Chelsea’s historic core includes cozy farm-style homes from the city’s earliest days, large multistory Victorian homes, and an abundance of smaller homes, many built by German immigrants. Houses from the 1920s and 1930s line streets nearby; farther out, post-WWII developments have grown into established neighborhoods, and medium-price to high-end subdivisions have grown around the city’s periphery. Still farther out, country homes range from affordable modulars to lakefront mansions. New middle- and high-end single-family homes are currently for sale at the Westchester Farms, Heritage Farms, Heritage Pointe of Chelsea, and Greystone of Chelsea communities. In June 2024, the Wolf Farms proposed development received final approval from Chelsea City Council; once finished, it will bring 67 single-family homes, 73 townhomes, 32 ranch-attached units, and 80,000 square feet of medical office space to 46 acres along N. Freer and Old US-12. Meanwhile, construction continues on the 25 lots on Lincoln Pointe’s 10.5 acres, where nearly half the houses were complete in Sept. 2024.
