Paul J. Proulx

A seasoned practitioner with a background in urban planning, Paul has deep experience structuring development rights transfers, zoning lot mergers, long-term leases, joint ventures, and entitlement strategies. He drafts and negotiates zoning lot development agreements (ZLDAs), easements, declarations, and other instruments essential to unlocking development potential and mitigating risk.

Paul frequently appears before city agencies including the City Planning Commission (CPC), Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA), and Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC), and is adept at navigating ULURP and related discretionary approvals. He also counsels on real estate tax incentives such as the Manhattan Commercial Revitalization Program (M-Core), other New York City Industrial Development Agency (IDA) incentive programs, as well as the suite of state as-of-right tax abatement programs for multi-family residential housing (421-a/485-x), commercial conversions (467-m) and commercial developments (ICAP).

Prior to joining Pryor Cashman, Paul practiced land use law at two Am Law 100 firms and served as in-house counsel to a New York City-based real estate investment company, giving him a well-rounded perspective on both policy and private-sector execution.