I did a great job on it and it gave me great satisfaction to bring it back. We lease 15,000 square feet of office space from him. I pay him a lot of rent every month. I find him a very unusual and interesting guy who's done a lot for the city. He's highly ethical and straightforward.
Most successful developers own at least as many suits of clothes as buildings.
A self-described loner, Jemal rarely sees other developers, either professionally or socially. Jemal's middle name should be Confidence. As for hobbies, forget about it. Md. In an irony that is not lost on Jemal, the building, which he owns, also contains a branch of Myer-Emco, the upscale electronics store on the opposite end of the economic spectrum from The Wiz. I bring dead buildings back to life.