At a glance
Firm: Buchbinder & Warren LLC Type: Manhattan-focused co-op, condominium, and mixed-use managing agent — a combined property-management and brokerage firm Founded: 1958, by Norman Buchbinder and Gene Warren Portfolio: Per the firm's materials, more than 100 residential buildings in Manhattan; the firm describes itself as among the ten largest management firms in the city Property profile: Residential properties ranging from single-family and townhouse scale up to roughly 150 apartments, plus mixed-use and small-to-mid-size commercial buildings; also manages multiple-building investment portfolios for families and trusts Ownership: Independent Headquarters: 1 Union Square West, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10003 (per the firm's website); management email published on the site as mgmt@buchbinderwarren.com and telephone published as 212-243-6722 Official website: buchbinderwarren.com; property-management site at property-management.buchbinderwarren.com — see the site's Contact page Status: Active, independent managing agent Source: The Roebling Team at Compass — compiled from the firm's public materials and building records on file. July 2026.
Who Buchbinder & Warren is
Buchbinder & Warren LLC is a Manhattan-focused real estate firm founded in 1958 by Norman Buchbinder and Gene Warren. It combines two lines of business: property management and a brokerage handling co-op and condo sales, apartment rentals, and commercial sales and leasing. Per the firm's own materials, it manages more than 100 residential buildings in Manhattan — several thousand residential units and over a hundred retail stores — and describes itself as among the ten largest management firms in the city.
The firm's stated niche is worth noting for a buyer or seller: its residential portfolio skews toward smaller and mid-size Manhattan buildings — from single-family and townhouse scale up to roughly 150 apartments — alongside mixed-use properties and multiple-building portfolios held by families and trusts. In a smaller building, the management relationship is often more hands-on and the on-site staffing lighter than in a large full-service tower, which changes the practical diligence questions (who handles day-to-day issues, how quickly the office responds, and how capital projects are budgeted in a building with fewer units to spread costs across).
Unlike some peers that have been absorbed into national platforms, Buchbinder & Warren remains an independent firm. Because it also runs a brokerage, it is worth confirming, on any given deal, which role the firm is playing — managing agent, listing broker, or both. Management assignments change over time; treat any specific building assignment as something to confirm with the building and the managing agent.
Common diligence questions
These are the questions we ask on a buyer's or seller's behalf when a building is managed by Buchbinder & Warren. They are prompts for diligence, not claims about this firm's practices — answers vary by building and change over time.
- Board-package turnaround: How long is management currently taking to review a completed purchase application and schedule a board interview, and what is the realistic window from submission to a closing-ready approval?
- Access to financials, reserves, and minutes: What financial statements, current budget, reserve position, and board-meeting minutes will management release to a purchaser's attorney, and how quickly?
- Responsiveness and staffing in a smaller building: Which property manager is assigned to the building, and — given the firm's focus on smaller and mid-size properties — how is on-site coverage handled (live-in superintendent, part-time staff, off-site management) day to day?
- Managing agent versus broker role: Because the firm runs both a management company and a brokerage, which role is it playing on this transaction, and does that change who holds the building's financial and application information?
- Closing, waiver, and move-in handling: How does the agent process the recognition/waiver of the right of first refusal (co-op) or the waiver of the right of first refusal (condo), closing scheduling, and move-in coordination, including any deposits, fees, and required lead time?
- Assessments and capital projects: Are any current or anticipated capital assessments, Local Law 11/facade, elevator, or mechanical projects on the books, and — in a smaller building — how are they being funded across fewer units?
- Flip-tax and COI administration: If the building has a flip tax (transfer fee), how is it calculated and collected at closing — and what are the current insurance and certificate-of-insurance requirements for owners, contractors, and movers?
Buying or selling in a Buchbinder & Warren building?
We publish management-company profiles because the managing agent shapes the parts of a transaction a buyer or seller actually feels — how fast a board package moves, what the financials disclose, and how a closing gets scheduled. The Roebling Team at Compass tracks Manhattan's co-op and condo inventory building by building and brings that context to every deal.
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Management-company assignments, building policies, contacts and procedures can change. Buyers and sellers should verify current information with the building, managing agent, board materials, and counsel. This page reflects publicly available information and building records on file; The Roebling Team at Compass does not represent Buchbinder & Warren. © 2026 The Roebling Team at Compass.