Lennar

‘Middle housing’ project sprouts new sign

Written March 12th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 11 responses.

There’s a new sign by the side of Gibson Hill Road in North Albany. It signals that a planned 80-lot “middle housing” project is ready to go ahead and that its ownership has changed.

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Tags: 3118 Gibson Hill, housing, housing density, Lennar, middle housing, North Albany

Lochner Road still closed for subdivision work

Written May 3rd, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: no responses.

The south end of Lochner Road was supposed to be open again by mid-April, but it remained closed because of construction at the beginning of May.

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Tags: Ellingson Road, growth, housing, Lennar, Lochner Road, South Albany, subdivisions

As expected, a new subdivision off Ellingson

Written September 27th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 15 responses.

This July the Albany City Council annexed 20 acres of farmland and a mobile home at Lochner and Ellingson Roads. Now, as expected, a nationwide homebuilding company has filed a tentative subdivision plat for 101 houses on the land.

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Tags: Curry Meadows, Ellingson Road, housing, Lennar, subdivision

Builders build while task force labors on

Written July 19th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 19 responses.

In case you have forgotten, an Albany city committee is still struggling with how to make housing cost less. Meanwhile, builders are going ahead just like they always have — building houses they think they can sell.

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Tags: Albany housing, builders, Henshaw Farm, home builders, Housing Affordability Task Force, Lennar, subdivisions