{"id":2229176,"date":"2026-01-10T02:34:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T02:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2229176"},"modified":"2026-01-10T02:34:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T02:34:32","slug":"contractor-files-lien-against-ownership-of-parkys-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/contractor-files-lien-against-ownership-of-parkys-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Contractor files lien against ownership of Parky&#8217;s project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"87908920007\" title=\"Video shows new B-Unos restaurant in Willingboro\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/12\/23\/PCHH\/87898614007-bunos-4.jpg?crop=1511,851,x0,y604\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>Video shows new B-Unos restaurant in Willingboro<\/p>\n<p>B-Unos opened its doors in Willingboro in November. It closed its Burlington City restaurant prior to the move.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p><story-highlights class=\"spacer-small column ten-column no-gutter\" util-module-path=\"elements\/story\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A construction firm has filed a lien against the owner of Parky&#8217;s, a planned family entertainment center at the Moorestown Mall.<\/li>\n<li>NACOM Companies Inc. claims it&#8217;s owed approximately $500,000 for renovation work.<\/li>\n<li>Despite the dispute, the owner said he remains committed to opening the entertainment center in 2026.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/story-highlights><partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>The outlook for Parky&#8217;s, a family entertainment center set to open in the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.moorestown-mall.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.moorestown-mall.com\/\">Moorestown Mall<\/a>, is clouded by a dispute with a construction firm for the project.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>NACOM Companies Inc. of Runnemede has filed a construction lien against Parkys FEC Holdings LLC, the owner of the property. The lien was filed with the Burlington County Clerk\u2019s Office on Dec. 12 as a precursor to potential litigation in state court if the company isn&#8217;t paid.<\/p>\n<p>Parky&#8217;s is being called to pay NACOM Companies approximately $500,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">More: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.courierpostonline.com\/story\/news\/local\/2025\/12\/29\/moorestown-mall-family-fun-entertainment-center-parkys-summer-2026-turn-7-rooftop-bar-arcade-go-kart\/87913518007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">New Moorestown Mall timeline for &#8216;Parky&#8217;s&#8217; family entertainment center<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/06\/05\/PCHH\/73984363007-screenshot-562024-111227.jpeg bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/06\/05\/PCHH\/73984363007-screenshot-562024-111227.jpeg?crop=943,706,x550,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/06\/05\/PCHH\/73984363007-screenshot-562024-111227.jpeg?crop=530,706,x786,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/06\/05\/PCHH\/73984363007-screenshot-562024-111227.jpeg?crop=1256,706,x158,y0 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Provided by Moorestown Mayor Nicole Gillespie\" caption=\"Images presented in Parky's proposal.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nacomco.com\/news\/\">NACOM Companies<\/a> didn&#8217;t immediately reply to a request for comment this week. Dilworth Paxson LLP, their law firm in the matter, also did not respond.<\/p>\n<p>The six-page construction lien claim was signed by Gino DiBattista, president and agent of the company, based on terms in a contract dated Feb. 12.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>The lien states that a contract was signed with two corporations identifying as owners of the store property, which is located at 400 New Jersey Route 38. The property is a former Taylor and Lord department store that had one other occupant prior to being bought by Parkys FEC Holdings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">More: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.courierpostonline.com\/story\/news\/local\/2025\/12\/29\/super-wawa-taco-bell-browns-mills-shopping-pembertown-township-new-horizon-properties-redevelopment\/87915724007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">What&#8217;s happening with the Browns Mills Shopping Center in Pemberton?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/01\/06\/PCHH\/88048909007-construction-lien-parkys-fec.jpg bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/01\/06\/PCHH\/88048909007-construction-lien-parkys-fec.jpg?crop=1107,829,x656,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/01\/06\/PCHH\/88048909007-construction-lien-parkys-fec.jpg?crop=623,829,x938,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/01\/06\/PCHH\/88048909007-construction-lien-parkys-fec.jpg?crop=1476,829,x187,y0 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Joseph P. Smith\" caption=\"NACOM Companies Inc., a construction firm in Runnemede, on Dec. 12, 2025 filed this construction lien against Parkys FEC Holdings. NACOM Companies claims that it's owed $500,795.18 from Parkys for work to convert a Moorestown Mall store into an entertainment center.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The corporate owners are identified as Parkinson Holdings LLC, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and SPI Global Play AB, based in Malmo, Sweden.<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/><cta-atoms-container-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/cta\" class=\"spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The lien further states that Parkinson Holdings is a related company to Parkys FEC holdings, and that Florida businessman Aaron Parkinson is the principal of each entity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are aware of the contractor\u2019s filing,&#8221; Parkinson said in an email Jan. 7. &#8220;This matter relates to a contractual disagreement and is being addressed through the standard resolution process used in large-scale construction projects.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>&#8220;We remain fully committed to the successful delivery of Parky\u2019s Moorestown in 2026, which we believe will be an exciting addition to Moorestown and the broader South Jersey community,&#8221; he added. &#8220;We\u2019ll share updates as appropriate as the project progresses.&#8221;<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>The lien claim states that the contract called for NACOM Companies to convert and renovate the former department store, of approximately 121,000 square feet, as well as first-floor entertainment of approximately 19,300 square feet.<\/p>\n<p>This claim states that the contract had a maximum value of $5,434,473.13. If not completed, then the company would be paid for the amount of work done, which is at $1,551,247.10.<\/p>\n<p>DiBattista states in the lien that his company did its last work on the project on Oct. 15.<\/p>\n<p>The lien indicates that a payment was made to NACOM Companies of $1,050,451.92. The unpaid balance based on those figures is estimated at $500,795.18.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.moorestown-mall.com\/\">The mall is owned by the Philadelphia-based firm PREIT<\/a>, but PREIT isn&#8217;t a party to the dispute. PREIT recently said that the entertainment center was projected to open this summer.<\/p>\n<p><media-gallery-promo asset-id=\"88030963007\" class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p><em>Joe Smith is a N.E. Philly native transplanted to South Jersey 36 years ago, keeping an eye now on housing, real estate, business, and development in South Jersey. He is a former editor and current senior staff writer for\u00a0The Daily Journal in Vineland, Courier-Post in Cherry Hill, and the Burlington County Times. <\/em><em>Have a tip?\u00a0Support local journalism with a subscription<\/em><\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2026-01-09 13:59:16.590952271 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2026-01-09 16:47:34.193707199 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.courierpostonline.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video shows new B-Unos restaurant in Willingboro B-Unos opened its doors in Willingboro in November. 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