# Former Sears department store

Chicago, IL · big-box · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-dcad694457` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/big-box/il/chicago-former-sears-department-store/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-dcad694457.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-dcad694457.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-dcad694457

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | none |
| Strategy | redevelop | none |
| New use | housing, retail | none |
| What is there now | 59 apartments and about 19000 square feet of retail space | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Bender Companies | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Anchors

Sears

## Parties

- Bender Companies — developer

## Timeline

- 2016: Sears department store permanently closed
- 2021: Redevelopment completed into 59 apartments and retail space
- 2025: Sold for $28.45 million

## Deals and debt

- 2025 sale: 28450000.0 Bender Companies ← CA Residential  https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/world/real-estate/a-former-chicago-sears-store-was-converted-into-59-apartments-four-years-later-it-sold-for-nearly-29-million/articleshow/134950879.cms

## Sources

- Chicago real estate news: A former Chicago Sears store was converted ... — https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/world/real-estate/a-former-chicago-sears-store-was-converted-into-59-apartments-four-years-later-it-sold-for-nearly-29-million/articleshow/134950879.cms

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Former Sears department store, Chicago, IL." Record n-dcad694457, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/big-box/il/chicago-former-sears-department-store/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_chicagoformersearsdepartmentstore,
  title = {Former Sears department store, Chicago, IL},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/big-box/il/chicago-former-sears-department-store/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-dcad694457, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

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