New York City Chief Housing Officer Jessica Katz will step down in early July as the city grapples with historically high homelessness, declining affordability, and a growing migrant crisis.

“She wants to take a break, it’s exhausting,” a person familiar with the matter said.

“Housing is so critical, it’s a non-stop job.

“It’s been literally 24/7 for 18 months.”

Katz has played a key role in city housing efforts since getting appointed by Mayor Eric Adams in January 2022 to coordinate agencies like the Department of Housing Preservation and Development and NYCHA.

Her duties included overseeing the roll-out of Adams’ “moonshot” plan to get 500,000 more homes and apartments built within the five boroughs over the next decade.

Katz told Gothamist, which first reported her impending exit, that she has no immediate plans beyond taking it easy this summer.

But she acknowledged the historic housing challenges that have emerged since she joined City Hall, including the arrival of more than 70,000 migrants from the US Southern Border.

At least 40,000 remain under the care of the city — a challenge that has led Adams on Tuesday to ask the Courts to allow the city to suspend the “right to shelter” rule imposed years ago.

“That is a huge shift in the homelessness landscape that I don’t think the homelessness universe has ever had to grapple with before,” she said.

City Hall did not provide immediate comment on who might replace Katz.

This is a developing story.