I’m a writer and graduate student who lives in Philadelphia, PA. From the end of 2008 to the beginning of 2010 I worked for The A.V. Club, the arts-and-culture adjunct to The Onion, where I wrote about music and culture. I currently freelance for a number of publications, including The A.V. Club and Nylon. As a student, I’m currently enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania’s city planning program, where I study neighborhoods, real estate, and economic development. I’m particularly interested in changes in use, as well as innovative private and public development. I graduate in 2012.
Since last fall, I’ve worked for John Doyle at Doyle Real Estate Advisors. Over the past few months, I’ve had a hand in historic rehabilitation tax credit applications, BRAC (base realignment and closure) recommendations for defunct military installations, and lots of affordable housing work. This summer, I’m working in the redevelopment department of Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust; projects include activating Philadelphia’s Market East corridor and arranging alternative uses for traditional regional malls.
My resume can be found below; peruse at will. To contact me about writing, e-mail me at paulcaine.writing [at] gmail [dot] com. If you’re just writing to say hello, do that at paul.j.caine [at] gmail [dot] com.
Sadly—and needlessly—most of my work for The A.V. Club is no longer available on the front-end of the website. Articles written for the national A.V. Club or picked up by other cities can be found here. Pieces I’ve written for Eater can be found, with a little digging, here. I also upload PDFs and links to my recent writing on my blog, or try to, anyway.
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia, PA
School of Design
2010-present (Degree expected May 2012)
Master’s in City and Regional Planning
Concentration: Public-Private Development
Recipient, Dean’s Merit Scholarship
CARLETON COLLEGE
Northfield, MN
Bachelor of Arts, Sociology and Anthropology, magna cum laude
2004-2008
Honors: Distinction in major, distinction in thesis
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PENNSYLVANIA REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
Philadelphia, PA
Intern, Redevelopment
May 2011-present
Assist in redevelopment initiatives for a major regional retail REIT
DOYLE REAL ESTATE ADVISORS
Philadelphia, PA
Intern
October 2010-present
Provide market and valuation research for institutional property owners and managers
Selected projects:
-Prepared regional analyses for three Army Corps of Engineers base appraisals
-Successfully managed historic preservation tax-credit process for two multi-family properties in Camden, NJ
NEW YORK CITY OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC ADVOCATE
New York, NY
Land Use Policy Intern
March 2010-July 2010
Led effort to reform development procedures between city agencies
Steered investigation of entitlement fraud in a major housing development
Analyzed feasibility studies for development financing and entitlement processes
THE ONION A.V. CLUB
New York, NY
Assistant City Editor
October 2008-February 2010
Edited local content for America’s most popular satirical newsmagazine (Circulation: ~100,000)
Internally promoted from intern to editor in under two months
Managed internship program; recruited and interviewed candidates, and designated tasks to interns
Hired and negotiated fees for freelance writing staff
