Assistant Commissioner Division of Neighborhood Development and Stabilization

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.

The Office of Neighborhood Strategies (ONS) collaborates with nonprofits, community stakeholders, and elected officials to empower tenants and homeowners and to plan for neighborhood change, including the redevelopment of public land for affordable housing.

• The Division of Planning and Predevelopment (P&P) manages HPD's predevelopment and land use pipeline on City-owned land, as well as the agency's land use and resiliency policy.
• The Division of Neighborhood Development and Stabilization (NDS) conducts community engagement and outreach through tenant and owner support programs, education programs, partnerships with community-based organizations, and neighborhood plans.
• The Strategic Initiatives Unit (SIU) leads special planning and policy initiatives and provides essential technical, planning, and policy support to staff and the Deputy Commissioner of Neighborhood Strategies.

As the Assistant Commissioner for the Division of Neighborhood Development and Stabilization, you will lead a talented group of professionals in helping to ensure that HPD's strategies and programs related to strategic preservation, and tenant and owner outreach/education strengthen the social, economic, and physical health of neighborhoods in a coordinated, holistic, and equity-driven manner.

Your role will be to manage approximately 30 thoughtful, engaged directors, project managers, and contracts managers organized into five teams:

• The Tenant Engagement and Special Projects Team plays a key role in implementing the tenant protection strategies outlined in the Mayor's Block by Block Housing Plan and the Rental Ripoff Report. The team manages the Partners in Preservation program, which combats tenant harassment and displacement by supporting tenant organizing and improving coordination between 20 community-based organizations, legal services providers, and government.
  
  The team also conducts trainings and public awareness campaigns to educate tenants about their rights and available resources.
• The Owner Engagement and Events Team lead HPD's Homeowner Help Desk program a centralized resource for all NYC homeowners to receive support on foreclosure, home repairs, flood risk, estate planning, and scams. The team also manages the Zombie Homes Initiative and organizes Housing Resource Fairs, virtual and in-person classes on a wide range of topics, and other outreach events for homeowners, multi-family property owners, and the broader public.
• The Neighborhood Contracts Team administers contracts with 80+ community-based organizations throughout New York City that provide housing services for tenants and homeowners including foreclosure prevention counseling, estate planning, tenant organizing and leadership development. The funding amounts to approximately $20 million per year, and the team closely works with the providers to develop the scopes of work, register their contracts, and process their invoices.
• The HPD Navigators Team is HPD's customer service…