Century III Mall Owners Massively Fined For Building's Conditon

WEST MIFFLIN, PA — The owners of the long-closed Century III Mall were fined more than $240,000 Wednesday for the building's deteriorated conditions.

District Judge Richard Olasz issued the fine against Century III Mall Pa. LLC and Moonbeam Capital Investments, Triblive reported. Court records indicated the owners had violated West Mifflin laws on sanitation, unsafe structures, weeds and high growth.

West Mifflin officials held a condemnation hearing on the mall last month, less than two weeks after a June 2 incident in which a teen was severely injured after falling through the roof of the building while trespassing. Borough council is expected to take a potential condemnation vote later this month.

Once one of the largest malls in the world, Century III's interior closed in 2019. J.C. Penney, which had an exterior entrance, was the mall's last remaining store; it went out of business in 2020.

Since then, squatters and drug activity have been reported in the mall's derelict ruins. Authorities repeatedly have advised people against breaking into the graffiti-strewn building, which has mold, pooled water and no power.