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?
That big old black walnut tree at the back of a vacant lot in Albany is destined to be cut down, but on Nov. 10 it was still there, so I thought I’d take another photo or two.
In what was pretty much a formality, the Albany Planning Commission has approved a 22-unit apartment complex on Southeast Salem Avenue and a 23-lot subdivision on Northwest Gibson Hill Road.
Last month Benton County had a lot of Douglas firs removed from the natural area at the corner of Crocker Lane and Valley View Drive in North Albany. So let’s do a quick check and see what the place looks like now.
Housing is being added in Albany at a steady pace and in many variations of type and size, and the planning for more continues.
The stand of bushes and trees you see on the east side of Waverly Drive between Salem Avenue and Pacific Boulevard is likely to disappear after the lot is rezoned for “medium-density” housing.
4th and Calapooia: Another step in this saga
If you’re like me, you look forward to the day when the property at this Albany street corner will drop out of the local news. But that day is some time off.
Tags: 4th and Calapooia, building permit., land use, Monteith Historic District, multiple use zoning, Settlemier, Siegner, Site plan