Jul 2, 2026 By Garrett Neese 3 min read

The Uniontown Mall is having company over.

Fayette County Judge Linda Cordaro and representatives for the mall and South Union Township will make a site visit on Sept. 30 to determine if the owners have completed the repairs ordered by the court in May.

The township sued Namdar Realty Group and Uniontown Mall Realty last November citing deteriorating conditions at the mall, including crumbling road surfaces, rodent infestations and blocked emergency exits.

May’s order required the owners to address the numerous safety issues raised in the suit.

Cordaro said Wednesday the owners appear to have taken the order seriously, achieving “moderate compliance, although not complete compliance.”

Prior to Wednesday’s order, Cordaro talked off the record with attorneys for the mall and South Union Township in the jury room, where they discussed the current state of repairs and when they could be completed, Cordaro said.

If everything isn’t up to code by the site visit, Cordaro will hold a second hearing on Oct. 15 to check on the progress.

Then, if Namdar still hasn’t finished the work, Cordaro will order the mall to be closed, she said.

“I’m hoping that doesn’t happen, but I won’t hesitate to do so if it continues to pose a threat to the safety of the public,” Cordaro said.

Jim Davis, attorney for South Union, said the biggest outstanding issue is the emergency exits, which were blocked, locked or obstructed. Namdar has obtained a building permit for the repairs, but has not made them yet.

Progress has been made on most of the other repairs, he said. HVAC operations have been restored to all but one section of the mall. Work on stormwater drainage and road repairs along Restaurant Row are still incomplete. The township hasn’t confirmed the status of roofing work, but Namdar was able to show they’d engaged a roofing company for the work, Davis said.

Davis was hopeful, if wary, about Namdar finishing work by the site visit.

“They certainly have more than enough time to get it done … based upon their track record, we remain concerned, and we’re prepared to proceed to October if that becomes necessary,” he said.

A spokesman for the company had not responded to a request for comment by press time.

Namdar purchased the mall in 2015 for $23 million from the Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT), and separately purchased the property upon which the mall sits.

At the time of its sale about 93% of the mall’s space was leased, and its anchors included Burlington Coat Factory, Bon-Ton, JCPenney, Sears and Teletech Customer Care.

JCPenney is the only anchor tenant remaining. A few business tenants remain in the mall, along with other agencies.