New Season Of HGTV Show Features Waterfront Homes In FL Beach Town

TREASURE ISLAND, FL — An HGTV home renovation competition show will feature a Pinellas County beach town in its upcoming season.

Four returning teams, for the first time in the series’ history, will get a shot at redemption on “Rock the Bock,” hosted by carpenter, craftsman and design expert Ty Penning, as they compete to add the most value to waterfront homes in Treasure Island, according to a news release.

The winning team will earn bragging rights and a street named in their honor.

The new season kicks off March 4 at 9 p.m. on HGTV.

• renovation aces Bryan and Sarah Baeumler from “Battle on the Beach”
• home renovation visionaries and partners Keith Bynum and Evan Thomas from “Bargain Block”
• twin sisters and real estate and design experts Lyndsay Lamb and Leslie Davis from “Unsellable Houses” and
• billion-dollar real estate broker and house-flipping expert Page Turner and contractor Mitch Glew from “Fix My Flip.”

Each team will have just six weeks and a budget of $250,000 to renovate attached waterfront homes, each featuring a pool, boat dock and views of Boca Ciega Bay, and transform them into luxury homes that reflect their signature vision and design style.

The homes are being built by Blake Building in Treasure Island. “Rock the Block is consistently among HGTV’s highest-rated series, so we know fans are eager to watch this rematch and root for their favorite HGTV stars,” Loren Ruch, head of content for the channel, said. “For the first time in the series’ history, the teams will work with waterfront homes, pools and boat docks, which will test the competitors’ skills like never before.”

During the premiere, teams will be tasked with planning and constructing their home’s kitchen and dining areas. Former “Rock the Block” champs, real estate broker and designer Egypt Sherrod and her husband, expert builder Mike Jackson (“Married to Real Estate”), will then tour the spaces to determine which competitors most successfully created the ideal kitchen and dining space that delivers maximum functionality and style.

Throughout the season, more HGTV stars will stop by to assess the spaces in each home, including husband-wife duo and former “Rock the Block” winners, Brian and Mika Kleinschmidt (“100 Day Dream Home”), who will evaluate each property’s living room and remaining first-floor areas. Later in the season, they’ll also size up the backyards, which include the pools and covered decks.

Designer Kristina Crestin (“Farmhouse Fixer”) will judge the main bedroom suite, while designers Veronica Valencia (“Revealed”) and reigning “Rock the Block” champion Michel Smith Boyd (“Luxe for Less”) will evaluate the homes’ exteriors, balconies and boat docks.

“The four returning teams know the ins and outs of this competition well and they will strategize every decision to gain an edge on their opponents,” Ruch said. “In the end, these teams are stepping up for the ultimate rematch and are determined not to go home empty handed.”