A former Kmart on Rivers Avenue that has stood mostly empty for years is headed for a second life as a youth center.

The former Kmart at 3725 Rivers Ave., near McMillan Avenue in North Charleston, sold for $9.5 million on June 16, according to Charleston County records. The buyer, 3725 Rivers Ave LLC, is owned by Jessica and Todd Aaron, who are donating the property to the nonprofit Kids on Point, Executive Director Lauren Herterich told The Post and Courier for a Nov. 3 report.

The building dates to 1973 and covers 116,783 square feet, according to the newspaper, which put the site at about 10 acres. County records show the LLC’s purchase covered three parcels totaling about 11.5 acres, one of them described as leased to KFC. After Kmart closed in 1994, the building served as a technology and business facility and has been mostly empty since, The Post and Courier reported. It was originally listed for $11 million.

Kids on Point, founded in 2009, offers year-round programs, including after-school activities, field trips and athletics, to more than 500 students from pre-K through 12th grade, according to the newspaper. It operates out of College of Charleston buildings on George Street, the newspaper reported, and will keep working at the college alongside the new campus, WCSC Live 5 reported Oct. 30.

The Rivers Avenue site will be the group’s first permanent location. Herterich said it was chosen because most of the students the group works with live in the area. Plans call for classrooms, a community center and athletic facilities, she told The Post and Courier. Kids on Point estimates the center will open in 2029, Live 5 reported, and is asking the public for ideas for the space.

“It means being able to open up those wait lists and being able to double the number of students and families served, maybe triple eventually,” Herterich told Live 5. “We want it to be a community hub.”

North Charleston Mayor Reggie Burgess said in a statement that he was grateful for the Aarons’ investment and donation, The Post and Courier reported.

“The Rivers Avenue corridor has long been a priority for our city, and this partnership reflects the progress we want to see,” Burgess said.

Neither news report included a cost estimate for converting the building.