Plywood on the doors and windows is not what you expect to see on one of the stately old houses in Albany’s Monteith Historic District. Which is why the boards caught my attention as I was riding past 637 Fifth Ave. S.W. in recent days.
Tags: 637 Fifth Ave. S.W., Albany historic houses, derelict houses, Monteith Historic District
Plan for apartments will have public hearing
While the Albany city planning staff has approved the site plan for The Banks, a 105-unit apartment complex on the Willamette River east of Bowman Park, it’s the planning commission that will decide the case after a public hearing.
Tags: Albany Planning Commission, Bowman Park, Geary Street, riverside apartments, The Banks