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.

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 Lens Crafters closed their doors.

The suit was filed after Kroger moved to a new store across the street in 1972 and subleased its space in the mall to Tipton Electronics.

Centrum's redevelopment plans were stopped when Crestwood aldermen refused to offer public tax incentives for the project.

Of this interaction, Centrum Properties partner Sol Barket said, “The city of Crestwood is one of the finest communities in St. Louis, with wonderful people and some of the best demographics in the entire region.

Although things may have gotten heated…, Mayor Jeff Schlink has been nothing but a pleasure to work with, and the aldermen, all good people, simply have different views and opinions of how the mall should be redeveloped.”[16] In 2014, UrbanStreet purchased the Crestwood Court property, which, at that point, had sat vacant for a year.

[18] That proposal suggested mixed-use of retail and residential use, including open space and community gardens, entertainment, and service retail [19] So far, the City of Crestwood has moved forward in approving UrbanStreet as the developer for the property and has stated its intent to hold public meetings about that redevelopment.

A well respected St. Louis Area Planning Consultant recently told a gathering of the City of Crestwood's "Economic Development" Commission that he was "puzzled" by the lack of progress.

[24] In August 2018, Chicago-based firm Urbanstreet decided to plant prairie grass on the site to prevent any further erosion when the proposed $79 million project to include mixed retail, entertainment venues, dining, and housing was suspended as Urbanstreet continued to weigh their options.