BANGOR — The owner of the Bangor Mall is being ordered to pay more than $1 million in penalties if they don’t reach a settlement with the city in 45 days.

The owners have also been ordered to reimburse nearly $40,000 59 to the city within 30 days for sewage remediation costs.

The court order on sanctions and remediation dated February 3, 2026, lists more than a dozen penalties for violations, adding up to $1,154,215.

This is the latest update in the legal battle between the city of Bangor and mall owner Namdar Realty Group, and comes more than a year after the city first filed two lawsuits for code violations including those relating to the sign, parking lot and roof. 

A judge ruled in April that the owners of the Bangor Mall violated multiple city ordinances.

The owners said they have since made a number of repairs totaling more than $500,000 in the past year alone.

In the court order obtained by Spectrum News, Maine Superior Court Justice Bruce Mallonee acknowledged those repairs.

“The magnitude of the repairs not only demonstrates a good faith effort to remediate but confirms the extent to which the property was allowed to degrade,” the order on sanctions and remediation reads, in part. 

The Bangor Mall’s dilapidated sign has also been torn down.

However, a spokesperson for the owners said recent winter weather resulted in approximately one foot of snow on the roof and has made “ongoing repairs both hazardous and technically challenging.”

A section of the mall has also been condemned by the city, and power has been shut off to that part of the building.

“The city has been in frequent communication with the Bangor Mall regarding certain health and safety issues at the building,” a statement from the city reads, in part. “In the absence of progress, the city was left with no choice but to direct that electrical service be shut off in certain portions of the Bangor Mall due to significant concerns related to health and safety.” 

A spokesperson for the owners said, “ownership has worked continuously, and in coordination with city officials, to address health and safety concerns as they arise.”

The mall spokesperson also said the mall now has a roofing contractor to make necessary repairs, and ownership remains in communication with the city and with vendors.

“We remain committed to the long-term viability of the Bangor Mall and to keeping it open and operational for the benefit of the Bangor community,” a statement from a Bangor Mall spokesperson reads, in part.

A placard of condemnation outside of the former Sears wing of the mall reads “this structure has been deemed unfit for human habitation or use.” 

However, a spokesperson said mall management will not allow filming on the property “for the time being,” and Spectrum News was asked to leave the property.

According to the court order, all repairs must be completed by June 15, 2026.

A city spokesperson said they are still awaiting a final ruling.