·         1955 – Edward W. Teyssier and son, Leonard, found the general contracting firm of Teyssier & Teyssier as a partnership.  Among their major projects: the Ocean Beach Fishing Pier, and the College Avenue Baptist Church.

 

·         May 1966 – Construction begins on Le Rondelet on a 1 1/2-acre site at the entrance to Shelter Island.

 

·         April 20, 1967 – Construction completed on the six-story, semi-circular building, with Cabana, swimming pool and landscaped grounds, including a large Australian Moreton Bay Fig Tree.  Le Rondelet opens as an apartment/hotel.

 

·         July 20, 1972 – Le Rondelet, owned by Leonard Teyssier’s company, Atomic Investments, Inc., is converted from an apartment/hotel to condominiums.

 

·         August 1972 – Le Rondelet is purchased by Lincoln Properties of Texas, which begins selling its 81 condominium units to individual homeowners.

 

·         1972 to 2017 – Le Rondelet has undergone continual modernization and upgrades of its infrastructure.  Virtually every one of its 81 units has been remodeled.  The Lobby, Library/Billiard Room, and Cabaña also have been renovated recently.

 

·         April 8, 2017 – 50th Anniversary Celebration of the completion of Le Rondelet, now one of San Diego’s iconic buildings.

 

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