Someone asked about the opening date of the Albany Subaru dealership that’s being built at 520 Airport Road S.E. Some time this fall seems like the most likely date.
New Albany car dealerships in the works
Written October 29th, 2023 by Hasso Hering
In case you had not noticed, two new car dealerships are under construction in Albany. On an errand east of I-5 earlier this month, I shot a couple of photos of one of the sites.
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Tags: Airport Road, auto dealers, Fescue Street, Hyundai, Rockwall Texas, Santiam Highway, Steve Jackson, Subaru
Tags: Airport Road, auto dealers, Fescue Street, Hyundai, Rockwall Texas, Santiam Highway, Steve Jackson, Subaru
Food carts coming near I-5 off-ramp
Written August 26th, 2023 by Hasso Hering
A reader noticed construction activity right next to the southbound Albany freeway off-ramp that feeds into Airport Road.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Airport Road, Albany off-ramp, food cart pod, food carts, Interstate 5, mobile food units, Thai Express
Tags: Airport Road, Albany off-ramp, food cart pod, food carts, Interstate 5, mobile food units, Thai Express
Housing here? Maybe later, but not yet
Written August 25th, 2023 by Hasso Hering
What has happened lately at Franklin Avenue and Airport Road in Albany? Nothing, that’s what. The 6-acre site where 11 houses and more than 40 apartments have been approved is covered by dead grass and the remaining oaks.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: 840 Airport Road, Airport Road, aparments, Franklin Avenue, housing, Oregon white oaks
Tags: 840 Airport Road, Airport Road, aparments, Franklin Avenue, housing, Oregon white oaks
What they’re building on Airport Road
Written August 20th, 2023 by Hasso Hering
Every once in a while, someone driving past 520 Airport Road in Albany wonders what they’re building there.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Airport Road, car dealers, Hertz site, Hyundai of Albany, Jackson Subaru
Tags: Airport Road, car dealers, Hertz site, Hyundai of Albany, Jackson Subaru
Housing development appears stuck in limbo
Written March 30th, 2023 by Hasso Hering
What happened to the plan to build 44 apartments and 11 single-family houses at the corner of Airport Road and Franklin Avenue, a plan approved by the Albany Planning Commission in August 2020?
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Tags: Airport Road, apartments, Franklin Avenue, housing, land use, Oregon white oak
Tags: Airport Road, apartments, Franklin Avenue, housing, land use, Oregon white oak
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Another visit to this development site
Just a quick reminder of an obvious fact: Just because the City of Albany approves new housing does not mean that new housing will be built, at least not right away.
Tags: Airport Road, development, Franklin Avenue, Franklin Reserve, housing