Santa Maria · Planning & development

Former Sears Building El Super Redevelopment

Repurpose old retail anchor for grocery market and associated retail; projected opening is not verified.

Construction reported in cited owner registerEvidence: October 2026 city presentation · Reviewed 31 October 2026

Latest verified development

October 2026 city presentation

City leadership described work to convert the former store into El Super and commercial space.

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Project in numbers

El SuperOwner project reference or scope
SearsPublished scale or funding datum
2026Published stage or schedule reference

About the project

Repurpose old retail anchor for grocery market and associated retail; projected opening is not verified. The project stage follows the last cited owner record, not an assumption from programme dates.

Verified development history

  1. October 2026 city presentation

    City leadership described work to convert the former store into El Super and commercial space.

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  2. 31 October 2026 evidence review

    No later construction award, opening or certificate inferred solely from a forecast.

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What happens next

Verify the next planning, tender, construction or acceptance notice before upgrading the recorded stage.

What remains uncertain

Source information reviewed 31 October 2026. Project schedules may change. A projected finish is not evidence of completion, and editorial confidence is evidence support rather than completion probability.

Official maps, designs and site visuals

Original publisher links, not unlicensed photographs or invented project renderings.

Sources and documents

83% editorial confidence · Evidence assessment

Editorial confidence describes how well the cited records support this account. It is not a calibrated probability of project completion. Source event dates are distinct from research review dates.

Sources reviewed 31 October 2026.