The owner of the Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills has quietly snapped up the mall’s Macy’s building, clearing one of the last major corporate hurdles to reshaping the struggling property. The two-story department store, already tagged for closure, changed hands for about $2 million, according to public records and local reporting.
Sale details
Allegheny County property records list Pitt Realty LLC as the buyer, and the roughly $2 million sale price appears in the county’s real estate portal, as reported by TribLIVE. The deal covers the standalone Macy’s parcel that sits next to the Galleria rather than the mall’s common areas, a setup that could make it easier for the owner to redevelop, reconfigure, or flip that piece on its own.
Macy’s closing context
The Pittsburgh Mills Macy’s landed on the company’s list of underperforming stores slated to close as part of a nationwide downsizing effort, according to a corporate press release. Macy’s, Inc. confirmed the shutdown plans, while Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 covered what that will mean on the ground, from clearance sales to how employees will be transitioned.
Background: A mall in decline
Namdar Realty Group bought Pittsburgh Mills in 2018 and later stared down a sheriff’s sale in 2023 before paying roughly $11.5 million in special assessments, according to reporting from CBS Pittsburgh. Since then, local officials, tenants, and courts have battled with Namdar over crumbling roads, fines, and other maintenance issues that have helped drive down occupancy at the once super‑regional shopping hub.
Controlling the former anchor box could make it far simpler to bring in a new tenant, carve the building into smaller spaces, or sell that portion of the site separately from the rest of the mall. WTAE reported that Namdar has quietly told some brokers it is exploring an off-market sale of the broader property, and Patch previously noted that the Macy’s parcel had been marketed as its own piece in earlier listing materials…