# Crossroads Mall

Waterloo, IA · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-9fc23cdf2c` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ia/waterloo-crossroads-mall/  
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## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | closed | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail, housing | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | mixed use retail/housing development | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1969 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2025 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Crossroads Center Inc. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Planning notes | The planned redevelopment includes a mixed use retail/housing development. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “The mall closed in December 2025 when its last remaining tenant, a pizza restaurant, reached the end of its lease” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossroads_Mall_(Waterloo%2C_Iowa)
- **original_developer**: “Crossroads Center Inc. announced plans for the mall in 1967, along with two other malls of the same name: one in St. Cloud, Minnesota and one in Fort Dodge, Iowa.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossroads_Mall_(Waterloo%2C_Iowa)
- **after_notes**: “to make way for a mixed use retail/housing development.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossroads_Mall_(Waterloo%2C_Iowa)
- **status**: “The mall closed in December 2025 when its last remaining tenant, a pizza restaurant, reached the end of its lease, with demolition beginning in January 2026” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossroads_Mall_(Waterloo%2C_Iowa)
- **strategy**: “with demolition beginning in January 2026 to make way for a mixed use retail/housing development.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossroads_Mall_(Waterloo%2C_Iowa)

## Anchors

Gordmans, Dillard's, Sears, Younkers, Best Buy, At Home

## Parties

- ATI Group — owner
- ATI Group — owner (from text)
- Crossroads Center Inc. — original_developer (1967–)

## Timeline

- 1967: Announced plans for the mall
- 1969: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1970: Mall opened
- 1997: Dillard's constructed new anchor store
- 2015: JCPenney closure announced
- 2018: Sears closure announced
- 2018: Younkers closure announced
- 2020: Gordmans closure announced
- 2023: At Home closure announced
- 2025: Mall closed
- 2026: Demolition began for mixed use retail/housing development

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Crossroads Center was a shopping mall located in Waterloo, Iowa, United States. It was built in 1970 as one of the first malls in Iowa. It has five vacant anchors formerly occupied by Sears, Dillard's, Gordmans, Younkers, and At Home. It is owned by ATI Group. It is located in the heart of a retail hub that includes a 12 screen theater, Best Buy, Super Target, Walmart, Barnes & Noble, and many other national tenants. The mall is located near the interchange of Interstate 380 and U.S. Highway 20.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossroads_Mall_(Waterloo%2C_Iowa)

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossroads_Mall_(Waterloo%2C_Iowa)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Crossroads Mall, Waterloo, IA." Record m-9fc23cdf2c, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ia/waterloo-crossroads-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_waterloocrossroadsmall,
  title = {Crossroads Mall, Waterloo, IA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ia/waterloo-crossroads-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-9fc23cdf2c, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.