Businesses will soon be operating out of a new building that is being built at Greenbank Farm to replace dilapidated Barn 3 that was demolished last fall.

Currently there are three businesses lined up to enter the new building: An artists’ co-op, a counselor and an antique store. The antique store, “I Remember When,” will move from its current location in Barn 2 at the farm.

Laura Blankenship, executive director for Greenbank Farm, said she is talking to several other businesses to fill the 7,200 square-foot building which is scheduled to be finished in June. She has fielded questions from a high-end clothing and gift shop, an agricultural organization and a group of artists looking for studio space. However, she said no decisions have been made on additional tenants.

“The focus for this place is to create a productive space,” Blankenship said. “We want them to succeed and we want them to prosper.”

Blankenship is looking for retail vendors to fill the first floor while professional services are expected to go upstairs.

Workers have been busy since construction began last November. On a recent visit to the farm, they were installing plumbing, wiring and an alarm system.

Richard Epstein, the prime contractor, said the relatively mild winter helped ensure the project remained on schedule.

Blankenship said local electricians, plumbers and carpenters are building the $702,000 replacement barn. Contractors include South Whidbey Plumbing, Homeowners Electric, Straightline Construction and J and D Wallace General Contractors. Richard Rhydes, a Freeland architect, designed the building.

As workers complete a new building at Greenbank Farm, changes are in store for Barn 2. In the coming weeks, a commercial kitchen will be installed for companies to produce wholesale food. Currently, Whidbey Pies is set to use the space to produce pies.

In addition, Blankenship said she is looking for other manufacturers who could use the commercial kitchen when Whidbey Pies isn’t baking.

Farm officials have a deadline to complete its projects. They have until the end of June to use the $1.5 million in state economic development money that funded a variety of projects including a new tractor barn, kitchen in Whidbey Pies Cafe, renovations to Barn 2, the new building and site work that includes a paved parking lot.