noise Becomes New Distraction In NYC Apartments

71

A Bronx Success Story: All About Energy

72

Elevator Repairs: It’s Complicated

73

Asleep At The Switch

74

The Bane of Condo Maintenance — Competing Board Interests

75

Budgeting in Real Time

76

All About The Terracotta Fix

77

Don’t Get Squeezed on Liability Insurance

78

Hot Water Without the Wait

79

How to Keep An Insurance Carrier From Walking Away

80

Got Water Leaks? Robots to the Rescue

81

Riding the Solar Roller Coaster

82

Avoiding The Mortgage Refinancing Mistake

83

Why Tackling Two Projects At Once Is a Smart Strategy

84

Insurance Gaps Happen More Often Than You Think

85

Today’s Soft Costs Are Tomorrow’s Hard Expenses

86

Banishing Brown Water

87

Building a Better Doorman Station

88

Taking Your Building’s Energy Pulse

89

Condo Challenges: How to Raise Money for Building Projects

90

Lobby Redesign: Turning Bad News Into Good

91

Doing Double Duty On Your Roof

92

Blowing Off Steam: Making the Switch To Gas and Electric

93

Water, Water Everywhere

94

Boosting Efficiency: Plug Your Building In