# Former Kmart store

Waukegan, IL · big-box · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-f3650c430a` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/big-box/il/waukegan-former-kmart-store/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-f3650c430a.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-f3650c430a.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-f3650c430a

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop, reinhabit | none |
| New use | education | none |
| What is there now | a school campus | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2018 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Anchors

Kmart

## Timeline

- 2018: CRSM moved into a former Kmart store that was extensively remodeled to become a school campus.
- 2018: Retrofit: redevelop, reinhabit
- 2021: The second remodeling phase ended, and the school then had a gym, fitness center, coffee shop, and more classrooms.

## Sources

- Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristo_Rey_St._Martin_College_Prep

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Former Kmart store, Waukegan, IL." Record n-f3650c430a, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/big-box/il/waukegan-former-kmart-store/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_waukeganformerkmartstore,
  title = {Former Kmart store, Waukegan, IL},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/big-box/il/waukegan-former-kmart-store/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-f3650c430a, 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}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.