Century III Mall leases terminated, tenants told they have 30 days to vacate Owners of New Dimension Comics confirm they are moving their store to Waterfront Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT AT THE MALL IN WEST MIFFLIN, KATELYN. KATELYN: IT’S PRETTY BARE UP HERE. THAT’S HOW IT’S BEEN FOR QUITE SOME TIME. WE TALKED WITH THE OWNER OF NEW DIMENSION COMICS TODAY. HE SAID HE GOT THE LETTER ON THURSDAY THAT HIS LEASE WAS BEING TERMINATED, AND HE HAD 30 DAYS TO LEAVE. AND THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT HE WAS DOING ALL DAY. TAKE A LOOK. BOX AFTER BOX OF MERCHANDISE WERE PACKED UP, AND LOADED INTO TRUCKS AND VANS. THE BUSINESS HAS BEEN AT CENTURY THREE FOR AT LEAST 13 YEARS, AND THE OWNER TELLS ME THAT THIS WAS HIS BEST STORE. UNFORTUNATELY, IT HAD BEEN CLOSED FOR A WEEK AFTER AN ISSUE WITH THE BUILDING’S FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM FORCED THE BUILDING TO CLOSE. NEW DIMENSION’S OWNER TELLS ME HE WAS TOLD THE MALL WASN’T GOING TO REOPEN, SO IT NO LONGER MADE SENSE TO STAY THERE ANY LONGER THAN THEY HAD TO. SO THEY’RE PACKING UP AND MOVING TO A NEW LOCATION AT THE WATERFRONT. >> I HAVE NO REASON TO SAY. -- DAY. I’VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME DEFENDING THE MALL THROUGH YEARS OF NEGATIVE PUBLICITY. MANY PEOPLE THOUGHT IT WAS ALREADY CLOSED. IT’S ONE OF MY BEST STORES. I SPENT ALL THIS TIME BEING ITS CHAMPION. GUESS THOSE DAYS ARE OVER. KATELYN: WE ALSO REACHED OUT TO THE NAIL SALON WHO CONFIRMED THEY ALSO GOT A LETTER THAT THEY HAD 30 DAYS TO MOVE OUT OF THE MALL. THE MANAGER SAID THEY’RE NOT SURE WHAT THEY’RE GOING TO DO, AND WAS VERY SAD. TODD ALSO GOT CHOKED UP WHEN I WAS TALKING TO HIM TODAY. I’LL TELL YOU WHY, COMIMG UP TONIGHT AT 11:00. REPORTING LIVE AT CENTURY THREE MALL, KATELYN SYKES, PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEW

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