A New Target Replaced This Former Sears In Chicago ⋆ SprawlTag.com

Target recently opened a new location in the space once home to a Sears at 4728 West Irving Park Road. This store is now the anchor tenant at the historic Six Corners shopping district in Portage Park, Chicago. The ground floor boasts 50,000 square feet of retail space, with 44,000 square feet dedicated to a small-format Target.

207 new luxury apartments are also going to be a part of the six-story development which will have 270 parking spaces and 68 bike spaces. The images below show how the building had changed over the years.

Location History

2015 street view of the building with Sears signs.

Google Street View in 2018, the same year Sears Holdings filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Interesting Facts About Target

Target is the eighth largest retailer in the United States
The company operates over 1900 stores in the United States.
First store was opened in opened in Roseville, Minnesota.
Established as the discount division of Dayton’s department store of Minneapolis in 1962.