Does Howard Hughes Communities pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Howard Hughes Communities employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Howard Hughes Communities. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Howard Hughes Communities?

64% of Howard Hughes Communities employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Howard Hughes Communities 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Howard Hughes Communities?

Vice President (5) , Manager (4) , Server (4) , Accountant (3) , Accounting Manager (3) , Director (3) , Financial Analyst (3) , Intern (3) , Senior Property Accountant (3) , Summer Associate (3) , Analyst (2) , Anonymous (2) , Bartender (2) , Building Engineer (2) , Executive Assistant (2)

What are the pros of working at Howard Hughes Communities according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits offered by the company are great" ((in 24 reviews)); "The Howard Hughes Corp. has a great culture and really tries to nurture it's employees goals and interests." ((in 14 reviews)); "Great People" ((in 9 reviews)); "Good pay" ((in 7 reviews)); "Great company culture." ((in 6 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Howard Hughes Communities according to real employee reviews?

"There is no work/life balance." ((in 7 reviews)); "Long hours were scheduled but worth it." ((in 6 reviews)); "Poor management" ((in 6 reviews)); "Bad leadership." ((in 6 reviews)); "The only con I felt was that upper management got switched up every couple of years and brought on significant change that was at times at the expense of certain parties and took some time to adapt to, but that's really anywhere." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Howard Hughes Communities layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Howard Hughes Communities layoffs and their outlook for job security at Howard Hughes Communities in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Howard Hughes Communities locations?

New York , The Woodlands , Dallas , Houston , Las Vegas , Honolulu , Columbia , Spring , Richmond , Massapequa , Kingwood , Willis , El Segundo , New Orleans , Seattle , Germany , Summerlin

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3.7

64% would recommend to a friend

(159 total reviews)

David O’Reilly

87% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.8

Career opportunities

3.6

Senior management

Howard Hughes Communities has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 159 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Howard Hughes Communities employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Real Estate industry (3.8 stars).

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159 reviews

1.0

Jul 21, 2020

Look elsewhere

Hostess

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Met new people who were also hired

Cons

Hiring Job Fair and brought in 300 + employees to staff multiple restaurants at Pier 19. Eventually 50% of the staff was laid off 6 months later. Including Management.

3.0

May 22, 2019

Just meh.

Executive assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation was good. They finally got stand-up desks and they go over the top on their town halls. There are a lot of initiatives they promote. They started a monthly stand-up for employees. It seems ok. A good way to get updates and ask questions of leadership.

Cons

They don't have outside of the office get-togethers. Only "family" event is the holiday party in December, and that's where you have your +1. Leadership keeps trying to champion change, but it only seems to be marketed to new hires. No real action. They have their favorites employees, and everyone knows who they are. Leaders (Director level and above) talk badly about each other in front of lower-level employees.

Howard Hughes Communities Response

Hello! Thank you for your review of your time at Howard Hughes. Our HH Monthly Standup is one of our favorite new initiatives for exactly the reason you mentioned. In regards to our culture, we are continually looking for ways to engage our employees and those who are important to them outside of the walls of our office. We are passing your message to the correct members of the C+P team. Thank you again! Please reach out to culture@howardhughes.com if you'd like to provide any further details.

3.0

Mar 23, 2019

Great Potential, Needs to Improve on Execution

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are plenty of smart, talented people working for the company with a great pipeline of projects to work on. It is clear that the company is making strides to build a true company culture with the incredible effort put into Brand Marketing and People & Culture in the last two years. Shows that they are constantly looking to improve employee engagement with initiatives such as Hello Day and Discovery Tour.

Cons

In many ways, the company is still being run like a start up. The lack of processes (or illogical ones with 15 hoops to jump through) has crippled execution. When you are new, or even have been there for several years, and ask what certain processes are, you just get shoved around to several different departments with no definitive answer. Senior leadership needs to step up and set these in place. There is also no unified platform for employees to effectively communicate or share files (not even Slack), something they keep saying they're working on. Depending on your boss and dept, there can be a serious lack of work life balance in New York office.

Howard Hughes Communities Response

Hello! Thank you for reviewing your experience working in our New York office. Our culture is what matters most to us, so thank you for your compliment as well. We also appreciate the feedback you offered regarding our processes and work-life balance. As you may know, we are continuing our digital transformation at full force with the goal of streamlining processes, integrating the systems we all use everyday, and making our work experience better. It will be an ongoing journey, but we are taking strides every day. We would greatly appreciate any further feedback you could offer at culture@howardhughes.com. Thank you again!

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