BROOKINGS, S.D. – City officials said Monday that Target is coming to Brookings. It will be joined by national grocer Aldi at the Brookings Marketplace shopping center property north of Sixth Street and just east of Interstate 29, city officials said in a news release. New Sioux Falls hotel has ‘wow factor’ In addition, up to two smaller stores are expected to fill the center’s 18.53-acre site. Construction on the Marketplace is expected to start in the spring and stretch into 2026. “The City of Brookings has been working to bring Target here for several years," city mayor Ope Niemeyer said in the release. The transaction paperwork was finalized on Monday.   The shopping center is under development by Ryan Companies US, Inc., a national commercial real estate solutions provider headquartered in Minneapolis. The city has been working to develop the 26.25-acre Marketplace property since buying it in November 2013 from the S.D. Department of Transportation. In 2022, Ryan approached the city about buying 18.53 acres for retail and commercial development. Since 2013, Target has been the top retailer requested by respondents to a survey by the Brookings Economic Development Corporation (BEDC). In 2024 and in 2019, the top three choices in order have been Target, Aldi and Kohl’s, according to the news release.