HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The quaint storefronts of Rice Village will soon stand shoulder with a new high-rise, and businesses say it's already causing problems.

The Chaucer, which is set to house 32 multi-million-dollar condos, is being built on a 17,500-square-foot plot of land on Rice Boulevard.

Last month, David Gibbs Associates, which owns the Village Square shopping center next door, filed a lawsuit against the developer, the Randall Davis Company.

The suit claims construction crews damaged a sign, destroyed part of the concrete parking lot, and erected a fence one foot beyond the property line.

Village Square tenants like British Isles owner Guy Streatfeild point out that the new fence encroaches on an already narrow driveway.

"It sounds like a small amount of property, but it'

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