It was in 2021 that the Albany Planning Commission approved the site plan for a 22-unit apartment complex on Salem Avenue. Now the project has been built, and it looks almost ready for people to move in.
On appeal: Apartment complex on 53rd
Written March 18th, 2026 by Hasso Hering
How much sense does it make to route traffic from a big apartment complex through the middle of the Lakeshore Lanes bowling alley and mini-golf property in southwest Albany?
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Tags: 53rd Avenue, Albany Planning Commission, apartments, housing, Lakeshore Lanes
Tags: 53rd Avenue, Albany Planning Commission, apartments, housing, Lakeshore Lanes
More growth east of Interstate 5
Written March 12th, 2026 by Hasso Hering
Does Albany need or want a whole bunch of new buildings including tall apartment houses east of Interstate 5?
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Tags: apartments, development, East Albany Town Center, housing, Interstate 5
Tags: apartments, development, East Albany Town Center, housing, Interstate 5
And now, returning to Willetta and 53rd
Written January 12th, 2026 by Hasso Hering
Plans are just plans, in case you forgot, and plans are subject to change. One example is playing out on property at the corner of 53rd Avenue and Willetta Street in southwest Albany.
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Tags: 53rd Avenue, Albany housing, Albany planning, apartments, development, duplexes, land use, townhouses
Tags: 53rd Avenue, Albany housing, Albany planning, apartments, development, duplexes, land use, townhouses
Briggs Building project is coming along
Written December 16th, 2025 by Hasso Hering
On a bike ride Tuesday I had a chance to check in on the ambitious project to restore and enlarge what is said to be the oldest surviving wood-framed commercial building in downtown Albany.
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Tags: apartments, Briggs Building, downtown Albany, historic building
Tags: apartments, Briggs Building, downtown Albany, historic building
Three years later, this complex is open
Written September 27th, 2025 by Hasso Hering
Three years ago, the Albany community development director approved a site plan for a 107-unit apartment complex between Geary Street on one side and Periwinkle Creek on the other. Now, the Creekside Meadows apartments are built, and tenants have moved in.
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Tags: Albany housing, apartments, Creekside Meadows, Periwinkle Creek, rentals
Tags: Albany housing, apartments, Creekside Meadows, Periwinkle Creek, rentals
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City reviews plan for new apartments
Another Albany apartment complex is in the works. The city ‘s planning division on Tuesday gave public notice that it is reviewing a site plan for 30 new units on Santiam Road along Periwinkle Creek.
Tags: apartments, housing, Owl Hoot, Santiam Road