The former Kmart building in West Ellicott has been purchased by Target.

Pat McLaughlin, Ellicott town supervisor, said he has confirmed with the Chautauqua County Clerk’s Office that the real estate arm for Target has purchased the former Kmart building located at 975 Fairmount Ave. and in the same plaza as Wegmans and The Home Depot.

“I cannot confirm that Target is moving into that building, but I can confirm that Target has bought the building,” McLaughlin said.

WJTN first reported the news on Thursday.

K-Mart announced it was closing its West Ellicott location in August 2019. Transform Co., the company formed to acquire Sears Holdings Corp assets, said it had faced a “number of challenges returning our stores to sustainable levels of productivity,” and noted the weak retail environment.

“We have made the difficult but necessary decision to close 26 large-format Sears and Kmart stores in late October,” Transform said in 2019.

This story will be updated.