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Texas Hi-rise To Be Demolished After 16-in of Settlement

September 23, 2009 rockman Comments Off on Texas Hi-rise To Be Demolished After 16-in of Settlement

A partially completed luxury condominium development on South Padre Island on the Texas Gulf Coast is slated for demolition after it has settled by 14 to 16-in, more than double the settlement of the attached […]

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