DALLAS—Construction is complete on Dallas 24 Hour Club's new facility located at 4636 Ross Ave., made possible by commercial real estate industry leaders and generous donors. Dallas 24 Hour Club has been serving the community since its founding in 1969 by providing safe, sober transitional living for homeless men and women.

“Dallas 24 Hour Club was housing 67 residents who were struggling to build a brand new life, however, we were struggling to keep our doors open to a facility that was over 100 years old with decades of deferred maintenance,” said Marsha Williamson, CEO, Dallas 24 Hour Club. “Thanks to the extremely generous donations and hard work from the local real estate and construction industry, we can now give our residents a safe and comforting place to call home while they work toward sobriety.”

After learning about the club's capital campaign to replace the building that was functionally obsolete, local commercial real estate and construction companies joined forces to help make the project possible. One of the companies was KDC.

KDC led development of the facility and organized a consortium of general contractors comprised of Austin Commercial, Balfour Beatty and The Beck Group, to oversee construction. Through its social impact initiative Citizen HKS, HKS provided all architectural design and structural engineering services on a pro-bono basis. Other companies that provided pro bono services include Acme Brick, Baker Triangle, Brandt Engineering, Brightview, Capform Inc., Carrco Painting, Cemco, Dee Brown Inc., DMG Masonry, Dots Masonry, Elite Fire Protection, Energy by 5, Goodall Distributing, Harmon, Jackson Walker, Kimley-Horn & Associates, KPost, Laticrete, L & W Supply, Miscellaneous Steel Industries, Otis Elevators, Pacheco Koch, Potter Concrete, SDI, TDIndustries, Terracon, Vilhauer Enterprises, Walker Engineering, Wright Construction, Wylie Drilling and nearly 100 others.

“This was a very special project to KDC and the other participating members in the local real estate industry,” said Steve Van Amburgh, CEO, KDC. “We are proud to welcome 24 Hour Club to their new home and appreciate how all of the companies stepped up to cover almost all of the project costs, which was more than $3.5 million. What a sign of generosity and selflessness.”

The organization's previous 6,900-square-foot facility has been replaced by a facility that is double the size: a two-story 14,000-square-foot building at the original location on Ross Avenue, increasing the nonprofit's annual accommodation from 300 to 400 people. The new building includes a commercial kitchen and dining area, a large Alcoholics Anonymous meeting room that will host more than 30 meetings a week, a community room, meditation rooms, indoor and outdoor activity space, and parking, all of which helps promote sobriety and a sense of community.

“I have known Marsha Williamson for many years, and after hearing about The 24's capital campaign and seeing how badly the facility needed improvements, I decided that this was in important project for KDC to stand behind,” Van Amburgh tells GlobeSt.com. “The Dallas community has been good to us, and we want to be servant leaders and give back. We were so fortunate to have some of the best local real estate and construction companies donate materials and time, and together, we made this important project happen that truly benefits the community.”

Dallas 24 Hour Club Inc. is a registered non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. The club has been self-sustaining and continuously operational since its founding, and has never accepted government funding. And, Dallas 24 Hour Club is unique in that no one is turned away for lack of funds. The club has a 17% success rate, compared to the 10 to 12% national success rate for those trying to sustain sobriety and become economically self-sufficient.

GlobeSt.com learns that KDC participates in several philanthropic activities throughout the year, including Carry the Load, North Texas Food Bank, Builders of Hope, American Heart Association Heart Walk, Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure and Rise School of Dallas.

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