A dozen people told the Albany City Council Wednesday they want three old houses in the Monteith Historic District restored rather than demolished. Now they have three months to try to make that happen.
Old houses: Council takes the case
Written September 12th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Unhappy with a city committee’s rejection of a request to raze three dilapidated old houses in the Monteith Historic District, the Albany City Council voted Wednesday to review the case without the applicants having to file — and pay for — an appeal.
Why these old houses can’t be saved
Written August 31st, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Members of the Albany Landmarks Advisory Commission owe it to themselves to tour three derelict houses at Calapooia Street and Fourth Avenue before they decide on their owners’ request to demolish the structures.
Posted in: Commentary
Tags: demolition request, Fourth and Calapooia, Landmarks Advisory Commission, Mark and Tina Siegner
Tags: demolition request, Fourth and Calapooia, Landmarks Advisory Commission, Mark and Tina Siegner
3 near-ruins have new owners
Written February 17th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Three derelict houses in Albany’s Monteith Historic District, declared unsafe to be lived in a few months ago, have new owners who are weighing whether to fix them up or replace them with something new.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: 331 Calapooia, 525 Fourth, 533 Fourth, condemned houses, derelict houses, Fourth and Calapooia, Mark Siegner
Tags: 331 Calapooia, 525 Fourth, 533 Fourth, condemned houses, derelict houses, Fourth and Calapooia, Mark Siegner
Prolonging Albany demolition controversy
The proposed demolition of three old Albany houses remains hung up at the state Land Use Board of Appeals because of procedural objections by an opponent.
Tags: Bernadette Niederer, Carrie Richter, demolition, Fourth and Calapooia, LUBA, Mark and Tina Siegner, Monteith Historic District