Largo Digs In On All-Affordable Apartment Complex As Workers Get Priced Out

Largo officials and developers grabbed shovels Tuesday to break ground on Olea on 126, a 144-unit apartment community that county leaders are calling a rare example of 100% income-restricted housing in Pinellas County. The development will rise on a roughly 4.9-acre vacant parcel in the Pinellas Groves neighborhood and reserve all units for households earning between 40% and 80% of the area median income, a direct nod to workers county leaders say are increasingly being priced out of the county.

Project and builder

Lincoln Avenue Communities is set to develop three four-story buildings totaling 144 apartments, with a mix of one- to four-bedroom homes and shared amenities planned for residents. According to St. Pete Catalyst, the unit mix includes 35…..

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