No visible repairs have been made at the Bangor Mall a month after the owner promised to start fixing ongoing concerns that led the city to sue last year.
Namdar released a statement on April 17, in which it said the stormwater lines were cleared and camera-scoped and a report about necessary repairs was expected by April 21. The report would then be sent to Bangor for “review, approval, and permit issuance, after which we will commence the necessary work.”
The city has not received a report, and the engineering department has to issue a permit for work on an underground utility line, which it had not as of Thursday, spokesperson David Warren said.
It’s the latest example of Namdar failing to follow through on promises to repair the crumbling infrastructure at the Bangor Mall. Without the repairs, risks of more sewer lines breaking, the roof leaking and parking lot potholes damaging cars remain.
Namdar did not respond to a request for comment by time of publication.
Bangor filed two lawsuits against the mall owner, Namdar Realty Group, in 2024. The first cited code violations including a leaking roof, large potholes, dilapidated sign and stormwater drainage. The second was about code violations after a sinkhole opened around a 54-inch stormwater pipe, causing a break in a 10-inch sewer line and 18-inch stormwater pipe.
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A judge found Namdar was violating multiple city codes, according to an April 7 ruling, and gave the company until the end of May to come up with a plan to fix the problems.
In April, Namdar said it had completed 95 percent of the repairs to the leaking roof, but that additional leaks had emerged. Other repairs, including replacing skylights, were underway, the company said at the time.
Bangor sent an email to a lawyer for Namdar on April 22 requesting roof access for city code enforcement to verify roof repairs were made, Warren said. The city has not received a response.
A Bangor Daily News reporter saw four buckets under apparent roof leaks inside the mall on Thursday afternoon.
Warren said Namdar’s efforts to make repairs “are appreciated but many of the city’s concerns remain.”
A Namdar representative testified in court in January that the mall’s broken sign at the intersection of Hogan Road and Bangor Mall Boulevard would be fixed the following week.
In April, Namdar said a vendor had been “engaged” to replace the sign. The sign is on an easement requiring written permission from the property owner, which Namdar said at the time it had requested.
The sign is still broken.
Concerns about the state of underground utility lines also remain, Warren said. The city has previously said it’s worried about more sinkholes opening around water mains, leading to another break in a sewer line.
No court dates are scheduled for the lawsuits at this time. Hearings were previously scheduled for May 29 and 30 to determine the fines and fees Namdar owes.
