PeakMade Real Estate

New Development Property Manager

🇺🇸 Ithaca, United States On-site Hospitality, Retail & Frontline Full time Lead Posted May 29, 2026
Workplace On-site
Employment Full time
Seniority Lead
Language English
Posted May 29, 2026
Last verified May 31, 2026
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New Development Property Manager at PeakMade Real Estate: Ithaca, United States; On-site; Full time; Lead; Hospitality, Retail & Frontline. JobGrid adds normalized role facts, source context, and a path to the employer application page so candidates can compare the listing before applying.

  • Location and workplace: Ithaca, United States, On-site
  • Role classification: Hospitality, Retail & Frontline, Full time, Lead
  • Source freshness: checked by JobGrid on 2026-05-31.
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PeakMade is hiring an experienced, sales-driven manager to join our New Development team as a New Development Property Manager. This position will work closely with the Regional Manager to manage all day-to-day operations and lease up activities of a New Development/ Lease Up project.  Upon opening, this position may have the opportunity to move to a future new development project or remain at the property as it transitions to the Operations Team.

The ideal candidate values relationship-building skills and constantly works at partnering with local colleges, universities, and local businesses.

 

The New Development Property Manager loves getting creative – coming up with a variety of contests, resident events and effective marketing campaigns to drive traffic to the property.

What You’ll Do:

Personnel Management:

  • Recruit, hire, and build a team to successfully lease up a New Development Property
  • Manage high quality on-site staff through implementation of effective recruitment, training, coaching and development programs
  • Effectively perform and document appropriate employee evaluations including, but not limited to, performance reviews and corrective action reviews, and termination paperwork
  • Direct entire move in process per Company policies and procedures

Strategic Leasing Management:

  • Effectively maintain product knowledge of community and competitive communities through consistent evaluation of market conditions and trends.
  • Supervises the planning and implementation of, and attends and monitors, various community events and social activities.
  • Ensure leasing staff develops similar market knowledge
  • Effectively show and lease to prospective residents
  • Direct efforts to implement sales and marketing plans, with a willingness to implement creative solutions to achieve sales goals
  • Manage the property brand and social media strategy to effectively engage with prospects and guarantors

Financial Management:

  • Achieve the highest possible positive variance in the startup budget  through the implementation of effective cost control
  • Assist with the creation of property stub budget for once the site goes operational
  • Accurately prepare and convey all operational and financial data to the Regional Manager in a timely manner. 
  • Be responsive and receptive to owners' needs, goals, and objectives

Customer Service:

  • Manage an excellent customer service program by adhering to the Peak Simply Service Standards
  • Passion for getting creative – coming up with a variety of contests, resident events and effective marketing campaigns to drive traffic to the property
  • Responds promptly to associate/resident/guest needs and concerns.

*Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor 

What You’ll Need:

  • Student housing experience required, preferably with a strong sales background.
  • New development/ lease up experience highly preferred
  • Bachelor’s Degree from accredited university preferred
  • Proven ability to build, lead and motivate a team of sales professionals
  • Strong sales and marketing experience
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
  • Team oriented and collaborative approach to problem solving
  • Strong Excel skills
  • Technical proficiency in Entrata highly preferred
  • Ability to effectively implement and execute on a lease up marketing plan

What You’ll Get:

  • Paid Parental Leave
  • 15 days of PTO + 2 additional “Wellbeing Days”
  • 401(k) Match
  • Wellness initiatives, healthy team competitions and reward programs through Peak's LiveWell program
  • Employee Resource Groups 
  • 10 Year Peakiversary Trip
  • Annual Leadership conference
  • Leadership development and coaching
  • Additional rewards and recognition

*The anticipated pay range for this role is  $75,000–$80,000 annually, with final compensation determined based on experience, skills, and internal equity.

 

Who We Are:

PeakMade Real Estate is an Atlanta-based company that specializes in the management and development of off-campus student housing, multi-family and build to rent communities across the US.  Our working environment is fun, collaborative, forward-thinking and purposeful.

PeakMade Real Estate is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Our Mindsets

  • People Matter Most
  • Do the Right Thing
  • Create Moments
  • Own It
  • Evolve