Bill Ryals

Checking on progress at Calapooia Commons

Written January 18th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 4 responses.

Chilly weather this January has not stopped builder Mark Siegner and his carpenters from putting the third floor on the first of the two buildings of Calapooia Commons.

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Tags: Bill Ryals, Calapooia Commons, Landmarks Commission, Mark Siegner, Monteith Historic District

And now, a site plan at 4th and Calapooia

Written January 29th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 7 responses.

The northeast corner of Fourth Avenue and Calapooia Street in Albany has been in the news for years, but not lately. So how about an update?

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Tags: 4th and Calapooia, Bill Ryals, Calapooia Commons, Calapooia Court, housing, land use, Monteith Historic District, Siegner

Council approves ‘Calapooia Court,’ 5-1

Written June 24th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 15 responses.

It took nearly three hours for another public hearing Wednesday night, but in the end the Albany City Council voted 5-1 to approve a project for the northeast corner of Fourth Avenue and Calapooia Street, where three dilapidated old houses were demolished a year ago.

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Tags: Bill Ryals, Calapooia Court, Landmarks, LUBA, Siegner

Plans for ‘Calapooia Court’: A closer look

Written May 17th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 15 responses.

Albany architect Bill Ryals has provided a set of drawings (below) to illustrate what Calapoooia Court, a proposed development at the edge of the city’s Monteith Historic District, would look like.

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Tags: 4th and Calapooia, Albany Landmarks Commission, Bill Ryals, Calapooia Court, Siegner