It is located on Vitasovich Avenue, approximately 15.7 kilometres (9.8 mi) west of the Auckland CBD, and is immediately adjacent to the WestCity Waitakere mall.

The centre is configured in four freestanding blocks and draws from substantial undercroft parking facilities.

In 1994, Wellington-based Waltus Investments acquired the site, then known as Waitakere Plaza, which contained Kmart, Foodtown, four specialty stores and a food court.

The development, funded by bank loans, was based on the needs of the two new anchor tenants, Briscoes and Rebel Sport, who had just signed nine-year leases.

[7] Waitakere Mega Centre was sold in 2014 for $45.75 million to a Christchurch-based investor.