This Winnipeg-based firm was founded in 1962 by Martin Bergen (President) and Jacob “Jake” Letkemann (Vice President). It was responsible for the construction of numerous multi-storey apartment blocks around the city through the 1960s and 1970s before Letkemann departed in 1974. Bergen continued in business until 1988 although Edison Properties, a related property management company that he established with his wife, remains in operation.
Some of its construction work in Manitoba included:
Building
Location
Year
Status
Edison Court
271 Edison Avenue, Winnipeg
1962
4 properties
?
1962-1963
General Grant Apartments
1281 Grant Avenue, Winnipeg
1964
La Tour Eiffel 1
291 Goulet Street, Winnipeg
1964
Goulet Shopping Centre
Goulet at Tache, Winnipeg
1964-1965
La Tour Eiffel 2
261 Goulet Street, Winnipeg
1965
Kelly House
15 Carlton Street, Winnipeg
1965-1966
Sunrise Towers
225 Arby Bay, Winnipeg
1966
Norway House
1301 Rothesay Street, Winnipeg
1967
L-B Towers
415 Edison Avenue, Winnipeg
1968
Kenbur Gardens
329 St. Anne's Road, Winnipeg
1969
Sarina Towers
1335 Henderson Highway, Winnipeg
1969
Chateau Guay
231 Goulet Street, Winnipeg
1969-1970
Olympic Tower
480 Charles Street, Winnipeg
1969-1970
Granite House
1100 Henderson Highway, Winnipeg
1970
Seine River Gardens 1
41 Clayton Drive, Winnipeg
1970
Seine River Gardens 2
21 Clayton Drive, Winnipeg
1970
Dover Place
800 Corydon Avenue, Winnipeg
1970-1971
Fort Agassiz
1080 Henderson Highway, Winnipeg
1971
Riverside Plaza
1660 Henderson Highway, Winnipeg
1971
Adamar Manor
110 Adamar Road, Winnipeg
1972
Gable Arms
1590 Henderson Highway, Winnipeg
1972
The Cottonwood
170 Watt Street, Winnipeg
1973
Parkside Plaza
1630 Henderson Highway, Winnipeg
1973
Delta Manor
1796 Pembina Highway, Winnipeg
?
The Linden
365 Thames Avenue, Winnipeg
?
The Jasper
190 Watt Street, Winnipeg
?
Oakland Gardens 1
220 Oakland Avenue, Winnipeg
1978
Oakland Gardens 2
210 Oakland Avenue, Winnipeg
1974-1979
Appleton Estates 1
135 Niakwa Road, Winnipeg
1980-1984
Appleton Estates 2
? Niakwa Road, Winnipeg
1980-1985
The Castle on the Seine
160 Niakwa Road, Winnipeg
1985
Fort Garry Place 1
?, Winnipeg
1985-1987
Fort Garry Place 2
85 Garry Street, Winnipeg
1985-1987
Fort Garry Place 3
20 Fort Street, Winnipeg
1985-1987
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Martin Bergen (1927-2017)
“Board of adjustment [1281 Grant Avenue; Duncan Rattray Peters Searle],” Winnipeg Tribune, 18 May 1964, page 18.
“Huge centre starts [Goulet Shopping Centre; Duncan Rattray Peters Searle],” Winnipeg Free Press, 7 November 1964, page 8.
“Formal opening [La Tour Eiffel A; Duncan Rattray Peters Searle],” Winnipeg Free Press, 7 November 1964, page 9.
“Manitoba's largest electrically heated apartment block specified [La Tour Eiffel B],” Winnipeg Free Press, 9 April 1965, page 11.
“Sun Rise Towers,” Winnipeg Free Press, 19 November 1966, page 47.
“L-B Towers,” Winnipeg Free Press, 4 December 1968, page 67.
“828-suite complex gets basic okay [Kenbur Gardens],” Winnipeg Free Press, 1 April 1969, page 3.
“2 apt. projects okayed [Kenbur Gardens],” Winnipeg Free Press, 17 April 1969, page 54.
“Gracious living at its finest [Chateau Guay],” Winnipeg Free Press, 9 February 1970, page 23.
“Sarina Towers,” Winnipeg Free Press, 12 February 1970, page 50.
“Premier Ed Schreyer of Manitoba places the cornerstone ... [1100 Henderson Highway],” Winnipeg Free Press, 16 April 1970, page 27.
“Olympic Towers,” Winnipeg Free Press, 18 April 1970, page 9.
“Gracious living at its finest [Seine River Gardens],” Winnipeg Free Press, 9 May 1970, page 11.
“Granite House, 1100 Henderson Hwy.,” Winnipeg Free Press, 13 July 1970, page 81.
“Dover Place, 800 Corydon Ave.,” Winnipeg Free Press, 6 March 1971, page 18.
“Riverside Plaza,” Winnipeg Free Press, 7 August 1971, page 9.
“Heat trend is electric [Riverside Plaza],” Winnipeg Free Press, 24 September 1971, page 10.
“A new concept in living [Fort Agassiz, Gable Arms, Granite House]” by Dorothy Garbutt, Winnipeg Free Press, 16 December 1972, page 72.
“One good thing ... leads to another [Riverside Plaza, Adamar Manor, Parkside Plaza],” Winnipeg Free Press, 6 July 1973, page 2.
“Commercial stores for rent [185 Stadacona Street | Cottonwood],” Winnipeg Free Press, 21 November 1973, page 100.
“The man behind The Castle [The Castle on the Seine],” Winnipeg Free Press, 27 September 1985, page 69.
“Developer, philanthropist came to Canada with nothing,” Winnipeg Free Press, 13 March 2017.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 14 June 2026
