Problem Solved! For Co-ops and Condos

About Problem Solved! For Co-ops and Condos

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

Publisher

Habitat Magazine

Category

business · education · leisure

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Sept 2022

Latest episode

23 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

100 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Oct 2026

   Your Next Insurance Discount Might Be Hiding Behind the Toilet

   A small drip behind a toilet can turn into a seven-figure insurance claim, and carriers are paying attention. Nadav Schnall, CEO and co-founder of ProSentry, spent years as a property manager taking the call nobody wants at 2 a.m., and now he builds the technology meant to stop it. In this episode, he explains why insurers are watching water damage more closely than ever and what that could mean for your own policy. Board members will come away knowing where to start, what monitoring costs, a...

2. 

   12 Oct 2026

   The Hidden Insurance Gap

   A Midtown co-op decided to begin to monitor shareholder insurance, but right away they found something unsettling: the governing documents never required anyone to carry a policy. Some owners were covered, others weren't, and the building had no power to insist. Kara Ryan, director of compliance for homeowners insurance monitoring at Mackoul Risk Solutions, walks board members through the case, as well as a Long Island HOA where owners held the wrong policy type and had no structural coverage...

3. 

   5 Oct 2026

   Two Inches Down, a Queens Garage Got Complicated

   A routine facade project turned into a $1.6 million garage overhaul at a Queens condo, and the board never saw the biggest surprise coming. Michel Monteiro, senior project engineer at Cowley Engineering, walks through what happened once crews started working on the concrete. He explains why the worst damage was not where anyone expected, how the board paid for the work, and how phasing the repairs kept 150 parking spaces from sparking a resident revolt. Monteiro also shares the warning signs ...

Who has been a guest on Problem Solved! For Co-ops and Condos

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Michael Wolfe
• Jerry Kestenbaum
• Kelly-Ann Corrigan
• Carl Cesarano

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

71,419

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

3.7 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

79

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

32

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