Thanks to generous support from the Citizens of Georgia Power, our next home will be constructed at 1922 Battle Row, directly adjacent to the TBTB offices and warehouse. Each year, the Citizens of Georgia Power hold a golf and shooting clays tournament at Sage Valley to benefit local non-profit organizations. Turn Back the Block was fortunate to be a beneficiary of this amazing event in 2019. The new construction home will be a three bedroom, two bath home, which will
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2020 is off to a great start at Turn Back the Block. The organization has demolished three properties which were in desperate need of demo. Two properties on Telfair are now clear, vacant lots, and another on Saint Luke. These properties could not be saved, and served as nuisance properties to the neighborhood. Fortunately, grant funds allowed us the opportunity to start fresh on these Harrisburg streets.
The new construction home at 2014 Battle Row is taking shape with the FROGS hard at work. The kitchen cabinets and countertops have been installed, flooring laid, and more work to come. This three bedroom, two bath home should be ready for its homeowner mid-2020.
2019 is off with a WHAM! The FROGS started demolition this week on our next house on Battle Row. Be sure to check back for progress updates, and send interested homeowners our way and tell them to fill out our preliminary application here. This will be the biggest year yet, we can feel it!
We are officially in the planning stages of our next block on houses, this time extending our footprint to Telfair Street. We have approved homeowners ready and waiting for their next place to call home. We anticipate these will both be three bedroom homes. Check back for progress and updates on upcoming volunteer block parties. We’ll start construction on these homes in early 2019.