Turning one home into eight

CHELAN - In the early hours of Wednesday morning, (April 26) local businessman and builder Coy Habich was busy supervising the moving of his recently acquired historic two-story home through 12 blocks of downtown Chelan. The home’s destination is 729 E. Wapato Ave. where Habich will convert the home into two housing units, one being a low-cost rental.
“This is an exciting day,” exclaimed Habich. “We want to get this done before the streets get busy with the morning commute.”
The old house and its property, located at 141 E. Nixon Ave., had been purchased by Charlie and Debbie Guildner for the purpose of enabling Chelan Valley Housing Trust to build six townhomes. Named Emerson Harbour, this new development will include a mix of 2- and 3-bedroom attached townhouses, all of which are priced affordably for homeownership to local wage-earners.
Originally, the existing house was to be donated to the fire department for a controlled burn. It was then that Habich stepped in to save the old Anderson house. Thus, the moving of one old historic home and the new CVHT development will yield a total of 8 affordable housing units added to Chelan's housing inventory.
Chelan Valley Housing Trust feels fortunate to team up with folks such as Habich and Nickel Bros. House Moving to preserve a home while at the same time helping to meet the community’s affordable housing needs. The organization is committed to continuing to work with developers and other community partners to create additional affordable housing options in the years to come.
To learn how apply for a home, donate, or become involved visit: chelanvalleyhousing.org.
Or contact: CVHT Executive Director Scott Meyers at 509-508-1183. or scott@chelanvalleyhousing.org.