Albany community development

N. Albany project switches to 80 townhouses

Written April 8th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 72 responses.

A North Albany subdivision originally approved for 22 single-family homes has been built to accommodate 80 townhouses instead.

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Tags: Albany community development, Gibson Hill, Laura Vista Drive, middle housing, North Albany, subdivision, townhouses, zoning

City files for review of riverfront renovation

Written January 27th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 17 responses.

Albany is taking another step toward redeveloping the Willamette riverfront. One department of the city government has applied to another for approval of a site plan and related permits for making changes in Monteith Riverpark, on the Dave Clark Path, and along Water Avenue.

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Tags: Albany community development, Albany riverfront project, Monteith Riiverpark, site plan review, Water Avenue, Willamette River

Why this has been taking so long

Written July 15th, 2019 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 2 responses.

So what’s the deal with the unfinished construction at the former San Blas Mexican Restaurant at Bain Street and Santiam Highway? That was the gist of an email that arrived last week.

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Tags: Albany building permits, Albany community development, San Blas restaurant, site plan review

Sunrise Park: Checking on progress

Written May 2nd, 2018 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 6 responses.

The bike and I took a detour down Thurston Street from Queen Avenue this week. And as expected, the Albany city project to do something for the Sunrise Park neighborhood was well under way.

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Tags: Albany community development, Albany parks, block grants, Sunrise Park

Wetlands snag held up apartments, now resolved

Written January 30th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 3 responses.

Work may resume as early as Friday on a 90-unit apartment complex in South Albany after being shut down for nearly two months because of an expired wetlands permit. The eight apartment buildings on the 3.9-acre site, at 34th Avenue and Hill Street S.E., have been sitting unfinished since early December when construction crews had to […]

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Tags: Albany community development, David Montagne, Plum Tree Apartments, wetlands