Ann Arbor's Kerrytown fills up, keeps projects coming

Wednesday, April 22, 2009 | Source: Concentrate

Karen Farmer has worked in Kerrytown Market for seven years, and there has been a project to improve the facility every year she has been there.

The market place has done everything from renovating commercial spaces to making way for ground-breaking start-ups to refitting footage to accommodate coffee shops. It's now eyeing infrastructure improvements and expansion for more retailers.

"There is an opportunity for at least one more commercial tenant," says Farmer, the general manager of Kerrytown Market & Shops.

Recent projects included making more office space for Menlo Innovations in the old Workbench Building facing Fourth Street and building room for Sweetwaters Cafe on Detroit Street. The market most recently allowed Hollander’s to expand into the second floor of the old Workbench building.

Management is also looking to update lighting in the shops to make it more energy efficient, as well as improving the bathroom facilities.

Kerrytown is currently 100 percent leased. However, there might be an opening for a new tenant or two in the near future. VtoV (Vintage to Vogue) is looking at the possibility of giving up about 4,000 square feet of its space a year from now when its lease is up - an opportunity for yet another project.

Source: Karen Farmer, general manager of Kerrytown Market & Shops
Writer: Jon Zemke