# Kmart store site

Minneapolis, MN · big-box · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-ab0b0d2840` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/big-box/mn/minneapolis-kmart-store-site/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-ab0b0d2840.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-ab0b0d2840.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-ab0b0d2840

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | proposed | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop, regreen | none |
| New use | housing, mixed, retail | none |
| What is there now | new configuration that would include both commercial and residential development | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1978 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 2023 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2025 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | city of Minneapolis | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Planning notes | Approved by city of Minneapolis. | none |

## Anchors

Kmart

## Parties

- city of Minneapolis — developer (2025–)

## Timeline

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

## Sources

- Nicollet Avenue — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicollet_Avenue

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Kmart store site, Minneapolis, MN." Record n-ab0b0d2840, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/big-box/mn/minneapolis-kmart-store-site/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_minneapoliskmartstoresite,
  title = {Kmart store site, Minneapolis, MN},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/big-box/mn/minneapolis-kmart-store-site/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-ab0b0d2840, 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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