2021 could be the year it all comes together for Houston tech FacebookTwitterEmail 1of6 Construction continues on Ion, the former Midtown Sears store being repurposed as a startup hub, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, in Houston. Business and city leaders hope the building will help transform the section of Midtown into an "Innovation Corridor."Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less 2of6 Fiesta Mart, 4200 San Jacinto St., and Midtown Sears, 4201 Main St.,, are shown Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. Sears announced today that it will close the iconic store in midtown, the first in the city to be fully air-conditioned and to have each floor connected by elevator. The properties are owned by Rice. ( Melissa Phillip / Houston Chronicle )Melissa Phillip, Staff / Houston ChronicleShow MoreShow Less