"Why settle for the world we were given, when we can build the world we want to live in?"
- Arkee Hodges
The purpose of BAF's Little Kemet Retreat & Residential community is to build a model self-sustaining Black community that reflects our Guiding Principals and Pan-African culture.
Our goal is to create our own private paradise where our members can live and our community can gather to celebrate our culture and accomplishments on land that we own.
Located in Toomsboro, GA, 2 hours away from Atlanta and 30 minutes from Macon, GA, our Little Kemet Community consists of 118 acres of pristine virgin land.
LITTLE KEMET FEATURES:
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Unique A-frame, pyramid-style homes and architecture
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A Clubhouse with bar/lounge area, indoor pool/sauna/spa, commercial kitchen and restaurant, art gallery/multipurpose space, and fitness facility.
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A grand lawn for outdoor events and entertainment.
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A curated 2+mile nature trail that borders the entire community.
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A produce farm and greenhouse, as well as chicken raising and beekeeping operations for farm-to-table dining.
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An animal farm and petting zoo with alpacas, peacocks, goat, sheep and more.
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A country store/gift shop with shelf space for Black businesses.
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A water bottling facility for our mineral wells.
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An outside temple for spiritual reflection.
BUY A HOME IN LITTLE KEMET!
Toomsboro, GA Demographics
Population: 373 (2022)
Race: White, 50%, Black or African American: 42.01% Hispanic: 7%, Other race: 0.99%
Median Age: 43.8
Women: 54%
Median Household Income: $60,000
Mayor: Joyce Denson (African American)
Distance To: Macon, GA, 30 mins; Milledgeville, GA, 35 mins; Atlanta, GA, 2hrs
We are proud to offer BAF members the exclusive opportunity to build a custom a-frame home on 1-acre lots in our Little Kemet Community. There will be between 45 and 50 private 1-acre lots available to BAF members on a first come, first serve basis.
Construction begins Aug. 2024!
1-acre lots start at $30,000
Homes start at $275,000, 1,750 sqft - 5,000+ sqft
Our Little Kemet Retreat Community is being master planned by renowned African-American-female owned McAfee3 Architects, which designed all 33 facilities for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta among other notable projects.
Our preferred Architect/Engineer for a-frame house designs is Anthony Seabron. Mr. Seabron, a BAF member, has over 30 years experience and is excited about designing custom a-frame houses for members!
ELIGIBILITY/REQUIREMENTS
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You must be a BAF member for at least 1 year.
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You must build an a-frame, pyramid style home.
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You must have a bank pre-approval for the purchase amount of lot/home to go into contract.
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BAF/Pyramid Real Estate Development LLC receives first right of purchase at appraised value if/when you decide to sell.
Interested In Buying A Home In Our Little Kemet Community?
WORK WITH US
Become a Subcontractor
Custom Built To Your Tastes & Needs
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Designs Beyond the Imagination...
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Futuristic and unique designs that stand like works of art.
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Functional blueprints that you can fully modify.
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Large 1-acre lots with amazing views of endless nature.
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Homes from 2,000 sqft to over 5,000+ sqft.
OUR VISION FOR LITTLE KEMET
Using Our Land To Build Our World.
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We own the land!
We own and control our own water source! (not connected to county water)
We grow our own food!
We design our own community
We operate our own community businesses!
We secure and protect our own community!
We have our own sewage and waste systems! (not connected to county sewage)
GET YOUR WALK OF FAME DONOR BRICK!
Become a part of our Little Kemet Walk of Fame with your BAF donor brick! Donor bricks will line the sides of the paved portion of our Nile Trail at our Little Kemet Retreat.
4x8 donor brick - $150
souvenir duplicate (mailed to you) - $75
8x8 donor brick - $300
souvenir duplicate (mailed to you) - $150
Get Your Little Kemet Walk of Fame Donor Brick Today!
LITTLE KEMET DONORS
THE TIME IS NOW !!!!!
Below is the list of 159 BAF members who donated to purchase of our first 6 acres - all cash, no mortgage. Notice no foundations, corporations or government funding. Just regular people like you and me. We all have the power to make an impact - we just have to believe!
DONORS $1,500+
Kenneth Battle, North Charleston, SC
Arkee Hodges, Atlanta, GA
Melanie Mills, Manalapan, NJ
DONORS $1,000+
Johnique Bennett, Jacksonville, FL
Reginald Brown, Lawton, OK
Frank Burns, Orlando, FL
Keisha Cooper, Springfield Gardens, NY
Robert Davis, Moreno Valley, CA
Deirdre Fields-Wilson, Rosedale, NY
Valdre Hall, Jacksonville, FL
Gloria Ingram, Holly Hill, FL
Yvette Johnson, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Alysen McCaughey, Central, SC
Marcia McLaughlin, Cary, NC
MaeDean Noble, Atlanta, GA
Jesus Powell, Brooklyn, NY
Dettrea Weston, Saginaw, MI
Neal Zeigler, Dallas, TX
DONORS OVER $500+
MsFAITH! Bennett, Tallahassee, FL
Rosemarie Benitez, Bronx, NY
Denice Carter, Paterson, NJ
April Cooper, Stockton, CA
Kamilah Cummings, Miami, FL
Kim Fields, Mooresville, NC
Thomas Forest, Jamaica, NY
Henry Frank, Brooklyn, NY
Karen Freeman, Kitty Hawk, NC
Carlos Graham, Fort Washington, MD
James Green, Alpharetta, GA
Morgan Hankston, Corona, CA
Roslyn Hayward, Conyers, GA
Khem Irby, Greensboro, NC
Stephen Jenkins, Brooklyn, NY
Consuella Johnson Caldwell, Austin, TX
Lorenzo Jones, Bloomfield, CT
Moiz Joseph, Jacksonville, FL
Tammi Lawson, Staten Island, NY
Zenobia Lewis, Stone Mountain, GA
Benjamin Maner, Peachtree City, GA
Barbara Mapp, Winterville, GA
Leslie Martin, Detroit, MI
Shana Miles, Decatur, GA
Kerri Oates, Midlothian, VA
Opal Moore, Manchester, CT
Joyce Muhammad, Florissant, MO
Jeffrey Palin, Staten Island, NY
Teteisha T. Pearson, Camillus, NY
Glenda Pollard, Mt. Vernon, NY
Raven Hodges, Monticello, GA
Shelley Roberts, West Orange, NJ
John C Rogers, Durham, NC
Dean Shear, Fredericksburg, VA
Robert Statum, Ocala, FL
Franco Thomas, Stonecrest, GA
Akilah Thomas, Anaheim, CA
Naomi Tucker, Baltimore, MD
Lou Tullous, Irving, TX
Pansy Walker, Jonesboro, GA
David Washington, Las Vegas, NV
Varees Weekes, Poughkeepsie, NY
Leenard Williams, Tyrone, GA
DONORS $250+
Rhonda Adams, Detroit, MI
Rachel Alexander-Henderson, McDonough, GA
Kim Archie, Rochester, NY
Yolanda Doyle, Fayetteville, GA
Deborah Franze, Vero Beach, FL
Debra Green, Conyers, GA
Chris Griffin, Decatur, GA
Shajada Hodges, Norfolk, VA
Shanaya Holmes, Roswell, GA
Jacqueline E Johnson, Marietta, GA
Valerie Loftin, Norfolk, VA
Deborah Marks, Lorton, VA
Naja Muhammad, Canton, MI
Nichole Orogun-Thomas, Fairburn, GA
Talicia Raggs, Sherman Oaks, CA
Anne Roberts, Charlotte, NC
Shaina Rush, Baltimore, MD
Paul Sheppard, Dallas, TX
Angela Wiggins, Harrisburg, PA
DONORS $100+
Anthony Agee, Charlottesville, VA
Tasheen Altayr, Ansonia, CT
Leona Andrews, Atlanta, GA
Roy Bailey, Rome, GA
Sherry Bettis, Lithia Springs, GA
Cameo Boone, Jamaica, NY
Tiffany Burrows, Savannah, GA
Bridget Butler, Atlanta, GA
Jessie Carson, Saint Matthews, SC
Pamela DeCambre-Reede, Clermont, FL
Earl Dorsey, Baltimore, MD
Dr. Derethia DuVal, Berkeley, CA
Deshawn Faulkner, Norfolk, VA
Gloria Foster, Bartow, FL
Marguerita Gayle-Major, Palm Bay, FL
Ayenda Rashid Hodges, Norfolk, VA
Ronnie Hodges, Atlanta, GA
Vanessa Jefferson, Alanta, GA
Ezell Jefferson, Elmont, NY
Pat Johnson, Pasadena, CA
Pandora Johnson, Baltimore, MD
Cornell Johnson, Knoxville, TN
Imani Lee, Tampa, FL
Latoya LeGrand, Jamaica, NY
Selena Lineberger, Charlotte, NC
Vanessa Maner, Peachtree City, GA
James McCormick, Wilson, NC
Carlton Miller, Soap Lake, WA
Vera Moffitt-Scott, Tampa, FL
Shakira Moran, New York, NY
Iqrama Muhammad, Ellicott City, MD
Tish Odds, Duluth, GA
Pamela Outsey, Norfolk, VA
Caroline Phillips, East Stroudsburg, PA
Tongi Pinnix, Burlington, NC
Tienna Postell, Louisville, KY
Richard Pugh, Pasadena, CA
Tremyle Rogers, Chesapeake, VA
Fallon Santos, Providence, RI
MJ and Kris Sonny, Stone Mountain, GA
Sanekia Stewart, Decatur, GA
Dwayne Stowe, McDonough, GA
Chanel Summers, Philadelphia, PA
Mussadiq Thomas, Atlanta, GA
Laura Turner-Essel, Atlanta, GA
Edward Vann,Tallahassee, FL
MyKia Welmaker, East Point, GA
DONORS < $100
Pam Armistead, Snellville, GA
Charity Dah, Lancaster, TX
Bernard Dickerson, Rochester, NY
Jazzmon Edmundson, Stockbridge, GA
Peta-Gaye Findlay, Brooklyn, NY
Keisha Ford, Middleburg, FL
Jerome Hodges, Atlanta, GA
Jenell Lane, Aldan, PA
Shariffa Martinez, Brooklyn, NY
Darwin Roberson, Macon, GA
Katanga Taylor, Smyrna, TN
Bianca & Jerome Thomas, Bronx, NY
Barbara Williamson, Bronx, NY
We want to sincerely thank all of our Little Kemet Founding Donors for your generosity, dedication and faith. Together we made history. Our World Is In Our Hands. Together We Rise!