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Douglas Jemal (born November 30, 1942) is an American real estate developer, landlord, and the founder of Douglas Development.
Douglas Jemal was born in Brooklyn, New York and came to Washington, DC in 1966. Douglas began his career in the retail trade with a small store on 7th Street NW. He soon expanded into the electronics and music business, and by the mid-1980’s had created one of the most successful retail electronics chains in the nation.
Jun 1, 2021 · A self-made successful businessman praised for doing the "right thing." But then there's that felony conviction. Douglas Jemal is not your prototypical, button-down developer. He prefers jeans, cowboy boots and baseball caps and isn’t shy about using salty language.
Jan 20, 2021 · Cowboy boot-wearing D.C. real estate magnate Douglas Jemal was among those pardoned by President Donald Trump late Tuesday, absolving him of a 2006 conviction for wire fraud.
Jan 20, 2021 · Among Donald Trump's last-minute spate of 73 pardons: prominent DC real estate developer Douglas Jemal. Jemal—who revitalized much of Chinatown's commercial corridor and more recently redeveloped Northeast DC's Ivy City—was convicted of wire fraud in 2006.
Douglas Development has earned a reputation for revitalizing underdeveloped, emerging areas and continues to win praise from local government authorities, community members, neighbors, and the real estate community at large. Founder and President Douglas Jemal established Douglas Development in 1985.
Sep 13, 2017 · Many thought developer Douglas Jemal, 74, who has been buying property in the District since the 1980s, foolhardy for buying and sitting on derelict properties such as Uline Arena.
