Bashar Issa , John Rigas , Harry Stinson , Howard Milstein and who could forget the Ghermezian brothers ‘ Niagara Falls megamall? They galloped into town, their guns loaded with silver bullets that were going to turn fallow land into thriving developments and hollowed out buildings into paragons of reuse.

As it turns out, these cowboys were carrying blanks.

Douglas Jemal rode into town with the real goods. Since arriving in Buffalo nine years ago from the nation’s capital, Jemal has breathed new life into underused structures and taken over iconic historic buildings in desperate need of new ownership.

But now, even Jemal’s developer star has dimmed. Several properties have been sold or listed for sale. Though he’s still fond of the region, his perspective on Buffalo has so

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