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Kmart store site

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRegreenedRetrofit proposedMinneapolis, MN

City-led 2025 retrofit of former Kmart site (approved) for housing/retail; aligned with market but details limited. · summary, model-written

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Former anchors
KmartThis site: Kmart wikipedia · all sites with this
Finance and pipeline
Retrofit in the pipelineThis site: …proposed newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Place
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 10 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012This site: -12% census-cbp · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: …new configuration that would include both commercial and residential development record · all sites with this
RegreenedThis site: …new configuration that would include both commercial and residential development record · all sites with this
New use
HousingThis site: …new configuration that would include both commercial and residential development Approved by city of Minneapolis. newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Mixed useThis site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Retail (continued)This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusRetrofit proposednewtypes-extraction reported
StrategyRedevelopment · Regreening, proposedWikipedia no source
New useshousing, mixed, retailWikipedia no source
What is there nownew configuration that would include both commercial and residential developmentnewtypes-extraction reported
Retrofit year2025newtypes-extraction reported
Redevelopercity of Minneapolisnewtypes-extraction reported

Planning

Planning notesApproved by city of Minneapolis.Wikipedia no source

Site context

Housing permits, Hennepin County (MN), 20241,739 units in 5+ unit buildings, 126 in 2–4, 2,054 single-family; 2023: 3,772 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby10 within 10 km, 30 within 25 km: Hotel Dyckman (0.0 km); Warehouse District (0.0 km); Wells Fargo Home Mortgage campus (0.0 km); Kmart at Nicollet Avenue (0.0 km); Minneapolis City Center (0.6 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)65,774 jobs in 3,548 establishments; average annual pay $47,428; employment location quotient 0.72; employment -2.5% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 202267,057 jobs; 675 in retail trade, 4,942 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 27053126102)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 40th income percentile as adults; 0.4% incarcerated at the 2010 count (29 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 20.3%; median family income $121,917; 478 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsMinneapolis Public School District (PK-12); 8 public schools within 1 mile: EMERSON ELEMENTARY; LORING-NICOLLET HIGH; STADIUM VIEW; WELLSTONE INTERNATIONAL HIGHNCES EDGE
Elevation840 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025308 county-logged events: 139 thunderstorm wind, 122 hail, 25 heavy rain, 16 flash flood; $18,687,200 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 55415, 2026-09median list price $394,500 (-9.3% on the year); 59 active listings; median 65 days on market; 15% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20233,714 establishments (-12%); 74,922 jobs (+1%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $386,707 (+1% 1 yr, +8% 5 yr); typical rent $1,784/mo (+4% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)23,007 vehicles a day on Cedar Ave S (minor arterial, 6 lanes); 33 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Kmart store (1978–2023) in Minneapolis closed in 2023 after a fire and demolition. City of Minneapolis plans to redevelop the site by 2025 as mixed housing/retail, with approval secured. Housing market data shows strong demand (ZORI $1,784, ZHVI $386k).

Why. Status is proposed but approved; city is developer. Peer sites (e.g., Kmart at Nicollet Ave) share similar redevelop strategy. Nearby context includes demolished/under-construction sites but no direct conflict.

Where it stands. Construction expected to start 2025. No parcel size, exact housing mix, or timeline details provided. Traffic data (23k ADT on Cedar Ave S) noted but not critical to assessment.

For a planner

  • Approved by city
  • Aligns with housing market

For a developer

  • Public owner reduces risk
  • Peer sites validate strategy

What we do not know yet

  • Status is proposed (not under construction)
  • No details on housing units or retail mix
  • No parcel zoning or size data

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  • already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
  • median rent $1,439
  • housing in the record
  • public owner

Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.

History and original facts

Opened1978newtypes-extraction
Closed2023newtypes-extraction reported
AnchorsKmart
CountyHennepin County
Census division4 · West North Central
NotesDraft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: A former Kmart store site in Minneapolis is planned to be redeveloped into mixed-use commercial and residential development, reconnecting Nicollet Avenue.

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Timeline

  1. 1977 One block of the street between 29th Street and Lake Street was removed to build a Kmart store
  2. 1978 Kmart store opened
  3. 1978 Opened
  4. 2010 City of Minneapolis planned to restore Nicollet Avenue by reconstructing the Kmart site
  5. 2023 Building fire at the former Kmart
  6. 2023 Building was torn down
  7. 2023 City of Minneapolis announced proposed street layouts for a reconnected Nicollet Ave
  8. 2023 Closed
  9. 2025 Construction is expected to start
  10. 2025 Retrofit: redevelop, regreen

Sources

  • Nicollet Avenue · CC BY-SA 4.0
    8 quoted sentences
    Kmart store
    One block of the street between 29th Street and Lake Street was removed in 1977 to build a Kmart store
    Kmart store (opened in 1978)
    The city of Minneapolis has planned to restore Nicollet Avenue by reconstructing the Kmart site into a new configuration that would include both commercial and residential development since at least 2010.

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