Channel Nine’s hit reality series The Block is currently underway on Phillip Island.
And as filming nears completion producers of the series have already set up billboards advertising the jaw-dropping renovations months ahead of the final auction.
One shows off House 2, a two-storey pad boasting an ultra modern design with a soaring pitched roof.
It also has a sculptured front garden with ‘tropical’ features including a set of huge palm trees.
A billboard advertising House 3, meanwhile, offers a very similar design to House 2, and also features a lavish garden, and timber finishings.
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Channel Nine’s hit reality series The Block is currently underway on Phillip Island. Pictured: Host Scott Cam (centre)
Other first look images have emerged of the massive building site, which originally hosted nine homes, a BBQ pavilion, and a children’s playground.
One photo shows the layout in which the new homes are part of a compound with access to a pool and a tennis court and bordered by a street on one side and a row of trees on the other. The Block’s site is also neighbour to parkland.
All the new renovations appear to be built as two-storey homes, on large blocks and featuring solar panels.
![The Block Season 20 reaches halfway mark with exclusive sneak peek at new block homes 3 As filming nears completion producers of the series have already setup billboards advertising the amazing renovations months ahead of the final auction. (Pictured)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/15/05/84882571-13419481-image-a-43_1715746076021.jpg)
As filming nears completion producers of the series have already setup billboards advertising the amazing renovations months ahead of the final auction. (Pictured)
![The Block Season 20 reaches halfway mark with exclusive sneak peek at new block homes 5 A billboard offwring fans a preview of House 2 - a two-storey pad boasting an ultra modern design with a soaring pitched roof.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/15/05/84881421-13419481-image-m-47_1715746151283.jpg)
A billboard offwring fans a preview of House 2 – a two-storey pad boasting an ultra modern design with a soaring pitched roof.
A Channel Nine-owned company purchased the site, the Island Cove Villas for a whopping $9.5million for this year’s season of The Block.
It comes after judge Neale Whitaker announced he was quitting the show last week, leaving the cast devastated.
Neale confirmed he will no longer be a regular on the Channel Nine juggernaut, which is currently filming its twentieth season on Phillip Island in Victoria.
![The Block Season 20 reaches halfway mark with exclusive sneak peek at new block homes 7 A billboard advertising House 3, meanwhile, offers a very similar design to House 2, and also features a lavish garden, and timber finishings.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/15/05/84881485-13419481-A_billboard_advertising_House_3_meanwhile_offers_a_very_similar_-a-38_1715747407354.jpg)
A billboard advertising House 3, meanwhile, offers a very similar design to House 2, and also features a lavish garden, and timber finishings.
He took on a limited role as a judge last year to support his partner, David, as he faced serious health challenges.
Meanwhile, the fan favourite is expected to make guest appearances on the upcoming season alongside judges Shaynna Blaze, Darren Palmer and newcomer Marty Fox.
The acclaimed interior designer’s exit comes after Keith Schleiger, aka Foreman Keith, confirmed he will also have a guest role on the new series.
![The Block Season 20 reaches halfway mark with exclusive sneak peek at new block homes 9 Other first look images have emerged of the massive building site, which originally hosted nine homes, a BBQ pavilion, and a children's playground. (Pictured)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/15/05/84881495-13419481-Other_first_look_images_have_emerged_of_the_massive_building_sit-a-37_1715747406801.jpg)
Other first look images have emerged of the massive building site, which originally hosted nine homes, a BBQ pavilion, and a children’s playground. (Pictured)
![The Block Season 20 reaches halfway mark with exclusive sneak peek at new block homes 11 A photo showiing the layout of The Block building site: the new homes are part of a compound with access to a pool and a tennis court and bordered by a street on one side and a row of trees on the other. The Block's site is also neighbour to parkland.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/15/05/84881477-13419481-image-a-50_1715746328498.jpg)
A photo showiing the layout of The Block building site: the new homes are part of a compound with access to a pool and a tennis court and bordered by a street on one side and a row of trees on the other. The Block’s site is also neighbour to parkland.
The acclaimed interior designer’s exit comes after Keith Schleiger, aka Foreman Keith, confirmed he will also have a guest role on the new series.
The reality star, 50, revealed he made the difficult decision after deciding the long commute times to Philip Island to film would keep him away from his two daughters.
‘I couldn’t see a way of seeing my children more than once a week or something like that,’ he told 9Entertainment earlier this month.
![The Block Season 20 reaches halfway mark with exclusive sneak peek at new block homes 13 All the new renovations appear to be built as two-storey homes, on large blocks and feature solar panels.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/15/05/84881499-13419481-image-a-51_1715746347331.jpg)
All the new renovations appear to be built as two-storey homes, on large blocks and feature solar panels.
‘I wouldn’t have been able to commute from Melbourne, I would have to live down there. It just didn’t feel it was the right thing to do at the time, I don’t really want to spend three months without them.’
Keith is married to the love of his life, Rebecca, and the couple share daughters, Ebony, 13, and Jasmine, 11.
However, Keith promised that fans would still see a bit of him on the upcoming season, as he will make a brief cameo appearance.
‘It does feel a bit weird not doing The Block so you’ll see me there for about four or five days,’ he added.
![The Block Season 20 reaches halfway mark with exclusive sneak peek at new block homes 15 Pictured: a rooftop of one of The Block season 20 homes](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/15/05/84884181-13419481-image-a-41_1715747683248.jpg)
Pictured: a rooftop of one of The Block season 20 homes
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One of the more spectacular lots even boasts a tennis court
![The Block Season 20 reaches halfway mark with exclusive sneak peek at new block homes 19 Pictured: Construction continuing in earnest on the season's homes](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/15/05/84884217-13419481-image-a-43_1715747860271.jpg)
Pictured: Construction continuing in earnest on the season’s homes