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Tuesday, October 29, 2013 CORPUS CHRISTI (Kiii News) – Demolition of the old Lichtenstein building in downtown Corpus Christi continued at full steam Tuesday, clearing the way for a new retail and apartment complex. Crews began tearing down the former department store on Monday. It will be replaced by a state of the art retail and apartment complex to be built by Realtex Construction. Camacho Demolition Project Manager Vernon Carr said that implosion was considered, but ultimately, that option proved to be too expensive....

Saturday, October 26, 2013 This is what it looks like inside the old Lichtenstein building. It’s been unoccupied for more than a quarter of a century, and during that time, the building has withstood some major abuse. Project Manager Robert Howe told 3 News, “What’s happened is the roof has been open so we’ve had water penetration into the building, of course what happens then is water gets inside the concrete and it degrades the steal reinforcement in the concrete, so while appearances are...

Friday, October 25, 2013 CORPUS CHRISTI (Kiii News) – It was a downtown landmark that was once considered the highlight of downtown, the Lichtenstein building. Next week the building is scheduled to be demolished. In its place, a company out of Austin will build an apartment complex that will include a parking garage as well as retail shops, restaurants and boutiques. Our reporter Mike Da Silva got a tour of what it looks like inside. Original Article...

Tuesday, August 14, 2012 CORPUS CHRISTI (Kiii News) – Some big plans for the old Lichtenstein Building, which at one time was one of the highlights of downtown, may be put on hold. The now shuttered former department store was bought by an Austin developer  who wants to turn it into a $28-million retail and residential complex, but the deal is currently in limbo because of the Bond 2008 project along Chaparral Street, where bids came in millions of dollars over budget. “I think...

Spring 2010 Realtex Development Corporation, a successful Austin-based affordable housing developer launched its professional management division in the summer of 2008. Since then, Realtex Housing Management, LLC (“RHM”) has established itself as one of the leaders in the affordable housing arena in Texas, Mississippi, and Louisiana by providing comprehensive asset and property management oversight services with expansion to other US States targeted for 2011. RHM’s management approach is simple; “We’ ve gone back to the basics, if you will; ‘Property Management 101’ instilling a...

By: Dru Childre Spring 2009 Realtex Development Corporation (“RDC”) is proud to announce the final completion of Washington Village Apartments located in Wichita Falls, Texas. Washington Village, a 96-unit residential multi-family apartment community consisting of spacious 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartment homes nestled in a tree-lined serene neighborhood, is a direct result of a committed team effort led by Rick Deyoe, Realtex’s President. The team included his senior development and construction teams, an assortment of financing institutions, and community-based organizations. Together they were...

By: Lee Anderson Wednesday, January 14, 2009 A new apartment complex — Washington Village Apartments — threw open its doors to Wichita Falls a few days ago, and the leasing process is in full swing, a spokesman said. Roland Broussard, vice president of property management for Realtex Development Corp., headquartered in Austin, said the first building of the $8.5 million gated facility on Redwood Avenue opened Saturday and that three others will be ready sometime this week. He said tenants will begin moving in...

By: Lara K. Richards Friday, March 21, 2008 A piece of Wichita Falls history came crashing down this week. Crews started demolition Tuesday on the old Booker T. Washington Alumni Association building on Flood Street. By Thursday afternoon, only one end of the building remained standing, a jumble of bricks scattered around.  The brick building, which had been the Booker T. cafeteria, was the last remaining remnant of the East Side high school. Alford Hamilton, a member of the alumni association, said seeing the...

By: Lara K. Richards Wednesday, March 12, 2008 “It was a great neighborhood,” says D’Iberville Mayor Rusty Quave. “We came out here on several numerous occasions for barbecues, and meetings with the people. They even took an active role in politics. Quave and others watched Wednesday as the long ago abandoned last vestiges of what once was a model community for low income housing in D’Iberville finally begin coming down. But they came here not to bury Juan De Cuevas, but to break ground...