# Former Kmart on East State Street

Rockford, IL · big-box · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-cdf96862b7` · release 2026-10-22

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/big-box/il/rockford-former-kmart-on-east-state-street/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-cdf96862b7.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-cdf96862b7.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-cdf96862b7

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | closed | none |
| Strategy | redevelop | none |
| New use | retail | none |
| Redeveloper | Guanming Shi and James Jiang | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Anchors

Kmart

## Parties

- Guanming Shi and James Jiang — developer

## Sources

- Plans to revamp Rockford Kmart into global food hall put on hold — https://www.rockrivercurrent.com/2026/08/plans-to-revamp-rockford-kmart-into-global-food-hall-put-on-hold/

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Former Kmart on East State Street, Rockford, IL." Record n-cdf96862b7, release 2026-10-22, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/big-box/il/rockford-former-kmart-on-east-state-street/ (accessed 2026-10-22).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_rockfordformerkmartoneaststatestreet,
  title = {Former Kmart on East State Street, Rockford, IL},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/big-box/il/rockford-former-kmart-on-east-state-street/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-cdf96862b7, release 2026-10-22, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-22}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.