More “middle housing,” so-called, is what is being built at Geary Street and 28th Avenue in Albany.
Construction under way in Riverwood Crossing
Written May 26th, 2025 by Hasso Hering
As you will have noticed if you have driven on Gibson Hill Road in North Albany, vertical construction started this month on Riverwood Crossing, the 80-lot “middle housing” development approved last year.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: child lots, congestion, housing, land use, middle housing, North Albany, Riverwood Crossing, urban development
Tags: child lots, congestion, housing, land use, middle housing, North Albany, Riverwood Crossing, urban development
Middle housing in South Albany too
Written March 13th, 2025 by Hasso Hering
A residential subdivision in South Albany is turning out differently than when it was proposed and when the Albany Planning Commission approved it in 2019.
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Tags: 28th Avenue, Colennade, housing, middle housing, South Albany, subdivision
Tags: 28th Avenue, Colennade, housing, middle housing, South Albany, subdivision
‘Middle housing’ project sprouts new sign
Written March 12th, 2025 by Hasso Hering
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
Tags: 3118 Gibson Hill, housing, housing density, Lennar, middle housing, North Albany
In S. Albany, 86 lots are set to become 176
Written February 19th, 2025 by Hasso Hering
The City of Albany has received its second request to convert a single-family subdivision to “middle housing” at twice the density previously approved.
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Tags: Ellingson Road, land use, Lochner Road, middle housing, residential density, South Albany, townhouses
Tags: Ellingson Road, land use, Lochner Road, middle housing, residential density, South Albany, townhouses
Keeping track of 80-lot townhouse project
Written August 21st, 2024 by Hasso Hering
Not much has happened at Riverwood Crossing, the 80-lot townhouse project in North Albany, since a referee rejected an appeal and affirmed the City of Albany’s approval of the development just before the Fourth of July.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: housing, middle housing, North Albany, Riverwood Crossing
Tags: housing, middle housing, North Albany, Riverwood Crossing
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Infill: New housing that makes sense
Cold rain did not exactly make Wednesday a great day for riding bike, but I managed to get out during an afternoon break in the storm.
Tags: Albany housing, Cleveland Street, duple, infill construction, middle housing, SEcond Avenue