Jessica Esparza
Houston
Summary
Senior Commercial Property Manager with extensive experience managing over 600,000 square feet of office and retail properties. Skilled in financial performance analysis, budget management, and tenant relations, consistently enhancing operational efficiency and maximizing property value through effective capital improvement projects and strong vendor partnerships.
Overview
2
2
Languages
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Property Manager
Hunington Properties, Inc.
Houston
09.2023 - Current
- Manage a commercial portfolio exceeding 600,000 square feet consisting of retail shopping centers and office properties.
- Develop and manage annual operating budgets and capital expenditure budgets.
- Prepared monthly owner reports, analyzed financial performance, and monitored budget variances to inform strategic decisions.
- Completed annual CAM reconciliations, ensuring accurate recoveries aligned with lease provisions to optimize financial results.
- Interpret commercial leases, prepare lease abstracts, estoppels, lender requests, and coordinate tenant renewals.
- Lead capital projects including roofs, HVAC systems, foundations, parking lots, plumbing, ADA upgrades, signage, and tenant build-outs.
- Oversee vendors, maintenance programs, insurance claims, utility coordination, and regulatory compliance.
- Partnered with ownership, leasing, accounting, attorneys, contractors, engineers, and municipalities to meet property objectives and enhance stakeholder collaboration.
- Develop company procedures, onboarding checklists, training guides, and operational workflows.
Senior Property Manager
Rothchild Properties Group
- Additional commercial real estate and business operations experience supporting property management, financial administration, tenant relations, vendor coordination, and operational processes.
- Managed daily operations of multiple residential and commercial properties.
- Supervised maintenance teams to ensure timely property repairs and upkeep.
- Coordinated tenant communications regarding lease agreements and community events.
- Conducted property inspections to assess condition and compliance with regulations.
- Trained junior staff on property management best practices and company policies.
- Handled rent collections from tenants on a monthly basis and kept accurate records of payments received.
- Conducted regular inspections of managed properties to identify any issues requiring attention.
- Reviewed financial statements regularly to ensure profitability of each property under management.
- Advertised vacancies via online listings, newspaper ads.
- Analyzed market conditions to determine optimal rental rates for each property.
- Contracted with tenants by negotiating leases and collecting security deposits.
- Collaborated with attorneys regarding legal matters involving the ownership or leasing of property.
- Planned, scheduled and coordinated general maintenance or repairs for commercial or residential properties.
Property Manager
Exalt Real Estate Group
- Additional commercial real estate and business operations experience supporting property management, financial administration, tenant relations, vendor coordination, and operational processes.
- Managed tenant communications and resolved inquiries promptly.
- Oversaw leasing activities and conducted tenant screenings effectively.
- Trained new staff on property management software and procedures effectively.
- Assessed rental applications, conducted background checks, and approved or denied prospective tenants based on established criteria.
- Managed all maintenance requests from tenants in a timely manner.
Property Management Administrator
Inland American Retail Management
- Additional commercial real estate and business operations experience supporting property management, financial administration, tenant relations, vendor coordination, and operational processes.
Administrative Assistant
Crescent Real Estate
- Additional commercial real estate and business operations experience supporting property management, financial administration, tenant relations, vendor coordination, and operational processes.
Skills
- Commercial Property Management
- Asset Management
- Portfolio Management
- Operating Budgets
- CAM Reconciliations
- Financial Analysis
- Capital Planning (CapEx)
- Owner Reporting
- Lease Administration
- Commercial Lease Interpretation
- Vendor Management
- Project Management
- Tenant Improvements
- Construction Coordination
- Property Inspections
- Insurance Claims
- Property Tax Coordination
- HOA & REA Administration
- Rent Manager
- Avid Exchange
- Microsoft Office
- Lease negotiations
- Market analysis
- Tenant retention
Personal Information
Title: Senior Commercial Property Manager
Languages
English
Professional
Spanish
Professional
Timeline
Senior Property Manager
Hunington Properties, Inc.
09.2023 - Current
Administrative Assistant
Crescent Real Estate
Property Management Administrator
Inland American Retail Management
Property Manager
Exalt Real Estate Group
Senior Property Manager
Rothchild Properties Group