At a glance
Firm: Superior Management Inc. Type: Downtown Manhattan property manager — rental residential and commercial, plus condominium and cooperative units History: Established 1933; incorporated 1972 (per the firm's website) Portfolio (per the firm): Responsible for the management and operation of more than 1,000 rental residential, rental commercial, condominium, and cooperative spaces in roughly 55 buildings, located principally in downtown Manhattan Neighborhood focus: The West Village, Greenwich Village, SoHo, and Chelsea Office: 50 Bank Street, New York, NY 10014 (per the firm's website) Official website: nysmi.com — see the site's Contact and Policies/FAQ sections Status: Active managing agent; downtown Manhattan-focused, with a portfolio weighted toward rentals Source: The Roebling Team at Compass — compiled from the firm's published materials and building records on file. July 2026.
Who Superior Management is
Superior Management Inc. is a long-established downtown Manhattan property manager, tracing its history to 1933 and incorporated in 1972. Per its own materials, the firm is responsible for the operation of more than 1,000 spaces across roughly 55 buildings concentrated in the West Village, Greenwich Village, SoHo, and Chelsea. Its portfolio spans rental residential and rental commercial space along with condominium and cooperative units.
For a buyer or seller, two points are worth noting. First, Superior's book appears weighted toward rental and mixed-use buildings rather than large co-op and condominium associations, so the firm's role on any given property may be as owner's agent for a rental building rather than as a co-op/condo managing agent answering to a board. Second, the firm does not publish an open, address-level building list, so we have not been able to match specific Superior-managed buildings to the co-op and condominium profiles on this site. Coverage here is therefore not yet verified; confirm the role and the current agent on any specific building directly.
Common diligence questions
These are the questions we ask on a buyer's or seller's behalf when a building is managed by Superior Management. They are prompts for diligence, not claims about this firm's practices — answers vary by building and change over time.
- Role and building type: Is the specific building a cooperative, a condominium, or a rental, and is Superior acting as third-party managing agent for a board or as owner's agent — and how does that shape who the decision-makers are?
- Board-package turnaround: For a co-op or condo, how long is management currently taking to review a completed purchase application and schedule any 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: Which property manager is assigned to the building, and how is on-site staffing structured (superintendent, porter coverage) versus what is handled from the management office?
- Assessments and capital projects: Are any current or anticipated capital assessments, Local Law 11/facade, elevator, or mechanical projects on the books, and how are they being funded?
- Flip-tax administration: If the building has a flip tax (transfer fee), how is it calculated and collected at closing, and who is responsible for it under the building's rules?
- Certificate-of-insurance (COI) process: What are the current insurance and COI requirements for owners, contractors, and movers, and who must be named as additional insured?
Buying or selling in a Superior Management 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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Corey Cohen, Principal · The Roebling Team at Compass 646.939.7375 · c.cohen@compass.com
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 Superior Management. © 2026 The Roebling Team at Compass.