Chelsea Terrace to get overhaul

July 15, 2008
Portage Daily Graphic
Written by: Rob Swystun

Staff photo by Rob Swystun -- Valorie Ledoux takes a load of her things out of Chelsea Terrace on the corner of 18th Street N.W. and Gigot Avenue in Portage la Prairie, Monday.

Monday was moving day for some people at the Chelsea Terrace townhouses, as new owners have decided to revamp the buildings.

The nine buildings in the vicinity of 18th Street N.W., which contain 67 two-, three- and four-bedroom units, are set to go through a $2-million overhaul, said Marlene Glesbrecht, project co-ordinator for Harpenn Construction, which will be doing the renovations for Harpenn Property Management, which has owned the buildings since January.

"They're all going to be renovated," she said, "new kitchen, new flooring, paint, and the outside as well."
While those renovations are being done, Glesbrecht said tenants have been notified they must vacate the buildings during the renovations, slated to take about two months per building.

The tenants can then reapply to get back into Chelsea Terrace, she noted.

"People will have to apply because there will be a rent increase," Glesbrecht said.

Those that do choose to apply are being moved to empty suites within the complex, she said.

The first of the buildings to be renovated, one along 18th Street N.W., will have work started this month. There has already been some preliminary work done on the building, which contains seven units, she said.
The company is trying to create a sense of community, she noted, at Chelsea Terrace.

"We're trying to give it a good community feeling and appearance," Glesbrecht explained, "where people want to live."

rswystun@cpheraldleader.com