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Sears (lower level) at North Riverside Park Mall
Retrofit complete: Round One Entertainment and AMITA Health occupy the former Sears lower level. No new development opportunity; peer sites nearby use same strategy. · summary, model-written
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Sears
This site: Sears wikipedia · all sites with this30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road
This site: 35,641 on Harlem Ave 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: Round One Entertainment and AMITA Health record · all sites with thisEntertainment and sports
This site: Round One Entertainment and AMITA Health newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Retrofit builtnewtypes-extraction reported |
|---|---|
| Strategy | ReinhabitedWikipedia no source |
| New uses | entertainment, healthcareWikipedia no source |
| What is there now | Round One Entertainment and AMITA Healthnewtypes-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 | 2 within 10 km, 28 within 25 km: Forest Park Mall (1.8 km); The Brickyard (9.1 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 | 3,695 jobs; 2,330 in retail trade, 481 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 17031815600)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 50th income percentile as adults; 2.2% incarcerated at the 2010 count (205 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 9.2%; median family income $75,256; 336 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | Riverside Brookfield Township School District 208 (09-12); 5 public schools within 1 mile: Jefferson Elem School; Piper School; J Sterling Morton West High Sch; A F Ames Elem SchoolNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 619 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 60546, 2026-09 | median list price $447,850 (-1.6% on the year); 15 active listings; median 36 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) | 35,641 vehicles a day on Harlem Ave (principal arterial, 7 lanes); 1,450 trucks; 4 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
The lower level of Sears at North Riverside Park Mall was retrofitted and is now occupied by Round One Entertainment and AMITA Health, as confirmed in the 2017 event note. The retrofit is complete (status: built).
Why. The site is already converted; the opportunity reason explicitly states 'retrofit already built'.
Where it stands. Located in North Riverside, IL, within 2 km of the built Forest Park Mall (a peer with same reinhabit strategy). Traffic volume on Harlem Ave (principal arterial) is high (35,641 ADT in 2024).
For a planner
- Adjacent to Forest Park Mall (2 km), which also uses 'reinhabit' strategy.
- Cook County housing market shows rising ZHVI (340k, +23% 5y) and ZORI (2,228, +34% 5y).
- No vacancy rate or current tenant performance data provided.
For a developer
- No new construction opportunity (retrofit complete).
- Peer sites within 18 km all use 'reinhabit' strategy (e.g., Forest Park Mall, 2 km away).
- Traffic data confirms strong access (7-lane arterial, 35k ADT).
- Unknown: Status of The Brickyard (9 km away), tenant financials, or current occupancy rates.
What we do not know yet
- Status of The Brickyard cluster neighbor is 'unknown'.
- No data on tenant success or vacancy rates post-retrofit.
- No details on the original Sears lease terms or retrofit costs.
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Multifamily screen
- retrofit already built
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History and original facts
| Anchors | Sears |
|---|---|
| County | Cook County |
| Census division | 3 · East North Central |
| Notes | Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: In 2017, the lower level of the Sears big-box store at North Riverside Park Mall was reinhabited with Round One Entertainment and AMITA Health. |
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Background
North Riverside Park Mall is a shopping mall located in North Riverside, Illinois. The center is owned by The Feil Organization and is anchored by JCPenney, Forman Mills and Round 1 Entertainment. One anchor store last occupied by Carson's is vacant since that store closed in 2018. == History == In 1975, the mall opened with 3 department stores which were JCPenney, Carson Pirie Scott, and Montgomery Ward. Madigan's operated as a junior anchor in the mall until the early 1990s, when its space was divided between Foot Locker and TJ Maxx, both of which opened in 1994. By 2005, TJ Maxx closed and was replaced by Steve & Barry's.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Timeline
- 2017 Sears downsized its store to the upper level and the lower level was remodeled to house Round One Entertainment and AMITA Health.
Sources
- North Riverside Park Mall · CC BY-SA 4.0
2 quoted sentences
Sears at North Riverside Park Mall
In 2017, Sears downsized its store to the upper level and the lower level was remodeled to house Round One Entertainment and AMITA Health.
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