Tyler Perry‘s plan of creating a cleaner and safer community in an all-Black neighborhood in Atlanta became a topic of discussion after the mogul expressed interest in purchasing the Forces Command building.
According to SaportaReport, before the compound — which is next to Tyler Perry Studios — was approved to be sold by McPherson Implementing Local Redevelopment Authority (MILRA) in August 2019 for $17 million, it was a military training building. Immediately following the approval, Easterly Government Properties bought the complex with the intention of renting the space to the Food and Drug Administration for future laboratories.
At the time, it was reported that the compound would be ready for use by 2021, but because of the global pandemic and the FDA’s decision to cut back on its expansion, that has yet to happen. Read more
