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'''3100 W. Big Beaver Road''' in [[Troy, Michigan]], is the former international headquarters of [[Kmart|Kmart Corporation]]. The building, on the northwest side of the intersection of [[Big Beaver Road|W.&nbsp;Big Beaver Road]] and Coolidge Highway, used to employ thousands of people, but has been vacant since 2006.
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The former international headquarters of [[Kmart|Kmart Corporation]] was located at 3100 W. Big Beaver Road in [[Troy, Michigan]]. The building, on the northwest side of the intersection of [[Big Beaver Road|W.&nbsp;Big Beaver Road]] and Coolidge Highway, used to employ thousands of people, but had been vacant since 2006.


The building was erected in 1969, designed by [[SmithGroupJJR|Smith, Hinchman, and Grylls, Inc.]] In 1972, the [[S. S. Kresge Corporation|Kresge company]], the precursor of Kmart, moved its headquarters there from Detroit (where its former headquarters is now the [[Metropolitan Center for High Technology]]).<ref>[[Associated Press]], [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1988&dat=20030504&id=AnAiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K60FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2097,252472 "A look at KMart's history"], ''[[The Argus-Press]]'', May 4, 2003, p.&nbsp;6A.</ref> In 1975 a Michigan [[historic marker]] was erected to mark the significance of the company.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.michmarkers.com/default?page=S0425|title=S.S. Kresge Co. - MichMarkers|website=www.michmarkers.com|access-date=2019-04-06}}</ref> It was constructed for more than 5,500 headquarters staff.<ref>David Eggert, Associated Press, [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1988&dat=20041118&id=bF0yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ma0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4055,1410967 "Kmart's future in Michigan unclear after merger announcement"], ''The Argus-Press'', November 18, 2004, p.&nbsp;6.</ref> When Kmart purchased [[Sears]] and moved its headquarters to Chicago in 2006, the building, then housing 2,000, was vacated; art from the corporate art collection, including a tapestry by [[Pablo Picasso]], a signed [[Andy Warhol]] poster, and exhibits from the science and technology collection including a work by [[Alan Bean]] signed by US astronauts, were sold off.<ref name=sale>Associated Press, [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=20060621&id=MLIyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K_MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3495,34045 "At Kmart, the art is high-end: former headquarters sells off fine art"], ''[[The Spokesman-Review]]'' June 21, 2006, pp.&nbsp;A8, A11.</ref>
The building was erected in 1969, designed by [[SmithGroupJJR|Smith, Hinchman, and Grylls, Inc.]] In 1972, the [[S. S. Kresge Corporation|Kresge company]], the precursor of Kmart, moved its headquarters there from Detroit (where its former headquarters is now the [[Metropolitan Center for High Technology]]).<ref>[[Associated Press]], [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1988&dat=20030504&id=AnAiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K60FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2097,252472 "A look at KMart's history"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240505111137/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1988&dat=20030504&id=AnAiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K60FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2097,252472 |date=2024-05-05 }}, ''[[The Argus-Press]]'', May 4, 2003, p.&nbsp;6A.</ref> In 1975 a Michigan [[historic marker]] was erected to mark the significance of the company.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.michmarkers.com/default?page=S0425|title=S.S. Kresge Co. - MichMarkers|website=www.michmarkers.com|access-date=2019-04-06|archive-date=2020-09-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914194809/https://www.michmarkers.com/default?page=S0425|url-status=usurped}}</ref> It was constructed for more than 5,500 headquarters staff.<ref>David Eggert, Associated Press, [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1988&dat=20041118&id=bF0yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ma0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4055,1410967 "Kmart's future in Michigan unclear after merger announcement"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240505111639/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1988&dat=20041118&id=bF0yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ma0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4055,1410967 |date=2024-05-05 }}, ''The Argus-Press'', November 18, 2004, p.&nbsp;6.</ref> When Kmart purchased [[Sears]] and moved its headquarters to Chicago in 2006, the building, then housing 2,000, was vacated; art from the corporate art collection, including a tapestry by [[Pablo Picasso]], a signed [[Andy Warhol]] poster, and exhibits from the science and technology collection including a work by [[Alan Bean]] signed by US astronauts, were sold off.<ref name=sale>Associated Press, [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=20060621&id=MLIyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K_MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3495,34045 "At Kmart, the art is high-end: former headquarters sells off fine art"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240505112220/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=20060621&id=MLIyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K_MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3495,34045 |date=2024-05-05 }}, ''[[The Spokesman-Review]]'' June 21, 2006, pp.&nbsp;A8, A11.</ref>


The 40-acre building is enclosed by nine towers, six smaller, two larger, and one overlooking the rest at the corner nearest the intersection of W.&nbsp;Big Beaver and Coolidge. The tallest tower offers a panoramic view of the surrounding area, including the adjacent [[Somerset Collection|Somerset Mall]].
The 40-acre building was enclosed by nine towers, six smaller, two larger, and one overlooking the rest at the corner nearest the intersection of W.&nbsp;Big Beaver and Coolidge. The tallest tower offered a panoramic view of the surrounding area, including the adjacent [[Somerset Collection|Somerset Mall]].


The building was sold in December 2005 to Madison Marquette, a development company that planned to use the site for a hotel, condominiums, shopping, offices, and entertainment.<ref name=sale/> It was sold in 2006 for US$40&nbsp;million. In 2009, The Forbes Company & Frankel Associates, owners of the mall, purchased it from Diamond Troy JV, L.L.C. for an undisclosed price.<ref>Nancy Kaffer, [http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20100106/FREE/100109953/former-kmart-corp-headquarters-in-troy-sold-to-somerset-owner "Former Kmart Corp. headquarters in Troy sold to Somerset owner"], ''[[Crain Communications|Crain's]] Detroit Business'', January 6, 2010.</ref> While the site has remained vacant since 2006, plans to redevelop the site have been proposed. In 2008, a redevelopment project called the Pavilions of Troy proposed to tear down the old building and create an outside shopping mall, but the project was cancelled during the Great Recession.<ref>Terry Parris, Jr., [http://www.metromodemedia.com/devnews/pavilionstroy0070.aspx "Pavillions of Troy breaking ground in former Kmart HQ"], Development news, Metromode, May 29, 2008.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gallagher|first=John|title=Old Kmart headquarters site in Troy still vacant after 13 years. Here's why.|url=https://www.freep.com/story/money/business/john-gallagher/2019/10/22/old-kmart-headquarters-troy-somerset/3976935002/|access-date=2021-10-01|website=Detroit Free Press|language=en-US}}</ref> The site is slated for demolition by the city of Troy after sitting vacant for 15 years. <ref>{{Cite web|last=Aimery|first=Jakkar|title=Flint pair charged for burglary attempts, drug possession at ex-Kmart headquarters in Troy|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2023/10/13/flint-pair-charged-burglary-attempts-drug-possession-ex-kmart-headquarters-troy/71167278007/|access-date=2023-10-17|website=Detroit News|language=en-US}}</ref>
The building was sold in December 2005 to Madison Marquette, a development company that planned to use the site for a hotel, condominiums, shopping, offices, and entertainment.<ref name=sale/> It was sold in 2006 for US$40&nbsp;million. In 2009, The Forbes Company & Frankel Associates, owners of the mall, purchased it from Diamond Troy JV, L.L.C. for an undisclosed price.<ref>Nancy Kaffer, [http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20100106/FREE/100109953/former-kmart-corp-headquarters-in-troy-sold-to-somerset-owner "Former Kmart Corp. headquarters in Troy sold to Somerset owner"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917093909/https://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20100106/FREE/100109953/former-kmart-corp-headquarters-in-troy-sold-to-somerset-owner |date=2020-09-17 }}, ''[[Crain Communications|Crain's]] Detroit Business'', January 6, 2010.</ref> While the site has remained vacant since 2006, plans to redevelop the site have been proposed. In 2008, a redevelopment project called the Pavilions of Troy proposed to tear down the old building and create an outside shopping mall, but the project was cancelled during the Great Recession.<ref>Terry Parris, Jr., [http://www.metromodemedia.com/devnews/pavilionstroy0070.aspx "Pavillions of Troy breaking ground in former Kmart HQ"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716003108/http://www.metromodemedia.com/devnews/pavilionstroy0070.aspx |date=2014-07-16 }}, Development news, Metromode, May 29, 2008.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gallagher|first=John|title=Old Kmart headquarters site in Troy still vacant after 13 years. Here's why.|url=https://www.freep.com/story/money/business/john-gallagher/2019/10/22/old-kmart-headquarters-troy-somerset/3976935002/|access-date=2021-10-01|website=Detroit Free Press|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-10-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001174944/https://www.freep.com/story/money/business/john-gallagher/2019/10/22/old-kmart-headquarters-troy-somerset/3976935002/|url-status=live}}</ref> The site had been slated for demolition by the city of Troy after sitting vacant for 15 years, with demolition ultimately starting in November 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Aimery|first=Jakkar|title=Flint pair charged for burglary attempts, drug possession at ex-Kmart headquarters in Troy|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2023/10/13/flint-pair-charged-burglary-attempts-drug-possession-ex-kmart-headquarters-troy/71167278007/|access-date=2023-10-17|website=Detroit News|language=en-US|archive-date=2023-12-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231219062626/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2023/10/13/flint-pair-charged-burglary-attempts-drug-possession-ex-kmart-headquarters-troy/71167278007/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Demolition now underway of abandoned Kmart HQ in Troy |url=https://www.freep.com/story/money/business/michigan/2023/11/15/demolition-underway-old-kmart-hq/71596173007/ |access-date=2024-02-11 |website=Detroit Free Press |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-03-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329052114/https://www.freep.com/story/money/business/michigan/2023/11/15/demolition-underway-old-kmart-hq/71596173007/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In March of 2024, University of Michigan Health, which is the branch of [[Michigan Medicine]] focusing on patient care, indicated that it is purchasing 7.28 acres of vacant land at the site to build a healthcare center providing specialty and advanced care focusing on Macomb and Oakland Counties. The purchased land is part of a 28-acre development,<ref>{{cite web|last=Regents of the University of Michigan|first=Supplemental meeting agenda item|url=https://regents.umich.edu/files/meetings/03-24/2024-03-IX-25.pdf|title=Authorization to Purchase Real Estate|date=2024-03-28|access-date=2024-03-29|archive-date=2024-03-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329200631/https://regents.umich.edu/files/meetings/03-24/2024-03-IX-25.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> with construction slated to begin in 2025 and its opening anticipated in 2027.<ref>{{cite web|last=Reindl|first=JC|url=https://www.freep.com/story/money/business/2024/03/28/university-michigan-former-kmart-hq-troy/73129845007/|title=U-M to buy slice of former Kmart HQ site in Troy for future medical center|newspaper=[[Detroit Free Press]]|place=[[Detroit]]|date=2024-03-28|access-date=2024-03-29|archive-date=2024-03-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329052113/https://www.freep.com/story/money/business/2024/03/28/university-michigan-former-kmart-hq-troy/73129845007/|url-status=live}}</ref>


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* [http://wikimapia.org/98404/Former-Kmart-Corporation-Headquarters Former Kmart Corporation Headquarters (Troy, Michigan)] at [[WikiMapia]]
* [http://wikimapia.org/98404/Former-Kmart-Corporation-Headquarters Former Kmart Corporation Headquarters (Troy, Michigan)] at [[WikiMapia]]
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Latest revision as of 05:03, 5 November 2024

Former Kmart headquarters
driveway leading from the street to the entrance of a modern three-story office building
Building in 2014
Map
General information
StatusDemolition in progress
LocationTroy, Michigan
Coordinates42°33′45″N 83°11′20″W / 42.5626°N 83.1888°W / 42.5626; -83.1888
Completed1969
Closed2006
Demolished2023–2024
Design and construction
Architecture firmSmith, Hinchman & Grylls

The former international headquarters of Kmart Corporation was located at 3100 W. Big Beaver Road in Troy, Michigan. The building, on the northwest side of the intersection of W. Big Beaver Road and Coolidge Highway, used to employ thousands of people, but had been vacant since 2006.

The building was erected in 1969, designed by Smith, Hinchman, and Grylls, Inc. In 1972, the Kresge company, the precursor of Kmart, moved its headquarters there from Detroit (where its former headquarters is now the Metropolitan Center for High Technology).[1] In 1975 a Michigan historic marker was erected to mark the significance of the company.[2] It was constructed for more than 5,500 headquarters staff.[3] When Kmart purchased Sears and moved its headquarters to Chicago in 2006, the building, then housing 2,000, was vacated; art from the corporate art collection, including a tapestry by Pablo Picasso, a signed Andy Warhol poster, and exhibits from the science and technology collection including a work by Alan Bean signed by US astronauts, were sold off.[4]

The 40-acre building was enclosed by nine towers, six smaller, two larger, and one overlooking the rest at the corner nearest the intersection of W. Big Beaver and Coolidge. The tallest tower offered a panoramic view of the surrounding area, including the adjacent Somerset Mall.

The building was sold in December 2005 to Madison Marquette, a development company that planned to use the site for a hotel, condominiums, shopping, offices, and entertainment.[4] It was sold in 2006 for US$40 million. In 2009, The Forbes Company & Frankel Associates, owners of the mall, purchased it from Diamond Troy JV, L.L.C. for an undisclosed price.[5] While the site has remained vacant since 2006, plans to redevelop the site have been proposed. In 2008, a redevelopment project called the Pavilions of Troy proposed to tear down the old building and create an outside shopping mall, but the project was cancelled during the Great Recession.[6][7] The site had been slated for demolition by the city of Troy after sitting vacant for 15 years, with demolition ultimately starting in November 2023.[8][9]

In March of 2024, University of Michigan Health, which is the branch of Michigan Medicine focusing on patient care, indicated that it is purchasing 7.28 acres of vacant land at the site to build a healthcare center providing specialty and advanced care focusing on Macomb and Oakland Counties. The purchased land is part of a 28-acre development,[10] with construction slated to begin in 2025 and its opening anticipated in 2027.[11]

References

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  1. ^ Associated Press, "A look at KMart's history" Archived 2024-05-05 at the Wayback Machine, The Argus-Press, May 4, 2003, p. 6A.
  2. ^ "S.S. Kresge Co. - MichMarkers". www.michmarkers.com. Archived from the original on 2020-09-14. Retrieved 2019-04-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ David Eggert, Associated Press, "Kmart's future in Michigan unclear after merger announcement" Archived 2024-05-05 at the Wayback Machine, The Argus-Press, November 18, 2004, p. 6.
  4. ^ a b Associated Press, "At Kmart, the art is high-end: former headquarters sells off fine art" Archived 2024-05-05 at the Wayback Machine, The Spokesman-Review June 21, 2006, pp. A8, A11.
  5. ^ Nancy Kaffer, "Former Kmart Corp. headquarters in Troy sold to Somerset owner" Archived 2020-09-17 at the Wayback Machine, Crain's Detroit Business, January 6, 2010.
  6. ^ Terry Parris, Jr., "Pavillions of Troy breaking ground in former Kmart HQ" Archived 2014-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, Development news, Metromode, May 29, 2008.
  7. ^ Gallagher, John. "Old Kmart headquarters site in Troy still vacant after 13 years. Here's why". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on 2021-10-01. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
  8. ^ Aimery, Jakkar. "Flint pair charged for burglary attempts, drug possession at ex-Kmart headquarters in Troy". Detroit News. Archived from the original on 2023-12-19. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  9. ^ "Demolition now underway of abandoned Kmart HQ in Troy". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on 2024-03-29. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  10. ^ Regents of the University of Michigan, Supplemental meeting agenda item (2024-03-28). "Authorization to Purchase Real Estate" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-03-29. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  11. ^ Reindl, JC (2024-03-28). "U-M to buy slice of former Kmart HQ site in Troy for future medical center". Detroit Free Press. Detroit. Archived from the original on 2024-03-29. Retrieved 2024-03-29.

Further reading

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  • "'S. S. Kresge', Hauptverwaltung in Troy, USA". Der Baumeister 71, November 1974. Thema: Verwaltungsbauten. pp. 1227–30 (in German)
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