New York City’s premier professional organization for Resident Managers, Building Superintendents, and the vendors and contractors who serve them.
Founded in 1980 by a small group of dedicated professionals, the Club was built on the belief that Resident Managers deserved their own space – a place to learn, connect, and be recognized for the essential work they do.
More than four decades later, that belief has never been more relevant. The buildings of New York City are more complex, more demanding, and more competitive than ever. The professionals who manage them need every advantage they can get. The MRM Club provides that advantage.
The MRMClub is made up professionals that share the same goal… to keep New York City the best place in the world to live! We do this by inviting the best professionals from all related fields to join us and be a part of this great Club experience. Our club members share a sense of community that is unparalleled in this industry. It’s great to have the expertise of so many professionals always available to you!
Staying well informed is essential to being successful at your job and having your building run effectively. This is why our Club’s Executive Committee has always emphasized coming to monthly meetings. Our Members meet on the first Thursday of every month. It’s a great way to get together with colleagues in the industry to exchange ideas and share solutions, or just to have a meal with a friend. A Resident Manager is depended upon to be a person of many talents. This is why at each monthly meeting we have a speaker, usually a vendor or organization, to address Club members’ concerns and educate us about new products, services, benefits or regulations in our industry.
But all work and no play is not what we are about. We host numerous social activities such as the Sunset BBQ, Casino Night, Golf Outing, Twilight dinner cruise, fishing trips, sporting events and more. Each year the Manhattan Resident Manager’s Club, along with two other Clubs, host the Three Hands Grand Ball, a black-tie affair that features dinner, dancing, cocktails and live music. At this event, each Club recognizes their Resident Manager and Vendor of the Year with an award.
We appreciate our members and want to give back to them as well as to the community. Our Club hosts an annual drawing to award several educational scholarships to Resident Managers for their children. In addition, regular and affiliate members receive a $150,000 life insurance benefit with no medical exam.
The MRM Club is far more than a monthly meeting. It is a working network, a professional resource, and a social community built around the people who manage New York City buildings.
Meetings are held on the first Thursday of every month, September through June, at Connolly’s Pub Restaurant, 3rd Floor, 121 West 45th Street, New York, NY 10036. Meetings run from 6PM to 9PM. Dress code is jacket and tie.
Every meeting features a guest speaker — a vendor, regulatory expert, or industry organization addressing the issues that matter most to members, from Local Law compliance to building technology and insurance changes.
The annual calendar includes the Sunset BBQ, Casino Night, Golf Outing, Twilight Dinner Cruise, Fishing Trips, and the Three Hands Grand Ball, where the Club recognizes the Resident Manager of the Year and Vendor of the Year
The Club has raised funds for Toys for Tots, Ronald McDonald House, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, and the Incarnation Children’s Center in Harlem. Each winter, members collect coats for families across the five boroughs, and each year the Club awards educational scholarships to children of Resident Manager members.
Resident Managers are the heart of the Club and receive the full $150,000 life insurance benefit with no medical exam required when in good standing and annual insurance information is submitted by January 10th
Property Managing Executives represent their corporate office. They bring the perspective of ownership and management companies and also receive the $150,000 life insurance benefit.
Vendors, contractors, and industry professionals who serve the building management community. Build relationships, gain visibility, speak at meetings, appear in venfor directory, and sponsor events.
Past Presidents and individuals honored for exceptional, sustained contributions to the MRM Club’s mission and growth are awarded lif membership status.
The MRM Club is closely affiliated with the New York Association of Realty Managers (NYARM), one of the most respected property management organizations in the metropolitan area. This affiliation extends our members’ network and access to industry resources beyond our own community.
We honor the Past Presidents who have led our organization and advanced its mission. Their dedication and integrity have helped the Club prosper.
In 1980 William Key and Brendan Keane heard about a club that was formed by Resident Managers at a competing management company. Upon inquiry they were informed that the club was management based and they could not attend their meetings. So William Key and Brendan Keane came up with the idea of forming their own club. Together with Leo Craig, Manny Toribio and several other Resident Managers working at Albert B Ashforth, they formed the Manhattan Resident Manager’s Club. They drafted the Club’s Bylaws without prior experience in forming an organization or maintaining its finances. They then elected William Key as the Club’s first President. The Manhattan Resident Manager’s Club, Inc. was founded in 1980 and incorporated a year later.
When it was first formed, membership was only available to Resident Managers that worked for Albert B Ashforth, but they quickly opened their membership to all Resident Managers in Manhattan. Soon after that they welcomed Resident Managers from all five boroughs. Several of the original founding fathers have since passed away, but we keep their names posted to pay tribute to their dedicated undertaking. To honor our first President we currently have the William Key Award to acknowledge vendors that help support our profession. Our Club was and will always be “dedicated to the performance and advancement of the real estate manager.”
The Club’s original Executive Committee and Board of Trustees was made up of 9 members working at the same management company. They had diverse backgrounds and different levels of education, but they were hardworking men devoted to a common goal. We thank them for their dedication in laying the foundation of this club and beginning its legacy. The rest is history.