Calapooia Commons

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

At Fourth and Calapooia, a building rises

Written October 24th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 7 responses.

There’s something new to see at the northeast corner of Fourth Avenue and Calapooia Street in Albany: vertical construction.

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Tags: apartments, Calapooia Commons, Fourth and Calapooia, Mark Siegner, Monteith Historic District

First step at ‘Calapooia Commons:’ Excavation

Written July 6th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 3 responses.

A cloud of dust caught my eye from two blocks away on Wednesday, so I rode the bike to the corner of Fourth Avenue and Calapooia Street. There was dust because a man on a big machine was beginning to excavate the corner lot.

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Tags: Calapooia Commons, Fourth and Calapooia, Siegner

At 4th and Calapooia, a few more weeks…

Written May 12th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: one response.

This week it looked like the long-contested redevelopment of this downtown Albany corner could finally begin. But not quite yet.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Calapooia Commons, downtown Albany, Fourth and Calapooia, historic districts, Mark and Tina Siegner, mixed-use zoning

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?

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