Founded in 1951, the institute took part in construction of the most modern Riga, Liepāja and Daugavpils neighbourhoods.
Houses built under the projects of the institute has a big safety factor and still are the main living fund of Latvian cities.
Latgyprogorstroy also took part in the construction of the city Slavutych - the new living place for the victims of Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident.
[1] The main office building of the Latgyprogorstoy was located in Riga at Gorky St. 38 (now Kr.
On the base of the institute was founded public limited company Pilsētprojekts.