T.I. took to Instagram to show off the affordable housing development that he's building in his old neighborhood in Bankhead.
In 2018, it was revealed that T.I. paid approximately $2.7 million to buy six properties and plots of land in Center Hill, one of which is Kmart, where he said he and his grandmother used to shop. In an interview with Inc. Magazine the same year, T.I. explained why he wants to give back to his community.
"Green spaces and gardens are incredibly important. We want a movie theater, bowling, laser tag--stuff I didn't have. I'm trying to build a community where the people within it can be proud. If they're proud, they'll have more of a sense of wanting to maintain it. I'd love to see children walk and play and live in green spaces. I want to see senior citizens excited about the next generation. The only way to do that is to invest. Why wait for someone else to come into a community where I went to elementary school, where I rode my bike and played?"
