[3] In the early 2000s, he presented a plan that would drastically expand Carousel Center, renamed Destiny USA, and make it the largest mall in America.
Congel claimed that the project offered a chance for him to "improve his hometown", though others criticized his work, especially his aggressive efforts to gain tax breaks.
1 tourist destination in America," envisioning an eco-friendly mall that he claimed would "produce more benefit for humanity than any one thing that private enterprise has ever done.
[8] Congel and Pyramid Companies also worked to redevelop Franklin Square and the Clinton Exchange building in the city.
[3] By the time Congel handed control of Pyramid Management Group to his son in the late 2010s, it was the Northeast's largest privately held mall developer.
[1] He was a trustee of various local organizations, including the Christian Brothers Academy, Le Moyne College, and, from 1984 to his death, Syracuse University.