Looking out from the third-floor gallery at Calapooia Commons on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026.
A few days after writing about the completion of Calapooia Commons, the mixed-use project at Fourth Avenue and Calapooia Street in Albany’s Monteith Historic District, I got a chance to check out the inside.
The development’s two three-story buildings house commercial spaces downstairs and eight apartments upstairs, two each on the second and third floors. Mark and Tina Siegner, who own the development and built it, showed me around.
The apartments, with two bedrooms and two bathrooms each, have all kinds of high-end features, including hardwood floors and windows you can open and tilt to the inside for cleaning. No need for anyone to climb a tall ladder to reach the third floor from outside.
There are other interesting features, such as indoor and outdoor sprinklers. The outdoor sprinkler system in the galleries and open staircases is filled with antifreeze instead of plain water.
On Wednesday, a bright and sunny day, one of the most appealing features to me was the view. From the second and especially the third floor, you can look out over a large part of downtown and the historic district.
The apartments rent for $1,775 a month. If I understood correctly, two or three were still available when I was there. (hh)
The historic Whitespires Church is a block away.
Looking past the galleries of the Fourth Avenue building, you can see City Hall in the distance.
Absolutely the nicest buildings downtown
I drove by the other day to have a look. They are very nice. Thank you for another update
No one ever considers the surrounding homes that will have zero privacy. They will need to plant trees all along the front not be on display and awnings over their windows. They look no better than the cheap non ocean view hotels along the coast. Not only that but the near by streets are full of potholes and parks full of homeless people. Don’t you think it is a little extreme to have antifreeze piped into a building where the weather only gets a few days of freezing a year?
I’ll bet it’s tough to alway find something to complain about.
“….Don’t you think it is a little extreme to have antifreeze piped into a building where the weather only gets a few days of freezing a year?”
Just exactly where is it “piped in”? Explain fully, so we know you aren’t making stuff up.
Is there covered parking?
No.
Bill, in paragraph 4 through the sprinkler system lol.
Looks great! I am sure those apartments will be snatched up soon.