Century III Mall Sheriff's Sale Postponed Again

PITTSBURGH, PA - The sheriff's sale of the struggling Century III Mall in West Mifflin has been postponed for a second time. It's not immediately clear why, but the sale is listed as canceled for this month in sheriff sale legal advertisements.

The latest postponement comes nearly a month after the initial one. The sale is now schedueld for Sept. 4.

The massive Century III, which has three levels and 1.2 million square feet of retail space, opened in 1979 and was packed during its heyday in the 1980s.

But the mall fell on hard times and was purchased in 2013 by Moonbeam Capital Investments of Las Vegas for just $10.5 million. Moonbeam pledged to fill the mall with more national chain stores and restaurants, add a state-of-the-art movie theater with stadium seating and have more out-parcels.

Two years later, a plan to dramatically reconfigure the mall surfaced on Moonbeam's website. The proposal called for converting the mall into more of an outdoor complex and adding a theater, hotel and medical offices. But the plan abruptly was pulled from the site and Moonbeam officials haven't discussed their intentions since.

The mall has lost anchors Sears and Macy's in recent years and most of its smaller storefronts are empty. The Century III Mall website lists just 17 retailers still operating there.

Photo: Eric Heyl/Patch staff.

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