diff --git a/frontend/src/screens/explore/components/ExploreCategoryCard.tsx b/frontend/src/screens/explore/components/ExploreCategoryCard.tsx
index c7f8906..a176ea6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/screens/explore/components/ExploreCategoryCard.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/screens/explore/components/ExploreCategoryCard.tsx
@@ -6,15 +6,18 @@ import Card from '../../../components/Card';
 const StyledText = styled(Text);
 const StyledImage = styled(Image);
 const StyledTouchableOpacity = styled(TouchableOpacity);
+const StyledView = styled(View);
 
 const CategoryCard = ({ category, image }) => {
   return (
-    <Card>
-      <StyledTouchableOpacity activeOpacity={0.8} accessibilityRole='button'>
-        <StyledImage source={image} />
-        <StyledText>{category}</StyledText>
-      </StyledTouchableOpacity>
-    </Card>
+    <View style={{ width: 170, height: 400 }}>
+      <Card>
+        <StyledTouchableOpacity activeOpacity={0.8} accessibilityRole='button' className=''>
+          <StyledImage source={image} />
+          <StyledText>{category}</StyledText>
+        </StyledTouchableOpacity>
+      </Card>
+    </View>
   );
 };
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/screens/explore/components/PropertyCard.tsx b/frontend/src/screens/explore/components/PropertyCard.tsx
index d66f1a9..8fc22f2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/screens/explore/components/PropertyCard.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/screens/explore/components/PropertyCard.tsx
@@ -1,24 +1,29 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import { Text, Image } from 'react-native';
+import { Text, Image, View } from 'react-native';
 import { styled } from 'nativewind';
 import ProgressBar from '../../../components/ProgressBar';
 import Card from '../../../components/Card';
-import Tag from '../../../components/Tag';
 
 const StyledText = styled(Text);
 const StyledImage = styled(Image);
+const StyledView = styled(View);
 
 const PropertyCard = ({ image, addressLine1, addressLine2, progressCurrent, progressTotal }) => {
   return (
-    <Card>
-      <StyledImage source={image} />
-      <Tag>
-        <StyledText>Funding</StyledText>
-      </Tag>
-      <StyledText className='font-sourceSans3'>{addressLine1}</StyledText>
-      <StyledText className='font-sourceSans3'>{addressLine2}</StyledText>
-      <ProgressBar current={progressCurrent} total={progressTotal}></ProgressBar>
-    </Card>
+    <StyledView style={{ height: 200, width: 230 }}>
+      <Card>
+        <StyledImage
+          source={image}
+          className='pt-[1vh] pr-[1vh] pb-[1vh]'
+          style={{ width: 206, height: 94, borderRadius: 16 }}
+        />
+        <StyledText className='text-2xl font-sourceSans3'>{addressLine1}</StyledText>
+        <StyledText className='text-1.5xl font-sourceSans3 pt-[1vh] pb-[1vh]'>
+          {addressLine2}
+        </StyledText>
+        <ProgressBar current={progressCurrent} total={progressTotal}></ProgressBar>
+      </Card>
+    </StyledView>
   );
 };
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/screens/explore/components/property-placeholder1.png b/frontend/src/screens/explore/components/property-placeholder1.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb31bd4
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diff --git a/frontend/src/screens/explore/explore.tsx b/frontend/src/screens/explore/explore.tsx
index 91c225b..6828a9e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/screens/explore/explore.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/screens/explore/explore.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import React, { useState } from 'react';
-import { Image, Text, View, TouchableOpacity, GestureResponderEvent } from 'react-native';
+import React from 'react';
+import { Text, View } from 'react-native';
 import { NavigationScreenProp } from 'react-navigation';
 import { styled } from 'nativewind';
 import SideBySide from '../../components/SideBySide';
@@ -7,10 +7,9 @@ import CategoryCard from './components/ExploreCategoryCard';
 import GenericCarousel from '../../components/carousel';
 import PropertyCard from './components/PropertyCard';
 import SearchBar from '../../components/SearchBar';
+import property1 from './components/property-placeholder1.png';
 
 interface ExploreScreenProps {
-  // This actually should be `any`, so disabling the linter rule
-  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
   navigation: NavigationScreenProp<any, any>;
 }
 
@@ -25,6 +24,7 @@ export default function ExploreScreen({ navigation }: ExploreScreenProps) {
         <StyledText className='text-4xl font-Nunito-ExtraBold'>Explore</StyledText>
       </StyledView>
 
+      {/* Search Bar */}
       <StyledView className='pt-[3vh] pl-[2vh]'>
         <SearchBar
           intent='unselected'
@@ -38,16 +38,16 @@ export default function ExploreScreen({ navigation }: ExploreScreenProps) {
 
       {/* Recommended Projects */}
       <StyledView className='pl-[2vh] pt-[5vh] pb-[2vh]'>
-        <StyledText className='text-3xl font-nunitoSemiBold mb-2'>Recommended Projects</StyledText>
+        <StyledText className='text-3xl font-nunitoSemiBold'>Recommended Projects</StyledText>
       </StyledView>
 
       {/* Carousel Section */}
-      <StyledView>
+      <StyledView className='pl-[2vh] pr-[2vh] pb-[3vh]'>
         <GenericCarousel
           components={[
             <PropertyCard
               key='1'
-              image={undefined}
+              image={property1}
               addressLine1='120 Massachusetts Ave.'
               addressLine2='Boston, MA 02119'
               progressCurrent={6}
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export default function ExploreScreen({ navigation }: ExploreScreenProps) {
             />,
             <PropertyCard
               key='2'
-              image={undefined}
+              image={property1}
               addressLine1='709 Sunset Blvd.'
               addressLine2='Hollywood, CA 90028'
               progressCurrent={9}
@@ -66,8 +66,9 @@ export default function ExploreScreen({ navigation }: ExploreScreenProps) {
       </StyledView>
 
       {/* Popular Projects */}
-      <StyledView className='pl-[2vh] pt-[2vh] pb-[3vh]'>
+      <StyledView className='pl-[2vh] pt-[2vh]'>
         <StyledText className='text-3xl font-nunitoSemiBold mb-2'>Popular Projects</StyledText>
+
         <SideBySide
           leftComponent={<CategoryCard category='Residential' image={undefined} />}
           rightComponent={<CategoryCard category='Commercial' image={undefined} />}