Big boxes · Illinois
Sports Authority
Retrofitted to outpatient clinic; peer-reinhabited site in high-traffic corridor with declining retail and rising housing values. · summary, model-written
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Site profile8 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence
3+ other atlas sites within 10 km
This site: 14 within 10 km computed · all sites with this30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road
This site: 98,345 on Lake Shore Dr fhwa-hpms · all sites with thisCounty lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012
This site: -11% census-cbp · all sites with thisCounty permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year
This site: 4,853 units, Cook County census-bps · all sites with thisCounty typical rent $2,000+
This site: $2,228/mo zillow · all sites with thisShrinking county
This site: -0.7% census-acs · all sites with thisReinhabited
This site: …outpatient clinic record · all sites with thisMedical and health
This site: …outpatient clinic newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Retrofit builtnewtypes-extraction reported |
|---|---|
| Strategy | ReinhabitedWikipedia no source |
| New uses | healthcareWikipedia no source |
| What is there now | outpatient clinicnewtypes-extraction reported |
Site context
| Housing permits, Cook County (IL), 2024 | 4,853 units in 5+ unit buildings, 512 in 2–4, 1,142 single-family; 2023: 3,332 in 5+Census BPS |
|---|---|
| Other atlas sites nearby | 14 within 10 km, 23 within 25 km: LaSalle Street Reimagined (0.0 km); 300 West Adams Street (0.0 km); Millennium On LaSalle (0.0 km); 300 W. Adams (1.0 km); James R. Thompson Center Mall (1.2 km)computed |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 213,302 jobs in 12,604 establishments; average annual pay $43,743; employment location quotient 0.83; employment -0.6% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 42,093 jobs; 848 in retail trade, 2,738 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 17031320400)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 17th income percentile as adults; 0.6% incarcerated at the 2010 count (6 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 10.5%; median family income $250,001; 0 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | Chicago Public School District 299 (PK-12); 6 public schools within 1 mile: Urban Prep Chrtr Sch for Yng Men; Intrinsic 2 Charter High School; Jones College Prep High School; South Loop Elem SchoolNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 594 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 1,091 county-logged events: 620 thunderstorm wind, 164 hail, 133 flood, 82 flash flood; $1,049,471,000 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 60605, 2026-09 | median list price $399,950 (+0.2% on the year); 92 active listings; median 37 days on market; 9% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 13,577 establishments (-11%); 214,575 jobs (-4%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $340,258 (+6% 1 yr, +23% 5 yr); typical rent $2,228/mo (+5% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 98,345 vehicles a day on Lake Shore Dr (principal arterial, 9 lanes); 640 trucks; 33 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Former Sports Authority big-box retail site in Chicago (IL) has been retrofitted to an outpatient clinic. Status is 'built' with 'healthcare' as the new use. The retrofit is confirmed complete (opp_reasons: 'retrofit already built').
Why. Strategy is 'reinhabit' (same as 5 peer sites within 5km, including Millennium On LaSalle at 0km). Context shows high traffic (Lake Shore Dr, 98,345 ADT) and declining retail (11% fewer stores since 2012). Housing market shows rising values (ZHVI +23% 5y).
Where it stands. Located within 1.2km of proposed LaSalle Street Reimagined and 1.8km of partial North Pier project. No parcel or address details provided. James R. Thompson Center Mall (1.2km) status is unknown.
For a planner
- Healthcare use aligns with peer reinhabitation strategy
- High traffic corridor supports clinic access
- Retail decline trend matches site conversion
For a developer
- No new opportunity (opp_score: 0.0)
- Peer sites show similar healthcare conversions
- Housing market strength may support adjacent mixed-use
What we do not know yet
- No address or parcel data
- James R. Thompson Center Mall status unknown
- No timeline for clinic operation
- No details on retrofit cost or tenant
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Similar sites
- Forest Park Mall, Forest Park, IL · Malls · same strategy: reinhabit; also in IL; 16 km away
- Sears (lower level) at North Riverside Park Mall, North Riverside, IL · Big boxes · same strategy: reinhabit; also in IL; 16 km away
- Millennium On LaSalle, Chicago, IL · Office parks · same strategy: reinhabit; also in IL; 0 km away
- 1800 N. Clybourn, Chicago, IL · Malls · same strategy: reinhabit; also in IL; 5 km away
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Multifamily screen
- retrofit already built
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
| County | Cook County |
|---|---|
| Census division | 3 · East North Central |
| Notes | Draft from avisonyoung.us, model-extracted, unreviewed: A dark Sports Authority in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago was recently transformed into an outpatient clinic. |
Not yet recorded: acres, GLA, year opened, original developer, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.
Sources
- Adaptive reuse: The way forward for America's aging malls
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a dark Sports Authority
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