Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas broke ground on a 54 unit development in Largo, Florida

On Wednesday, Habitat for Humanity broke ground in Clearwater on a 54 unit townhouse development aimed at bringing additional affordable housing to Pinellas County.  The high density housing will be compacted into a seven acre parcel.  

Each townhome will be two stories, roughly 1,200 square feet, and be either 2-bed/2-bath or 3-bed/3-bath units.

The 54-unit townhomes will be exclusively marketed to potential homeowners making less than 80% of the area median income (AMI) and willing to participate in the Habitat for Humanity homeownership program.

Longlake Preserve was made possible in part because of the advocacy done in Tallahassee by State Senator Ed Hooper (District 21) and State Representative Kim Berfield (District 58). They helped procure $2 million from the annual state budget to assist this Habitat affiliate in projects like Longlake Preserve.

Habitat is partnering with G2 Design owned by Eric and Johanna Glinsboeckel, a St. Petersburg-based architecture firm, to make these townhomes a reality.

The first homeowners are expected to move in by late 2024.