What the building at 204 Pleasanton Road in San Antonio, Texas was. (Revisited)

This news article will explore and also explain what the building at 204 Pleasanton Road in San Antonio, Texas was. This news article will also explain why the building is abandoned.

The building at 204 Pleasanton Road in San Antonio, Texas is none other than the longtime Rasso Cleaners which once operated as a dry cleaning business and dry cleaning facility. Gilberto D. Reta owned and operated Rasso Cleaners from 1921 to 2007. Rasso Cleaners also operated under the business name of Reta Cleaners.

chamberofcommerce.com reports that, “ Rasso Cleaners is located at 202 Pleasanton Rd in San Antonio, Texas 78214. Rasso Cleaners can be contacted via phone at (210) 532-2512 for pricing, hours and directions.” (Ref: https://www.chamberofcommerce.com/united-states/texas/san-antonio/cleaners-dry-cleaning/6070987-rasso-cleaners)


Here is what happened to Rasso Cleaners.

After a yearly health and safety inspection was performed by Texas Commission on Environmental Quality officers Benjamin O. Thompson and Jennifer Cook, they discovered Rasso Cleaners had not been following health regulations. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality began assessing administrative penalties against Gilberto D. Reta dba Rasso Cleaners in 2006 for a dry cleaner registration violation pursuant to Tex. Health & Safety Code ch. 374, Tex. Water Code ch. 7, and the rules of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. (Ref: https://www.tceq.texas.gov/assets/public/comm_exec/agendas/comm/marked/2007/070919.mrk.pdf)

The case of Gilberto D. Reta dba Rasso Cleaners vs. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality lasted a year before a final outcome was/would be decided. Many citations were given and issued during that time frame.

Gilberto D. Reta failed to file an answer to the EDPRP and TCEQ. He also failed to request a hearing regarding his case and failed to schedule a settlement conference. He was also found guilty for violations of the Texas Water Code. (Ref: http://www.tceq.texas.gov/assets/public/comm_exec/agendas/comm/backup/Agendas/2007/9-19-2007/1164dcl.pdf)

Rasso Cleaners was shut down by Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in 2007 for failing to renew the Facility’s registration by completing and submitting the required form to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for the facility. Gilberto D. Reta was given a penalty of $1,185 by Texas Commission on Environmental Quality after Rasso Cleaners was shut down. (Ref: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth97398/m2/1/high_res_d/0525is.pdf)

Here is how and why Rasso Cleaners became abandoned.

Gilberto D. Reta abandoned the building Rasso Cleaners was located in and operated out of because he could no longer operate Rasso Cleaners due to those violations. 2018 was the year Gilberto D. Reta abandoned the building Rasso Cleaners once operated out and was once located in. That is why the building for Rasso Cleaners is abandoned. (Ref: Bexar County Deeds, Assumed Names Document #20180552913)

Rasso Cleaners was located at both 202 Pleasanton Road, San Antonio, Texas, US 78214 and 204 Pleasanton Road, San Antonio, Texas, US 78214. Although the main address for Rasso Cleaners was 204 Pleasanton Road, San Antonio, Texas, US 78214.