Robert Congel remembered as a hard-charging mall developer, but a boss with a soft side, too Updated Feb 06, 2021; Posted Feb 05, 2021 Pyramid Cos. founder Robert Congel stands in the center court of the Carousel Center mall in Syracuse in this file photo. Al Campanie | syracuse.com Facebook Share Syracuse, N.Y. — Pyramid Cos. founder Robert Congel had a well-earned reputation for being a demanding boss, requiring those who worked for him to be on hand at 6 a.m. daily -- often including weekends -- at the mall developer’s headquarters in downtown Syracuse. But those who worked for Congel say he had a soft side that people from outside the company did not get to see.