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.

“Over the last year and a half, this administration has fundamentally changed the way New York City approaches housing and homelessness,” she said in a statement that touted “historic funding” for public housing.

She also spoke to 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.

“We have moved more New Yorkers into safe, permanent housing even as we grapple with an unforeseen humanitarian crisis.”

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

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.

City Hall did not provide immediate comment on who might replace Katz though the mayor on Wednesday praised her work on homelessness, public housing, and affordability efforts.

“From the ‘Housing Our Neighbors’ plan to the NYCHA Trust to securing millions of dollars in rent relief from Albany, she has been critical in our efforts to ‘Get Stuff Done’ for New Yorkers,” Adams said in a statement.