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Plantation is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census the population was 87,496. It is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area, with an estimated population of 6,012,331 in 2015. The city’s name comes from the prior owner of the land, the Everglades Plantation Company.

Plantation was home to two malls, situated across the street from one another: the Westfield Broward Mall (south of Broward Boulevard), and the Fashion Mall (north of Broward Boulevard). The Fashion Mall/Executive Pavilion was sparsely occupied for many years and closed in April 2007. The vacant former mall was in line to be put up for auction in 2010, but the auction was cancelled after the property owner paid a court judgement.[13][14] The estimated $350 million project is a major part of Plantation Midtown, an 850-acre (3.4 km2) urban center that is intended to help turn Plantation into a regional destination. Plantation has embraced mixed-use in its master plan for the Midtown area. The city is home of TradeStation broker.