HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

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.


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.


As expected, a new subdivision off Ellingson

Written September 27th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

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.


New owner plans to divide business site

Written August 18th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Except for a coffee kiosk, the southwest corner of Santiam Highway and Clay Street in Albany looks pretty empty most of the time. That might change under new ownership of the land.


Innovation on Columbus: A green bike lane

Written September 7th, 2021 by Hasso Hering

As drivers on Columbus Street south of Albany know, construction is well under way on the start of the Henshaw Farm subdivision, a big new housing development at the corner of Columbus and Ellingson Road. The one novel item I noticed Sunday was a bit of green pavement at the entrance to one of the […]


Aid to S. Albany subdivision gets council nod

Written January 6th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

The Albany City Council Monday had a few questions, and then it agreed to have the staff draft an agreement under which the city would contribute $500,000 toward street construction for a platted subdivision in South Albany.


Pheasants? NA subdivision filed

Written February 13th, 2018 by Hasso Hering

The Albany Planning Division has received a tentative plat for a 148-lot subdivision that would cover most of 47.5 acres of open field in North Albany and require the felling of 22 trees including three big old Oregon white oaks.


 
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