Executive Counsel, Real Estate & Affordable Housing

City of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

City of New York’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development seeks an Executive Agency Counsel to staff the Contracts and Real Estate Division within the Office of Legal Affairs. The role focuses on universal affordability, inclusionary housing programs, and related land-use matters.

The attorney will handle closings, regulatory agreements, and complex real estate transactions. The position requires NYS Bar admission and at least four years of relevant experience, including supervisory

Qualifications

• Admission to the New York State Bar; and four years of recent full-time responsible, relevant legal experience subsequent to admission to any bar, eighteen months of which must have been in the supervision of other attorneys, in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity, or performing highly complex and significant legal work.
• Incumbents must remain Members of the New York State Bar in good standing for the duration of this employment.

Responsibilities

• Support the agency’s development programs by providing legal services to the agency’s affordable housing development programs.
• Perform closings of construction and permanent financings, dispositions of City-owned property, and affordable housing regulatory agreements.
• Prepare and review complex legal documents related to real estate transactions and governmental approvals.
• Analyze federal, state, and local statutes and regulations.
• Handle other complex legal issues pertaining to the implementation of affordable housing programs.
• Negotiate difficult and complex issues, transactions, and documents.
• Work collaboratively with agency colleagues and partners.

Skills

Transactional real estate

Zoning & land use

Affordable housing law

Housing subsidy programs

Legal writing

Legal research

Supervising attorneys

Drafting legislation

Regulatory analysis

Communication skills

Job description

City of New York’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development seeks an Executive Agency Counsel to staff the Contracts and Real Estate Division within the Office of Legal Affairs. The role focuses on universal affordability, inclusionary housing programs, and related land-use matters.

The attorney will handle closings, regulatory agreements, and complex real estate transactions. The position requires NYS Bar admission and at least four years of relevant experience, including supervisory