# Crestwood Court

Crestwood, MO · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-2b3899ff9d` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mo/crestwood-crestwood-court/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-2b3899ff9d.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-2b3899ff9d.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-2b3899ff9d

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | partial | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop, regreen | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail, housing | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | A Dierbergs grocery store operates on the site and a residential area is under construction. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1957 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 2013 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2023 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Acres | 47.0 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Louis and Milton Zorensky | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | UrbanStreet | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Owner of record | Crestwood Missouri Partners LLC | reported · Wikipedia |
| Public subsidy | none reported | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Entitlement year | 2015 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Planning notes | As of April 2023 the residential area is under construction. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “Opened in 1957, it was the first major mall in the St. Louis area.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crestwood_Court
- **year_closed**: “On September 16, 2013, LensCrafters closed, leaving the mall completely vacant.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crestwood_Court
- **acres**: “For comparison, the previous owner Centrum Properties paid $17.5 million when it purchased the 47 acre property in 2008.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crestwood_Court
- **original_developer**: “Local retail developers Louis and Milton Zorensky developed the mall in 1957.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crestwood_Court
- **after_notes**: “On March 28, 2023, a Dierbergs opened on the site of the former mall. As of April 2023 the residential area is under construction.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crestwood_Court
- **status**: “On March 28, 2023, a Dierbergs opened on the site of the former mall. As of April 2023 the residential area is under construction.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crestwood_Court
- **strategy**: “On April 15, 2015, the City of Crestwood released the initial proposal it received from UrbanStreet for the site. That proposal suggested mixed-use of retail and residential use, including open space and community gardens, entertainment, and service retail” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crestwood_Court
- **public_subsidy**: “The Lindbergh School District, which serves the City of Crestwood, has announced its opposition to the use of Tax Increment Financing for any component of a redevelopment that includes residential uses.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crestwood_Court
- **enclosed**: “Originally an open-air mall, Crestwood Plaza was enclosed in 1984.” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b
- **site_acres**: “For comparison, the previous owner Centrum Properties paid $17.5 million when it purchased the 47 acre property in 2008.” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b
- **demolition_year**: “Demolition was finished in October 2017.” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b

## Anchors

Macy's, Dillard's, Sears, Scruggs, Vandervoort and Barney, Stix Baer & Fuller

## Parties

- Westfield Group — owner (from text) (1998–2008)
- Centrum Properties — owner (from text) (2008–2014)
- UrbanStreet — owner (from text) (2014–)

## Timeline

- 1957: Opened
- 1984: Enclosed
- 1998: Westfield purchase
- 2008: Sold to Centrum
- 2009: Macy's closed
- 2012: Sears closed
- 2013: LensCrafters closed, mall vacant
- 2014: UrbanStreet purchase
- 2017: Demolition finished
- 2023: Dierbergs opened

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

Crestwood Court was a shopping mall in Crestwood, Missouri. Opened in 1957, it was the first major mall in the St. Louis area, and one of the first to have more than one department store. The mall previously included Macy's, Dillard's, and Sears as anchor stores, all three of which were vacant before demolition began in May 2016. Demolition was finished in October 2017. A Dierbergs opened at the site of the demolished mall in March 2023. Decline was first noticeable in the early 2000s, but took off seriously in 2006, when many stores started to close. The announcement the Dillard's would close in August 2007 was critical, because it was the most popular store. Two years later, Macy's closed, which was considered the ultimate dagger. It was by then assumed that Crestwood Mall was not going to be around much longer, and that became official in September 2013, when the exterior LensCrafters closed.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crestwood_Court

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crestwood_Court

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Crestwood Court, Crestwood, MO." Record m-2b3899ff9d, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mo/crestwood-crestwood-court/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_crestwoodcrestwoodcourt,
  title = {Crestwood Court, Crestwood, MO},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mo/crestwood-crestwood-court/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-2b3899ff9d, 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.