Asset Manager for the Division of Asset Management

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.

- 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.


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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 five divisions, which includes the Divisions of Asset Management, Property Management & Client Services, Housing Supervision, Housing Opportunities & Program Services, and Co-op Readiness & Technical Services.


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 within the Division of Asset Management, you will be responsible for monitoring a portfolio of over 10,000 units of affordable rental housing, working directly with property owners and other partners ensuring the properties remain affordable, and in good financial and physical condition. You will also play a key role in identifying properties that require either an enforcement intervention 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


Preferred skills

- 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

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