Chelsea Building Group (CBG)

things ordered and lined up because we needed to get all these homes out of the ground at a faster clip than we had originally anticipated. That was 20 units, 10 buildings, and we only had two and a half out of the ground pre-COVID. We are just thankful for the relationships that we’ve cultivated. I think that speaks to the family aspect of our business – even when we are not working within our family, we still try to keep that relationship in a similar manner, where we are treating people like family and working with them super closely.” Taking time to get to know the client is a big part of the design process for Larissa Fontana, Supply is another issue builders are facing, due to increased demand and delays due to COVID-19. Ordering certain products like lighting, plumbing, and appliances at the very beginning of a build is one way that CBG attempts to meet this challenge. Chelsea Building Group Designer, Larissa Fontana recounts, “During COVID we saw a very brief pause where everyone was shut down, and nothing was happening. Once we opened back up, we got a flood of activity, specifically in our duplex townhome community, Cityside West. We ended up selling out that neighborhood very quickly. We really started scrambling to get