What are the responsibilities and job description for the Asset Manager, Multifamily Rental Portfolio position at NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development?
About The Agency
The New York City Department of Housing Preservation (HPD) promotes quality and affordability in the city's housing, and diversity and strength in the city’s neighborhoods because every New Yorker deserves a safe, affordable place to live in a neighborhood they love.
Your Team
The Office of Asset and Property Management (APM) leads the agency’s effort to protect the City’s investment in affordable housing and ensure that properties remain stable and affordable over the long-term. APM actively monitors the performance and regulatory compliance of projects sponsored, supervised, and owned by the city, and connects people to affordable housing opportunities. The Office of Asset and Property Management (APM) is composed of three divisions, which includes the Divisions of Asset Management, Property Management and Housing Supervision.
The Division of Asset Management is responsible for ensuring the longevity and affordability of units the agency has created and preserved. Its programs are geared to proactively identify at-risk buildings and portfolios and to stabilize struggling and mismanaged assets. The Division tracks information on the physical and financial condition of properties, as well as oversees compliance with regulatory agreements ensuring affordability. Working with owners, partners, and HPD's Office of Development, the division helps reposition projects using a variety of approaches including financial assistance, changes in property management and/or ownership.
Your Impact
As an asset Manager in the Multifamily Rental Portfolio within the Division of Asset Management, you will be responsible for overseeing a portfolio of more than 10,000 units of affordable rental housing. In this role, you will work directly with property owners and other partners to ensure that properties remain affordable and are maintained in both sound financial and physical condition. Additionally, you will play a critical role in identifying properties that may require enforcement actions or additional assistance from the City.
Your Role
Your role will be to work directly with property owners and internal and external partners to promote and ensure the responsible ownership of a portfolio of affordable rental housing projects.
Your Responsibilities
Under general supervision, you will:
Minimum Qualifications
As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.
Residency Requirement
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.
Additional Information
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
The New York City Department of Housing Preservation (HPD) promotes quality and affordability in the city's housing, and diversity and strength in the city’s neighborhoods because every New Yorker deserves a safe, affordable place to live in a neighborhood they love.
- We maintain building and resident safety and health
- We create opportunities for New Yorkers through housing affordability
- We engage New Yorkers to build and sustain neighborhood strength and diversity.
Your Team
The Office of Asset and Property Management (APM) leads the agency’s effort to protect the City’s investment in affordable housing and ensure that properties remain stable and affordable over the long-term. APM actively monitors the performance and regulatory compliance of projects sponsored, supervised, and owned by the city, and connects people to affordable housing opportunities. The Office of Asset and Property Management (APM) is composed of three divisions, which includes the Divisions of Asset Management, Property Management and Housing Supervision.
The Division of Asset Management is responsible for ensuring the longevity and affordability of units the agency has created and preserved. Its programs are geared to proactively identify at-risk buildings and portfolios and to stabilize struggling and mismanaged assets. The Division tracks information on the physical and financial condition of properties, as well as oversees compliance with regulatory agreements ensuring affordability. Working with owners, partners, and HPD's Office of Development, the division helps reposition projects using a variety of approaches including financial assistance, changes in property management and/or ownership.
Your Impact
As an asset Manager in the Multifamily Rental Portfolio within the Division of Asset Management, you will be responsible for overseeing a portfolio of more than 10,000 units of affordable rental housing. In this role, you will work directly with property owners and other partners to ensure that properties remain affordable and are maintained in both sound financial and physical condition. Additionally, you will play a critical role in identifying properties that may require enforcement actions or additional assistance from the City.
Your Role
Your role will be to work directly with property owners and internal and external partners to promote and ensure the responsible ownership of a portfolio of affordable rental housing projects.
Your Responsibilities
Under general supervision, you will:
- Work with the unit’s third-party data management system to collect and record requisite project documents
- Work with property owners to monitor and analyze financial statements, municipal arrears information, reports on building conditions, and other information to assess project financial and physical health
- Review regulatory agreements, mortgages and other legal documents to determine project compliance obligations
- Review periodic risk ratings reports and other available data to monitor and prioritize working with at-risk or distressed projects
- Work with property owners to manage the intake of inquiries from developers and property managers
- Review and facilitate capital and operating reserve withdrawal requests to ensure property owners are using their reserves effectively and appropriately to promote healthy, sustainable, and affordable properties
- Recommend and pursue corrective actions for properties with poor health or compliance issues.
- Work closely with internal and external partners to develop plans to correct comprehensive poor performance or compliance issues
- Assist and/or facilitate a variety of real estate transactions that may arise within your portfolio (e.g. mortgage confirmations, satisfactions, subordinations, and property sales and transfers)
- Work on special projects as needed
- Must be curious, motivated, and work well independently
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong analytical and research skills
- Experience with financial analysis
- Experience reading legal documents
- A background in affordable housing, asset / property management, or auditing / accounting skills preferred
- Experience with Excel
Minimum Qualifications
- A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or
- High school graduation or equivalent and six years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or
- Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least one year of experience as described in "1" above.
As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.
Residency Requirement
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.
Additional Information
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
Salary : $72,298