Detroit’s got grit, history, and heart — and HGTV’s bringing all three to the forefront with their newest renovation series, Condemned. Set to premiere Summer 2025, the show pairs up property investor Kristyn Patterson and her builder dad Pancho Patterson as they take on Motor City’s most run-down, left-for-dead homes — the kind most folks would call a lost cause.
But this father-daughter duo? They’re betting everything that these houses still have some fight left in them.
Each of the eight hour-long episodes will follow the Pattersons as they buy and attempt to revive homes teetering on the edge of demolition. We’re talking about properties that look like they’ve been through it — squatter situations, ceilings caving in, and deadlines that’ll make your palms sweat. And let’s not forget the Detroit winters that show no mercy.
But if anyone’s got the guts and the game plan to pull it off, it’s this team. You might remember them from HGTV’s I Bought a Dump…Now What? — a 2022 series where they transformed a dilapidated home in just 90 days. Condemned takes things up a few notches (okay, a lot), putting them on a mission to not only renovate homes, but help rebuild a city’s legacy, one property at a time.
“Kristyn and Pancho have a tangible passion for Detroit and the necessary skills, grit and humor to renovate crumbling homes no one else will touch,” said Loren Ruch, HGTV’s head of content. “Our cameras will follow the highs and lows as they grow their family business and prove that no home is too far gone.”
This isn’t HGTV’s first trip to Detroit — Bargain Block fans already know the city holds a special place in the network’s heart — but Condemned is turning the spotlight on homes that aren’t just fixer-uppers… they’re nearly forgotten. And that’s what makes it different.
At its core, Condemned isn’t just a renovation show — it’s about restoration. Of homes, yes, but also of neighborhoods, hope, and history. It’s raw. It’s risky. And it’s exactly the kind of series that reminds us why we love these home transformations in the first place.
So mark your calendars. Summer 2025. HGTV. Condemned is pulling up with a sledgehammer, a dream, and a whole lotta heart.