10/28/2026
You have heard the rumors, we have heard the rumors, you have told us the rumors - and now we've arrived at the end of the road so I want to say my piece. Yes. Zamagias our landlord has kicked us out. No we did not want to leave. We were in year 2 of our 5 year renewal, which we ultimately had 7 more years left on our lease. The truth of the matter is I am tired. I am tired of sh*tty landlords doing sh*tty things because they know they can use the system to drain my resources.
For the life of me, knowing that this is a special purpose building, and I can't just move to a different strip mall like all the other tenants - I don't know why they chose our space, when there are several empty half acre parcels on the lot. So now - a business that we built in this community that at one point we were offered 7 figures for by Valvoline, prior to them building a brand new store right in front of us - we get nothing for.
Zamagias decided to sue us to leave. In their lawsuit they decided to tell the court we didn't pay our rent despite them faithfully depositing the check every single month (see images)
Far be it from me to stop the community from getting a Chic Fil A.
Yes our rent was not nearly as much as you would get for a Chic Fil A, all the more reason they shouldve assisted with relocating us, but instead did actually the opposite.
You all remember what the facility looked like before we took over. For over a half a decade it was vacant, overgrown, broken up parking lot, no lights, no sign, high grass and weeds, broken garage windows, boarded - and we went in and cleaned it up. Brought more customers to the plaza. Made friends with the other tenants. Gave the community a service at a price that was reasonable while Walmart Tire was closed due to COVID. All at our cost and to the ultimate benefit of Zamagias.
Gibsonia is the last store that I personally built out from the inside out. I actually painted the building myself by hand to start (it looked awful so a professional made it look good)
Because my staff has been with me for a decade, and followed me to Gibsonia from North Versailles when a different viper of a real estate investor/landlord back doored us out of there - I decided to buy an old Monro Tire building near Wilkensburg. Unfortunately its not a quick l**e, but we will be doing oil changes while we learn this new business.
It has been a pleasure being apart of the Gibsonia, Allison Park, and surrounding area communities. If you need tires, brakes or oil changes we are hoping to have Costa Tire - Total Car Care - Pittsburgh PA open in the next few months.
I hope everyone enjoys their chicken sandwiches, and I hope everyone at Richland Mall, Gibsonia, PA stubs their toe every morning for the rest of eternity.
