ASD prepares property damaged by fire for construction, now awaiting building permits DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writertaffet@dallasvoice.com AIDS Services Dallas is ready to begin construction on its new property at 511 Lancaster Ave.
in Oak Cliff, where a then-existing building was destroyed by fire last summer, as soon as the city approves the permit. CEO Traswell Livingston said he’s been told delays in issuing permits are running as much as 10 weeks behind as a result of Winter Storm Uri in February. “We are getting close to starting construction,” Livingston said.
Director of Development Chris Thurman said he’s raising an additional $500,000 for the project as a result of the fire that destroyed one of the two original buildings and