Excerpt: Two projects by Canadian developer Faisal Merani, whose family successfully developed many of the high-rise hotels on the Canadian side of the border.
A few years ago, Merani turned the former Inn on the River near the North Grand Island bridges into a Four Points by Sheraton.
The renovation included a ground-level Italian restaurant and a deck with a view of the upper Niagara River.
Merani has also completed a $5 million renovation of the Holiday Inn on Rainbow Boulevard near Centennial Circle.
He plans to add a ground-level restaurant to the area but has not yet found a suitor.
via Hotel upgrades lift spirits in Falls tourism district – City & Region – The Buffalo News.