Strada Ventures LLC is a woman-owned real estate consulting
and development company with expertise in supportive and affordable
housing. Strada provides customized services to for-profit and nonprofit
affordable housing developers. Strada helps its clients acquire and
rehabilitate existing real estate properties, construct new supportive and
affordable housing properties, manage their assets, and learn how to create
financial models. Strada operates primarily in NYC but also in Upstate NY,
Hudson Valley, Baltimore, Kentucky, Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico.
Strada is a small, fast-growing venture that is looking for someone to grow
with the company. Strada started in 2019 with Principal Courtney Horwitz
and one client and has since grown to a company of 11 with over 60 clients.
The position is a unique opportunity to work collaboratively with the
existing Strada staff, who are all veterans in the field, to work for some
of the most prolific developers in NYC, and to grow professionally in
tandem with Strada’s growth. This role is for a candidate who is driven,
organized, entrepreneurial, can lead a project, underwrite a transaction,
has strong interpersonal skills, and wants to join a small, passionate,
hardworking, and cohesive staff.
This person will lead projects for clients, by:
• Managing the process of gaining all required City, State, Federal
approvals needed to sell, acquire, or convert loans for supportive
or affordable housing;
• Leading ongoing transaction calls;
• Managing client’s third-party vendors, such as accountants, lawyers,
energy consultants, engineers, environmental contractors;
• Preparing and/or update underwriting models;
• Assisting clients with financing from lenders/banks as well as
government organizations;
• Working with HUD, NYC, NYS on real-estate development requirements;
• Assisting clients in identifying and negotiating with joint venture
partners and syndicators;
• Managing effective communication with all stakeholders; and
• Maintaining financial information in excel.
The candidate should have:
• Knowledge of NYC or NYS or other City supportive housing and/or new
construction subsidy and loan programs;
• Knowledge of LIHTC transactions;
• Knowledge of tax incentive programs;
• Excellent interpersonal skills;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Proficiency with excel; and
• Project management skills, including the ability to track and stay
on top of new projects, as well as oversee and keep track of existing ones.
The position is a full time, W-2 position, with health insurance, a
Simple IRA plan, and bonuses. The salary will be commensurate with
experience but will be in the range of $100,000-$150,000.
Interested applicants should send a resume by e-mail to
[email protected]. For more information on Strada, please visit
www.stradanyc.com or reach out to Courtney to set up a phone/zoom chat.