page_title: The Ion
hierarchical_section_title: The Ion
caption_attribution_description: English: Sears store in Midtown Houston Español: Tienda de Sears en Midtown Houston
context_page_description: The Ion, is a building in Midtown Houston which is planned to be the initial project of Rice University's innovation district campus. The building was originally a Houston's first Sears department store until it closed in 2018.
context_section_description: The Ion, is a building in Midtown Houston which is planned to be the initial project of Rice University's innovation district campus. The building was originally a Houston's first Sears department store until it closed in 2018.
caption: The Ion is being built in the abandoned Sears building in Midtown Houston
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