Several people alerted us to the For Lease signs that appeared on the building where Kelly’s Fresh Produce was expected to open on the corner of North 83rd Street and Greenwood Avenue North. We just spoke with the building owner, who says he is indeed looking for a new tenant.
“The Kelly in Kelly’s Produce changed his mind, so we’re looking for a new produce vendor,” owner Jim Greene said today.
He says he’s got a couple interested people looking at the space. Greene says he hopes to have interior renovations done in the next week or so. One noteworthy element is a produce-themed mural on the interior north by artist Jim Carey. Here’s a picture of the partially completed work.
There’s also a comment thread on this subject in the forum.
7 responses so far ↓
1 treadway // Mar 14, 2010 at 2:08 pm
there has to be alot more to this story?
2 Astro Buoy // Mar 14, 2010 at 4:29 pm
There is a lot of existing competition for the food consumers’ attention and dollar.
3 chuck // Mar 15, 2010 at 1:00 pm
too bad. was looking forward to a place to buy local, organic produce that might be cheaper than the PCC.
4 green'hood // Mar 16, 2010 at 10:26 am
The reason Mud Bay left is b/c the building had a toxic mold problem as well as plumbing + gas issues. It would take a lot to fix those problems and make people comfortable buying food there.
5 anon // Mar 16, 2010 at 11:40 am
I say tear the bulding down and put in a Fatburger. Then maybe the lines at Red Mill won’t be so long.
6 HL // Mar 16, 2010 at 2:10 pm
anon, FTW
7 Jon // Mar 17, 2010 at 5:10 am
You are correct about the building’s many problems. Mold, rats and so forth. They should definitely tear it down and start anew.
Shame about the lack of a nice produce shop, though.
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