# Former Kmart site

Garden City, MI · big-box · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-2f5bd67865` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/big-box/mi/garden-city-former-kmart-site/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-2f5bd67865.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-2f5bd67865.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-2f5bd67865

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | proposed | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | none |
| New use | civic, housing, mixed, retail | none |
| What is there now | The concept shows a mix of housing, commercial development and public spaces. Along Ford Road, the vision includes a four-story mixed-use building on one end of the property and a two-story mixed-use building on the other. Farther into the site are six-unit residential buildings, while townhomes and senior-oriented housing are envisioned along Beechwood Street. At the center would be a public space dubbed "Garden Plaza," surrounded by eight-unit condominium buildings and anchored by retail. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 2019 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Zoning change | The city could consider allowing taller buildings and greater density by right while reducing parking requirements and changing setbacks to make projects more attractive to developers. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Public subsidy | Miller said Garden City has explored potential brownfield redevelopment tools that could help close a financing gap | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Anchors

Kmart

## Timeline

- 2019: former Kmart building itself came down
- 2019: Closed
- 2023: City Council approved agreement for planning effort
- 2023: Planning Commission adopted Master Plan amendment

## Sources

- What could replace Garden City’s former Kmart? Here’s the vision — https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/could-replace-garden-city-former-120145576.html

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Former Kmart site, Garden City, MI." Record n-2f5bd67865, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/big-box/mi/garden-city-former-kmart-site/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_gardencityformerkmartsite,
  title = {Former Kmart site, Garden City, MI},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/big-box/mi/garden-city-former-kmart-site/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-2f5bd67865, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

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