The Emerald Guild Society
A Legacy Since 1992
The Emerald Guild Society
A Legacy Since 1992
The Guild brings together Irish-American building professionals through leadership, public tradition, charitable work, and long-standing ties across New York's residential building community.
About & Roots
Founded in 1992, the Emerald Guild Society gave lasting structure to an existing network of Irish superintendents in New York City.
Its world is the working life of residential buildings: superintendents, resident managers, managing agents, vendors, contractors, and the offices around them. Leadership, committees, parade tradition, scholarships, and practical programs keep that institutional life active.
Guild record
Formal founding
1992
The Guild's by-laws place its formal founding in April 1992.
Field and setting
New York City
Its institutional life is rooted in New York's residential management world.
Stated ideals
Service & cooperation
The Guild was organized around service, integrity, professionalism, and cooperation.
25th Anniversary Film
Recorded in 2017, the film offers one of the clearest public reflections of the Guild's history, membership, and institutional life in New York.
Professional Community
The Guild brings together Irish and Irish-American building professionals through shared work, standards, and heritage.
Its community spans recently arrived members, veteran resident managers, and the wider network around New York's residential buildings. Its aims remain direct: support colleagues in the industry, serve with integrity and professionalism, and foster cooperation among members.
Support
The Guild's professional identity is built around the working relationships that shape residential buildings across New York City.
Service
Its standards are tied to conduct in the field and to how the profession carries itself.
Cooperation
Shared heritage is part of the Guild's culture, but practical cooperation remains one of its clearest principles.
Scholarships & Service
Documented scholarship and giving records now make the Guild's public-service work visible in concrete terms.
59 scholarship awards are documented across 2022-2025, while the broader giving record documents $247,083.40 across 2022-2025.
Scholarship record
Giving record
St. Patrick's Day Parade
Each March, the parade gives the Guild one of its clearest public expressions of heritage, continuity, and presence in New York.
Handled with dignity, it ties heritage to public recognition and gives the Guild a visible place in the life of the city year after year.
2026 Calendar
The fall meeting schedule is confirmed, while recent gatherings show the professional relationships and community life behind the Guild.
Vendor's Night 2026
Vendor's Night connects Guild members with the trusted vendors and service professionals who support New York's residential buildings—building relationships that extend well beyond a single evening.
Lark in the Park
Lark in the Park brings members, families, and friends together away from the workplace for a relaxed day of connection, tradition, and community. The 2026 gathering is planned for September 23.
September 16, 2026 at Connolly's
October 21, November 18, and December 16
June 9, 2026
Latest from the Guild
A small curated look at recent Guild activity, drawn from the official Instagram account.
The Guild sponsored the New York U15 Football team's jerseys as the squad represented New York in Ireland.
The annual Guild quiz brought the community together in support of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation.
Guild friends gathered to wish industry veteran Louis Corbet a long, happy, and healthy retirement.
Direct Your Inquiry
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Questions about the Guild, events, or public information.
Questions about joining or participation.
For managing agents, employers, and prospective industry candidates.
Questions about supporting the scholarship program or vendor participation.
General event questions and sponsorship opportunities.
Questions about participation, applications, or the program.
