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  "source": "Fashion Week Venues",
  "title": "Versatile Workspace in Historic Frains Lake Schoolhouse",
  "description": "Frains Lake School, part of the Superior School District No. 2, was constructed in 1872 and features a well-maintained open space with a bathroom, heating, and hot water. This charming workspace is situated on a picturesque lake in Superior Township, conveniently positioned between downtown Ann Arbor and downtown Plymouth, approximately 10 to 12 minutes from each. The versatile space, ranging from 1,200 to 1,500 square feet, includes a modern extension at the back of the schoolhouse. It can be utilized for various purposes, including an artist's workshop, writer's retreat, gallery, woodworking space, or fashion warehouse. With access to essential amenities such as internet, air conditioning, a security system, kitchen, and parking, this historic schoolhouse provides an excellent setting for creative endeavors or business activities.",
  "tldr": "Frains Lake Schoolhouse is a 121 sqm (1,300 sq ft) open plan brand activation space for rent in Superior Township on the eastern edge of Ann Arbor, pairing an 1872 single room schoolhouse with a modern rear extension and a lakeside setting. Best For Gallery showings and art exhibitions with seated capacity for around 130, buyer previews and wholesale appointments using the installed fitting rooms, short run sample sales and temporary retail, creative workshops and maker sessions, and content studio or brand shoot days. All formats can be booked by the day. Standout Features Retail infrastructure is already in place and vetted by Fashion Week Venues, including fitting rooms, garment racks, display counters and a separate stock room behind the main floor. Also on site are a lighting rig with sound and video equipment, a complete kitchen suitable for catering setup, elevator access, a monitored security system, and free ground level parking at the door, making the space move-in ready. Location Downtown Ann Arbor and downtown Plymouth are each 10 to 12 minutes by car, with AAATA bus services and the Blake Transit Center concentrated in downtown Ann Arbor rather than within walking distance, so on site parking and shuttle drop off are the practical arrival routes. The immediate setting is a quiet lakeside road in Superior Township, Washtenaw County, with kerbside vehicle access that makes load in for a temporary rental straightforward and guest arrivals unhurried. Availability Day rate is 270 USD (approximately 235 EUR), with a one day minimum and bookings accepted up to 56 consecutive days. Allow three to four weeks lead time for Ann Arbor, and note that spaces at this address typically book out around the July art fair period and the September to October university and gallery season. How to Book Send a brief with your dates and activation format and we confirm availability and hold options within 24 hours, with no charge until confirmed. Township permit paperwork, on site staffing and fit out coordination are handled by our team, so enquire now to request availability and secure your dates.",
  "neighbourhoodMood": "Ceramicists, furniture makers, textile artists and small-batch product brands are the working population out here on the eastern edge of Washtenaw County, operating from converted barns, pole buildings and garage studios along Vorhies Road, Frains Lake Road and the lanes running off Dixboro Road. Ten minutes west, the ecosystem gets denser and more formal: the Stamps School of Art and Design feeds a steady supply of graduate makers into the area, Gutman Gallery on Ashley Street and WSG on Main represent a genuine artist-run gallery culture, and the Ann Arbor Art Center on West Liberty runs the workshop and exhibition calendar that most local creative businesses orbit. Dixboro village itself, five minutes from this address, holds a cluster of antique and design dealers plus the farm market crowd. Ten minutes east, downtown Plymouth's Kellogg Park district supports its own set of boutique retailers and interior showrooms. In our experience placing brands in this corridor, the profile that lands best is the maker-led label, the design studio needing a temporary content studio, or the gallery programme that wants a room without a lease. If you are weighing this against denser markets, it is worth taking time to browse all spaces before committing. Cost and control are the two reasons brands choose Superior Township over downtown Ann Arbor, and both are substantial. A comparable open floor on Main Street, Liberty Street or in the Kerrytown blocks near Zingerman's runs several times this day rate, comes with student and tourist footfall you cannot filter, and during the July Art Fair becomes effectively unbookable. State Street and the Nickels Arcade stretch carry the same premium with tighter floorplates and difficult load-in. Ypsilanti's Depot Town and Michigan Avenue offer better sqm value than downtown Ann Arbor but sit in a market where buyer and press appointments are harder to convince people to travel to. What this address gives you instead is a private, gated-feeling room on a lake with parking at the door, no neighbouring retail to compete with, and a day rate that lets a small label run a full week of buyer appointments, a sample sale and a shoot day on one booking. What it does not give you is discovery. Nobody finds this building by accident, so every guest needs to be invited, driven and confirmed. Model the tradeoff properly with the budget calculator before you decide between here and a downtown storefront. Arriving here feels closer to visiting a private studio than attending a press day, and that is the honest character of the block. The approach is a quiet township road with mature trees, single-family homes set well back, and the lake edge visible as you pull in. Mornings are genuinely still, with the occasional dog walker or contractor truck, which makes early load-in and 9am shoot calls straightforward in a way no downtown address matches. Afternoons pick up slightly with school-run and commuter traffic on the connecting roads, then empty again by early evening, which suits invite-only openings and seated presentations for the room's stated 130 capacity. The 1872 schoolhouse shell with the modern rear extension photographs unusually well, and what we consistently hear from brand teams who activate here is that guests remember the drive and the arrival as part of the experience. Be clear on the limitation: this is not a location for spontaneous walk-in traffic, high-volume tourist retail, or any brand whose success depends on street visibility and signage. Rural rate cards also mean crew and infrastructure travel in, so plan production and build logistics accordingly.",
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "Is Versatile Workspace in Historic Frains Lake Schoolhouse available for pop-up shops?",
      "answer": "Yes — Versatile Workspace in Historic Frains Lake Schoolhouse is a vetted pop-up ready space in Ann Arbor, 121 sqm. Request availability and dates through the inquiry card on the listing."
    },
    {
      "question": "What is the day rate?",
      "answer": "$270 / day. Weekly and press-preview rates are quoted on request."
    },
    {
      "question": "Is staging, branding and fit-out permitted?",
      "answer": "Yes. Fashion Week Venues runs the full production build — signage, fixtures, lighting, sound, catering and staffing — subject to venue rules. Include your fit-out brief in the inquiry."
    },
    {
      "question": "What is included?",
      "answer": "Included on-site: Internet, Air Conditioning, Security System, Stock Room, Counters, Fitting Rooms, Garment Rack, Lighting."
    },
    {
      "question": "How far in advance should we book?",
      "answer": "Fashion week windows book 6–10 weeks out. Off-season activations can be secured in 2–3 weeks."
    }
  ],
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