Riverwood Crossing, the 22-lot subdivision in North Albany that grew into plans for an 80-lot “middle housing” development, has been held up at least temporarily.
Land division for 80 townhomes approved
Written May 10th, 2024 by Hasso Hering
The City of Albany’s Community Development Department today approved a tentative land division for 80 townhomes in North Albany. The 7.4-acre site was originally planned for 22 single-family houses.
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Tags: Albany Planning Division, community development, Gibson Hill Road, land division, middle housing, North Albany
Tags: Albany Planning Division, community development, Gibson Hill Road, land division, middle housing, North Albany
Imagine three hundred houses here instead
Written May 1st, 2024 by Hasso Hering
Albany’s East Thornton Lake Natural Area looks particularly pastoral this spring. The area remains open, with flowers and trees instead of houses and streets, because of the foresight of four city council members in 2010.
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Tags: development, East Thornton Lake, land use, natural area, North Albany, subdivisions
Tags: development, East Thornton Lake, land use, natural area, North Albany, subdivisions
Townhouse talk: A loss of local control
Written April 29th, 2024 by Hasso Hering
The Albany Planning Division is preparing paperwork on a proposed subdivision of 80 townhouses off Gibson Hill Road in North Albany. Some people are upset about the project, but state law allows it and there’s not much they can do to prevent it.
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Tags: Albany planning, Boshart Davis, Gibson Hill, housing density, North Albany, subdivisionsm townhouses
Tags: Albany planning, Boshart Davis, Gibson Hill, housing density, North Albany, subdivisionsm townhouses
What they’re building off N.W. 24th
Written April 17th, 2024 by Hasso Hering
Four days ago, someone asked on the website Nextdoor: “Does anyone know what is being constructed up on Northwest 24th near the Benton Woods roundabout?” I had wondered the same thing when a bike ride took me past this location in North Albany on April 8.
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Tags: 24th Avenue, land development, North Albany, North Hills Estate, Planning commission, subdivision
Tags: 24th Avenue, land development, North Albany, North Hills Estate, Planning commission, subdivision
N. Albany project switches to 80 townhouses
Written April 8th, 2024 by Hasso Hering
A North Albany subdivision originally approved for 22 single-family homes has been built to accommodate 80 townhouses instead.
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Tags: Albany community development, Gibson Hill, Laura Vista Drive, middle housing, North Albany, subdivision, townhouses, zoning
Tags: Albany community development, Gibson Hill, Laura Vista Drive, middle housing, North Albany, subdivision, townhouses, zoning
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On Palestine Avenue: A view and a mystery
It’s too late to see it now, but if you had looked north from Northwest Palestine Avenue last week, you would have seen a bright yellow carpet covering part of this section of the Willamette Valley below.
Tags: farm fields Palestine Road, mustard fields, North Albany, Willamette Valley