BUFFALO, N.Y. — It wasn't long after the embers cooled from separate fires — which first destroyed the Old Pink 14 months ago and the Mulligans Brick Bar six months later — when people began to wonder what would become of the now-vacant lots near the corners of Allen and Mariner streets in Buffalo’s fabled Allentown neighborhood.

Now, a father and son development team have agreed to purchase the properties and hope to build something befitting the needs and character of the neighborhood.

Kyle Roche, who only recently returned to his native Buffalo after leaving almost 20 years ago to launch his career as an attorney and developer, and his father Bill say the sky is the limit in terms of what might rise from the sites and look forward to engaging with area residents and businesses to

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