2026 October
Focus on... Board Operations

In the post-pandemic era, virtual and hybrid meetings are no longer considered a crisis situation workaround for boards and managers; they’re just how we conduct community business now. And across the board, that’s been a good thing. The ev…

One longstanding challenge for shared interest communities is that of recruiting members to serve on the board and the board’s subcommittees. Given that these are unpaid volunteer positions, many residents prefer to leave the job to others,…

When it comes to running effective annual community meetings, the battle is often won or lost before the meeting is even called to order. If the residents of a building or association are fundamentally satisfied with how their community is …

Most prospective co-op and condo buyers have a long list of questions to ask about the properties they’re considering, like what’s the monthly maintenance fee? How are the reserves? Does the roof deck get plenty of direct sunlight? How long…

Five years after the catastrophic collapse of the Champlain Towers South building in Surfside, Florida, that claimed the lives of 98 people, the 1.8-acre beachfront site is slated for an ultra-luxury redevelopment called The Delmore, design…

Capital projects like roof replacements or elevator modernizations are essential to your building’s long-term value, and involve many moving pieces: preparation, team and project management, budget oversight, and communications coordination…

Apartment dwellers often assume their winter heating costs are dictated by their building's central boiler or individual electric meters—but that’s not entirely the case. While co-op and condo residents can’t just replace their windows or u…

The baseline definition of ‘luxury’ in New York City’s competitive real estate landscape is hazy at best, and constantly shifting. Every new development, no matter how basic, includes the term in its signage and marketing materials, and exi…

A majority of American pet owners report that they regard their pets as family members, right alongside the humans. And just like living in close proximity with other people requires courtesy and consideration for neighbors, so does living …

Hybrid meetings have been shown to increase resident participation in the governance of their building or association. That’s a good thing—but mixed in-person/virtual meetings require some preparation and intentional planning beforehand to …

Q. Ten years ago, I purchased a condo unit situated above the boiler room in my building. Noise and vibration from that room were never an issue until recently, when the association installed larger boilers. The new equipment is now makin…