A ride this week took me down Fourth Avenue in Albany’s Hackleman Historic District, and I stopped to photograph a newly built house that looked close to being completed. I was struck by how nicely it fits in with the older houses on the street.
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Tags: 527 Fourth Ave. S.E., Albany housing, historic districts, infill construction, Landmarks Advisory Commission, Oregon housing, Quinstruction
Tags: 527 Fourth Ave. S.E., Albany housing, historic districts, infill construction, Landmarks Advisory Commission, Oregon housing, Quinstruction
One walnut tree versus eight townhouses
On July 19, three members of the Albany Planning Commission objected to construction of eight single-family townhouses on Third Avenue downtown because it would take down a walnut tree in the corner of the site. On Monday the commission will get a chance to undo that action because, as it turns out, the city development […]
Tags: 224 Third, Albany downtown, Albany housing, Albany Planning Commission, infill construction, Scott Lepman, townhouses, urban development