Built America Magazine | West
The Roots of StoryBuilt Chastity White never planned to be in construction. “I swore I’d never be on this side of the industry,” she laughs. But in 2016, after the birth of her granddaughter, life had other plans. Wanting to be closer to her family, Chastity moved from San Antonio back to Houston. “I fell in love with real estate,” she says. “I started in sales and learned fast—but I also learned what I didn’t want.” When the company she worked for no longer aligned with her values, she decided to take the leap. “I didn’t want to be part of something that didn’t stand for integrity. So, I built something that did.” StoryBuilt Homes was born out of that decision, and with it - a belief that people deserve more than square footage and a handshake. “We don’t just sell houses,” she says. “We build spaces where people feel seen.”
It wasn’t flipping or fast money. It was slow, steady, intentional building.
“It took forever to land on the name,” Chastity admits. “But we knew we wanted it to mean something. We wanted every home to be a story worth telling.” Enter Matthew A civil engineer by trade, Matthew Reibenstein started Royal Design Build in 2009, driven by a simple realization: “I didn’t want to just design for people. I wanted to build with them.”
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