Source: NYC Open Data · Bespree is not the employer.
About the Agency: The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) oversees housing standards across all 3.7 million homes in New York City.
As the nation’s largest municipal housing agency, HPD is responsible for building and preserving affordable housing, protecting tenants from harassment and displacement, and holding landlords accountable across the five boroughs. Under Commissioner Dina Levy and the Mamdani Administration, HPD is pursuing an ambitious housing agenda focused on the needs of New York’s tenants. With a broad set of tools including standards enforcement, tenant resources, and the creation of new affordable housing, HPD is committed to making New York City a more affordable place for renters and homeowners alike.
Your Team: The Office of Development (OOD) leads the agency’s effort to create and preserve housing in collaboration with other HPD offices as well as other city, state and federal agencies, and the New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC).
The Office of Development is composed of nine divisions that administer a range of programs:
Your Impact: The Division of Preservation Finance seeks a Director for the Rental Preservation Team (RPT) with experienced professional with strong leadership and management abilities. Under the supervision of the Executive Director, you will be one of three Directors overseeing multiple financing programs which include a range of financing solutions and programs that pair tax exemptions or tax exemptions and public subsidy with private funding to meet project needs and preserve affordability. Programs include the Participation Loan Program (PLP), the Multi-Family Preservation Loan Program (MPLP), Housing Preservation Opportunities Program (HPO), Neighborhood Pillars (Pillars), The Capital Partnership for Affordable Renovations Program (CPAR), and Third Party Transfer (TPT).
Your Role: In your role as the Director, you will lead a highly competent staff of project managers and will work with developers, syndicators, lenders and other key entities to evaluate and approve proposed preservation strategies, evaluate changes to project ownership, assess requests for tax exemptions to determine project feasibility, determine rehabilitation work, and assess acquisition proposals. As the Director, you will have primary responsibility for continuing program policy development and for ensuring that transactions are completed on a timely basis. You will represent the Division at relevant meetings to convey the department’s position on portfolio preservation strategies and other related issues and will perform other duties necessary for the success of the program including coordination with other City and State partners as well as presenting at conferences. As Director, you will interact with and manage relationships with a variety of internal and external public and private development partners, including the Housing Development Corporation, the City's Office of Management and Budget, banks, tax credit syndicators, for and not-for-profit developers and other national development intermediaries. This position supports work with Mitchell-Lama and HDFC buildings.
As Director, you will have a primary responsibility for overseeing underwriting and project management, ensuring high-quality output from project management staff, securing necessary transaction approvals, and ensuring projects are executed, closed and completed in a timely manner. The Director is also responsible for handling administrative functions such as budget forecasting, reporting and compliance requirements. In addition, you will work on program improvements and policy development, including extensive work streamlining program processes and implementing new agency policies in projects.
Your Responsibilities: As Director, you will perform duties including, but not limited to the following:
Preferred Skills You should have strong managerial experience, a record of achieving results in a fast-paced environment, experience managing programs as well as seeking ways to improve programs and procedures, strong financial analysis skills including financial modeling and financial statement analysis, and be detailed-oriented, self-motivated, and able to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines. As a successful candidate, you should also demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills. Preference will be given to candidates with strong management experience, a proven track-record of closing transactions, a strong financial background (including underwriting experience), knowledge of real estate development, affordable housing finance, housing development/lending, and knowledge of HPD development programs, demonstrated analytical skills, and ability to work effectively with others to obtain results promptly. Candidates with master's in real estate finance, Business Administration, Public Administration or Planning and related fields are strongly preferred. Strong facility with Excel and Word required. Knowledge of Access and PowerPoint preferred.
Please note, finalist for this position must have filed for the Open Competitive Associate Housing Development Specialist exam #4122 or promotional exam #4570. In addition, the position is open to applicants who are already permanent in the Associate Housing Development Specialist title, or permanent in another comparable civil service title. Candidates must indicate permanent civil service title(s) on resume.
1.A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and three years of full-time satisfactory professional experience in the development, appraisal, financing, negotiation, or disposition of real estate, or in real estate law, or in urban planning or analytical or coordination work related to housing programs; or
New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.
The City of New York delivers public services through agencies working across education, parks, public safety, health, infrastructure, and other areas.
Source: NYC Open Data · Bespree is not the employer.
About the Agency: The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) oversees housing standards across all 3.7 million homes in New York City.
As the nation’s largest municipal housing agency, HPD is responsible for building and preserving affordable housing, protecting tenants from harassment and displacement, and holding landlords accountable across the five boroughs. Under Commissioner Dina Levy and the Mamdani Administration, HPD is pursuing an ambitious housing agenda focused on the needs of New York’s tenants. With a broad set of tools including standards enforcement, tenant resources, and the creation of new affordable housing, HPD is committed to making New York City a more affordable place for renters and homeowners alike.
Your Team: The Office of Development (OOD) leads the agency’s effort to create and preserve housing in collaboration with other HPD offices as well as other city, state and federal agencies, and the New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC).
The Office of Development is composed of nine divisions that administer a range of programs:
Your Impact: The Division of Preservation Finance seeks a Director for the Rental Preservation Team (RPT) with experienced professional with strong leadership and management abilities. Under the supervision of the Executive Director, you will be one of three Directors overseeing multiple financing programs which include a range of financing solutions and programs that pair tax exemptions or tax exemptions and public subsidy with private funding to meet project needs and preserve affordability. Programs include the Participation Loan Program (PLP), the Multi-Family Preservation Loan Program (MPLP), Housing Preservation Opportunities Program (HPO), Neighborhood Pillars (Pillars), The Capital Partnership for Affordable Renovations Program (CPAR), and Third Party Transfer (TPT).
Your Role: In your role as the Director, you will lead a highly competent staff of project managers and will work with developers, syndicators, lenders and other key entities to evaluate and approve proposed preservation strategies, evaluate changes to project ownership, assess requests for tax exemptions to determine project feasibility, determine rehabilitation work, and assess acquisition proposals. As the Director, you will have primary responsibility for continuing program policy development and for ensuring that transactions are completed on a timely basis. You will represent the Division at relevant meetings to convey the department’s position on portfolio preservation strategies and other related issues and will perform other duties necessary for the success of the program including coordination with other City and State partners as well as presenting at conferences. As Director, you will interact with and manage relationships with a variety of internal and external public and private development partners, including the Housing Development Corporation, the City's Office of Management and Budget, banks, tax credit syndicators, for and not-for-profit developers and other national development intermediaries. This position supports work with Mitchell-Lama and HDFC buildings.
As Director, you will have a primary responsibility for overseeing underwriting and project management, ensuring high-quality output from project management staff, securing necessary transaction approvals, and ensuring projects are executed, closed and completed in a timely manner. The Director is also responsible for handling administrative functions such as budget forecasting, reporting and compliance requirements. In addition, you will work on program improvements and policy development, including extensive work streamlining program processes and implementing new agency policies in projects.
Your Responsibilities: As Director, you will perform duties including, but not limited to the following:
Preferred Skills You should have strong managerial experience, a record of achieving results in a fast-paced environment, experience managing programs as well as seeking ways to improve programs and procedures, strong financial analysis skills including financial modeling and financial statement analysis, and be detailed-oriented, self-motivated, and able to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines. As a successful candidate, you should also demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills. Preference will be given to candidates with strong management experience, a proven track-record of closing transactions, a strong financial background (including underwriting experience), knowledge of real estate development, affordable housing finance, housing development/lending, and knowledge of HPD development programs, demonstrated analytical skills, and ability to work effectively with others to obtain results promptly. Candidates with master's in real estate finance, Business Administration, Public Administration or Planning and related fields are strongly preferred. Strong facility with Excel and Word required. Knowledge of Access and PowerPoint preferred.
Please note, finalist for this position must have filed for the Open Competitive Associate Housing Development Specialist exam #4122 or promotional exam #4570. In addition, the position is open to applicants who are already permanent in the Associate Housing Development Specialist title, or permanent in another comparable civil service title. Candidates must indicate permanent civil service title(s) on resume.
1.A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and three years of full-time satisfactory professional experience in the development, appraisal, financing, negotiation, or disposition of real estate, or in real estate law, or in urban planning or analytical or coordination work related to housing programs; or
New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.
The City of New York delivers public services through agencies working across education, parks, public safety, health, infrastructure, and other areas.