Go to kitchen forum, but I would not recommend Merillat! Yes, they are made in Michigan, but I think you can do better in the same price range. We went with Brookhaven over Merillat.

@Mavis Jones Our builder contracted with the local Reico office. I'll start out with something I'm sure you will already know, and most likely agree with, that every Reico office is different (staff, experience, expertise). I didn't find our Reico designer to be helpful in choosing options, but I came to the appointment ready to roll (our builder provided all the options prior to the appointment). I came in thinking I would go with Ralston or Tolani until she pulled out a new option the builder added to the list, Glenrock. I went with that and love them (in Kona stain). My husband pulled out all the countertop options and narrowed them down and I made the final decision. The designer was helpful only in ticking off all her boxes for the builder. But that's just me as a customer, other customers she'd provide more guidance. I like the cabinets a lot. I've had better cabinets in a previous home but I like these. I chose a recessed design and the inset sounds like MDF (in my previous house they were all wood, including the inset), but I don't go around tapping on the inset so it doesn't matter to me. It seems like the finish on these is more prone to scratches so someday I'll get around to filling them in with the stain pens they provided. They're easy to clean with water and vinegar. The stain color is consistent throughout the product. These pics were before we moved in so there's some building/construction dust still on them.

As we remodel we will remove Merillat cabinets that are original to the house, 26 years old. We are not the original owners. The cabinets are particleboard and the drawers are stapled. The lazy suzan corner cabinets have two door panels attached together. They changed shape and have not fit into the opening properly for over 10 years. The undersink cabinet was ruined about 5 years ago due to a plumbing problem (the bottom sagged and separated from the side, paper cover pilled off). Then the undercooktop cabinet bottom caved because I put too much weight on it (gallons of water). Now one of the wall cabinets bottom is separating from the side. I think the glue is drying up and no longer holding it together. Everything else seems perfect. So perfect that it took me several years to talk my husband into changing these cabinets. We will reuse them in the basement. I assume that much have changed in cabinet materials in 26 years (particleboard, glue quality, etc.) If I wanted framed cabinets I would look at Merillat. But we decided to get frameless, which Merillat does not make. The important question about upgrading is how long do they expect to be in this condo? How long do they want these cabinets to last? How much customizing do they want to do? Does the builder's model give them the cabinet / drawer configurations that they want? Can they just upgrade some of the cabinets, instead of all, and they would all match? Also, consider what appliances are being built in. Appliances don't seem to last as long as good quality kitchens. In our case the slow death of the built in appliances (cooktop and oven-microwave combo) is what really got us into remodeling, not the cabinets. I would suggest they get a range and a microwave on a shelf instead of built in appliances. And no downdraft venting! If a built in dies you have to deal with making a new cutout or getting a replacement cabinet, trying to match it to other cabinets that are still in good shape, or wait 6 years until both of you are ready to rip out cabinets that are still in mostly good shape. Sorry, that's a lot more info than you asked for...

Standard cabinet faceframes give you 6 1/2" of depth from the top to the faceframe cross rail that divides the top drawer from the door below. A Whitehaven sink is 9 5/8" tall at the front, so this is not a workable option. Casey