b'C o m m u n i t yCorpus Christi Investor Purchases and Restores Former H.E.B. Headquarters on Uptown BluffThe one-of-a-kind, limestone green and mauve of- themenotunlikewhatyouexperienceinOcean fice building located on North Upper Broadway wasDrive boutique hotels on South Miami Beach.built in 1953 as the headquarters of Southern Min- Delivering on the vision of the Frazier family, Levy erals Corporation, at a cost of $1.2 million. The build- Dykema executed The Chamberlain project flawless-ings most famous owner was HEB Grocery Compa- ly, just as they have over and over again, building a ny, which moved its corporate headquarters thereportfolio of work that has earned their position in in 1971, and stayed until 1985 when the companythe top echelon of Texas-based architectural firms.relocated to San Antonio. Over the ensuing 35 years,The stylish entrance to The Chamberlain is marked four different owners had purchased the propertyby welcome messages at the front and rear doors, with plans to give it new life, but none materialized. in retro tile that appear wholly original to the 1953 That was until 2019, when Lynn Frazier, a legend instructure. On the ground level is the new, Corpus the oilfield tooling industry, purchased the proper- Christi office of Levy Dykema Architects, its other ty from the Ed Rachal Foundation with a $10 mil- located in Austin, with the headquarters of Frazier lion plan to fully renovate the four-story structure.Companies on the third floor. The second level is Completed last year, The Chamberlain, named as ancurrently available for build out, as is the basement.homage to Scottish ancestry, opened for business. The central feature of The Chamberlain is the rooftop LevyDykemaArchitectswasassignedthechal- terrace space known as The Beacon, where iconic lenge of transforming the unique structure into us- views of downtown and Corpus Christi Bay create aTop: A beacon on the northwest corner of The Chamberlains able space that is designed to not only complimentvenue like no other in the city, and that is available forrooftop serves as a tribute to its location as the citys original the architectural era in which it was created, but torental! Investor Lynn Frazier, best known for his effortslighthouse. Middle 2: The rooftop terrace serves as a reception build upon it. Color tones of limestone and gold,to redevelop North Beach, is worthy of gratitude forspace like no other in Corpus Christi. Bottom: Reception area in along with authentic tile work, convey an Art Decobringing life back to this uptown Corpus Christi icon. the third-floor headquarters of the Frazier Companies.50THE COASTAL BEND GUIDE TheCoastalBend.com'