DALLAS — The city of Dallas has no record of ever conducting a property condition assessment -- an inspection -- on a former hotel turned homeless shelter that it has spent more than $4 million renovating and repairing since purchasing, records show.

The former Candlewood Suites off Preston Road near the President George Bush Turnpike has been home to the Family Gateway nonprofit since 2021 -- even as delayed storm repairs and an ongoing replacement of exterior facades have meant the organization and the families it serves have had fewer than six months without construction crews on site.

"I can’t wait for it to be fixed so we can just have our lives back and our families can be settled," said Family Gateway President and CEO Ellen Magnis.

Dallas purchased the building in December 2020

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