Holly Lynch

Last week we covered what NYC co-op boards look for in a buyer's application. Today, we turn to the dreaded co-op board interview. We asked nine current and former board members, one co-op lawyer and one property manager what matters most and some tips for navigating the process successfully.

The NYC co-op board application process is not easy (which is why we at Brick have dedicated dozens of posts and even an entire series to it), but as is the case with most things in life, the more prepared you are, the easier it'll be. For this look at a topic of understandably perennial interest, we asked nine current and former board members and one property manager (privvy to board members' decisions) what matters most to them. Roughly speaking, their concerns fell into four categories.