Leasing Success Specialist

Phipps Houses is the largest and oldest affordable housing developer and manager in New York City. We are a multi-faceted real estate organization, involved in the development, finance, construction and asset management of new and rehabilitated multi-family housing for low to middle income New Yorkers. 

Through its subsidiary, Phipps Houses Services, Inc., we manage residential and commercial property. Our tax-exempt non-profit affiliate, Phipps Neighborhoods, provides human services to our development communities.

Phipps Houses currently manages 9,000 units in New York City and in the next decade we are growing to manage 6,000 more units. We are strengthening our teams to support this growth.

Role Overview:  

The Leasing Success Specialist works on a team to determine applicant eligibility for apartments in our new developments. Your role is to gather applicant information, calculate income, and verify applicant documents all while using a user-friendly software.  This is a key role in the work to provide safe and reliable affordable housing in New York City.  

Responsibilities include: 

Review applicant documents for household composition, income, and assets to determine eligibility for affordable housing 

Review and calculate applicant-provided income and asset information

Reach out to applicants to gather updated or missing documents 

Respond to applicant questions quickly and professionally 

Monitor applicant progress to support them through the process as promptly and efficiently as possible 

Document feedback on the process to share with our external vendor and leadership teams

Minimum Qualifications 

High School Degree or GED required

Entry Level - No experience required – Training Provided

Computer Literate

Customer service oriented 

Positive attitude and team player

Detail oriented and goal motivated 

Preferred Qualifications 

Experience with customer service 

Interest in affordable housing  

Ability to quickly learn new technology

Bachelor’s degree