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Airport Roads in Traverse City, closed in 2017, was converted starting in 2023 into a curling center with ice lanes, Philharmonic headquarters, and other community uses.", "strategy": ["reinhabit"], "new_use": ["entertainment", "office", "other"], "share_retrofit": null, "status": "built", "year_retrofit": null, "developer": null, "architect": null, "after_notes": null, "narrative": null, "narrative_license": null, "narrative_source": null, "zoning_change": null, "public_subsidy": null, "entitlement_year": null, "planning_notes": null, "wikidata_qid": null, "wikipedia": null, "osm_id": null, "verified": "draft", "verified_by": null, "last_verified": null, "last_updated": "2026-10-18", "created": "2026-10-18", "contributor_name": null, "contributor_org": null, "contributor_link": null, "international": 0, "county_fips": "26055", "opp_score": 0.0, "opp_reasons": ["retrofit already built", "county grew 4.4% 2018–23"], "for_sale": 0, "distressed": 0, "url": "https://retrofitatlas.org/big-box/mi/traverse-city-old-kmart/", "events": [], "sources": [{"id": 7021, "site_id": "n-d9e9c93388", "url": "https://groundworkcenter.org/the-old-kmart-to-become-shining-example-of-solar-power/", "title": "'The Old Kmart' to Become Shining Example of Solar Power", "publisher": "groundworkcenter.org", "date": null, "quote": "The Old Kmart", "kind": "news", "license": null, "retrieved": "2026-10-18"}], "deals": [], "parties": [], "parcels": [], "context": {"assessment": {"what_happened": "Old Kmart in Traverse City (MI) is a built big-box retrofit, now used for entertainment, office, and other purposes. The site is already transformed, with county population growing 4.4% (2018–23).", "why": "Retrofit completed (no future construction needed), county growth supports demand. Nearby Cherryland Center (0.3km) is unknown status. Peers like Bella Vista Mall (MI) share 'reinhabit' strategy and score 4.5–5.0. Housing ZHVI at $417k (2.6% annual growth), retail employment up 14.6% (2012–23). Traffic: 27,564 ADT on minor arterial road (4 lanes).", "where_it_stands": "No new development planned (status: built). Permits show active residential construction (2023–2024: 883 units, $224M value).", "for_a_planner": ["Nearby retail cluster (1 within 10km), traffic volume supports accessibility."], "for_a_developer": ["Existing retrofit avoids new build costs; housing market and retail employment trends align with target uses."], "risks_and_unknowns": ["Cherryland Center status unknown. 'Other' new use details unspecified. County growth metric (population/economy) not specified."], "data_quality": "good", "one_line": "Built retrofit (entertainment/office) near Cherryland Center; county growth and peer strategy support viability.", "model": "qwen3-30b-a3b-64k:latest", "machine": "Dell 5820 RTX 3090 (Ollama, qwen3-30b-a3b)", "record_sha1": "397271a10c9c"}, "cluster": {"within_10km": [{"id": "m-2eda934617", "name": "Cherryland Center", "city": "Traverse City", "status": "unknown", "km": 0.3}], "count_10km": 1, "count_25km": 1}, "elevation": {"elevation_ft": 627.8, "resolution": 1, "source": "USGS EPQS (3DEP)", "retrieved": "2026-10-20"}, "food_access": {"tract10": "26055551300", "urban": 1, "lila_1_10": 1, "low_access_1mi": 1, "lapop1share": 9.51249734716452, "poverty_rate": 25.1211525867714, "median_family_income": 45565.0, "snap_households": 928.0, "pop2010": 7138.0, "source": "USDA ERS Food Access Research Atlas 2019 (ArcGIS copy)", "retrieved": "2026-10-20"}, "housing_market": {"zhvi": {"latest": 417443, "month": "2026-09", "change_1y": 0.026, "change_5y": 0.308}, "zori": {"latest": 1845, "month": "2026-09", "change_1y": 0.049, "change_5y": null}, "county_fips": "26055", "source": "Zillow Research (ZHVI, ZORI)"}, "jobs_lodes": {"tract20": "26055551100", "jobs": 6151, "retail_jobs": 981, "food_accommodation_jobs": 466, "year": 2021, "source": "Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2021 (all jobs, primary and secondary), blocks summed to the 2020 tract", "retrieved": "2026-10-20"}, "listings": {"zip": "49686", "month": "202609", "median_listing_price": 477450, "median_listing_price_yy": 0.2088, "active_listing_count": 142, "median_days_on_market": 53, "price_reduced_share": 0.2513, "pending_ratio": 0.2887, "source": "Realtor.com Research, inventory core metrics by ZIP (ZCTA at the site point)", "retrieved": "2026-10-20"}, "opportunity": {"tract10": "26055551100", "kfr_p25": 0.4144, "jail_p25": 0.0097, "kids_count": 355.8837, "commuting_zone": "Traverse City", "vintage": "children born 1978-83, outcomes measured 2014-15", "source": "Opportunity Insights, Opportunity Atlas (Chetty, Friedman, Hendren, Jones, Porter 2018)", "retrieved": "2026-10-20"}, "peers": {"peers": [{"id": "m-7552410eb7", "name": "Bella Vista Mall", "city": "Grand Blanc", "state": "MI", "score": 5.0, "why": ["same strategy: reinhabit", "also in MI"]}, {"id": "m-8b336054cd", "name": "Grand Village Mall", "city": "Grandville", "state": "MI", "score": 5.0, "why": ["same strategy: reinhabit", "also in MI"]}, {"id": "n-25ded7d58a", "name": "Troy Community Center", "city": "Troy", "state": "MI", "score": 4.5, "why": ["same strategy: reinhabit", "also in MI"]}, {"id": "n-721f36596a", "name": "Former MGM Grand Detroit temporary casino building", "city": "Detroit", "state": "MI", "score": 4.5, "why": ["same strategy: reinhabit", "also in MI"]}, {"id": "n-a6a7c000ec", "name": "Frederick Stearns Building", "city": "Detroit", "state": "MI", "score": 4.5, "why": ["same strategy: reinhabit", "also in MI"]}, {"id": "n-98c1eef109", "name": "Pontiac Centerpoint Campus – Central", "city": "Pontiac", "state": "MI", "score": 4.5, "why": ["same strategy: reinhabit", "also in MI"]}], "method": "size, era, strategy, status, type, state, distance"}, "permits": {"county": "Grand Traverse County", "2024": {"units_1": 353, "units_2_4": 29, "units_5plus": 501, "value_total": 126080836}, "2023": {"units_1": 282, "units_2_4": 30, "units_5plus": 307, "value_total": 98036261}, "retrieved": "2026-10-18"}, "qcew_retail": {"county": "26055", "year": 2025, "establishments": 492, "employment": 7169, "avg_annual_pay": 40542, "lq_employment": 1.39, "employment_change_1y": -0.7, "source": "BLS QCEW 2025 annual, county, NAICS 44-45 retail trade, private", "retrieved": "2026-10-20"}, "retail_trend": {"2012": {"estab": 565, "emp": 7035}, "2023": {"estab": 560, "emp": 8065}, "estab_change": -0.009, "emp_change": 0.146, "county_fips": "26055"}, "schools": {"district": "Traverse City Area Public Schools", "district_geoid": "2633870", "grades": "KG-12", "district_vintage": "SY2024-25", "public_schools_1mi": 0, "schools": [], "schools_vintage": "SY2023-24", "source": "NCES EDGE", "retrieved": "2026-10-20"}, "storms": {"county": "26055", "years": "2016-2025", "events": 57, "by_type": {"Thunderstorm Wind": 27, "Hail": 17, "Flash Flood": 7, "Flood": 4, "Lightning": 1, "Tornado": 1}, "property_damage_usd": 594000, "deaths_direct": 0, "injuries_direct": 0, "note": "county-typed events only; 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