Located in the Westgate neighborhood of Palm Beach, this shopping plaza was built in 1991. It started out as the Cross County Mall, a partially enclosed mall. Mall owner Owner Wespac Investments declared bankruptcy in the 90's and allowed the mall to deteriorate. A fire at the Builders Square in 1993 further led to the downfall of the mall resulting in it being purchased in September of 1997, demolished, and turned into the Cross County Plaza.
The plaza was purchased in 2014 by a Brooklyn based developer for 35 million dollars. At the time it had a AMC movie theater, Kmart, Winn-Dixie, and Radio Shack, all businesses long gone. In May of last year the owner was hit with a foreclosure suit for not paying the mortgage. The mall took a hard hit when many of the businesses were closed during the pandemic.
Today the shopping center has 350,000 square feet of retail space over 33 acres. There seems to be a lot of open spaces for rent giving the impression of being run down. The Big Lots has moved out but there is another discount retailer, Ollie's Bargain Outlet. For thrifters there is an American Thrift Store. Other businesses in the plaza include Ross, Madrag, Presidente Supermarket, CitiTrends, David's Bridal, and Empire Beauty School. Parking is plentiful and it does have a few unique retailers. Hopefully the plaza will be able to recover. read more