cite any sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . april 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message niagara falls redevelopment llc type private industry real estate founded 1997 founder edward cogan headquarters 1625 buffalo avenue niagara falls new york united states area served niagara falls new york key people anthony bergamo president ceo ; roger trevino executive vice president owner howard milstein parent milstein properties website url niagara falls redevelopment llc commonly known as nfr is a private company based in niagara falls new york . nfr currently owns 145 acres 0.59 km2 of land outside of downtown niagara falls and has been planning to develop it for years . in addition nfr owns two other properties . originally nfr planned on casino development but the development of the seneca niagara casino & hotel and the fact that gambling is prohibited in new york state have been factors in nfr s lack of progress since its founding in 1997 history edit the company was founded by edward cogan a developer from toronto in 1997 . initially nfr proposed building a casino in the falls street section of niagara falls which was then suffering severe economic woes . cogan was the original owner of the company but sold 50 % interest to howard milstein a prominent new york city developer . in 2003 howard milstein bought cogan s 50 % share in the company becoming the sole owner after cogan ran into severe financial problems . cogan died unexpectedly of a heart attack later that year . the company has not moved on any of its plans as of april 2011 . properties edit 142 acre site an area stretching from john b. daly boulevard to portage road between niagara street and buffalo avenue in the 14303 zip code of niagara falls . former nabisco site the former nabisco bakery a 202 000 square foot 18 800 m2 commercial building and a 172 000 square foot 16 000 m2 distribution center located on 11 acres 45 000 m2 of prime real estate in the 1000 block of buffalo avenue in the 14303 zip code . the turtle a round building built in the shape of a turtle located on old main street formerly the native american center for the living arts . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title niagara falls redevelopment & oldid 704727968 categories niagara falls new yorkhidden categories articles lacking sources from april 2011all articles lacking sources navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 13 february 2016 at 06 14 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view