subdivision

Middle housing in South Albany too

Written March 13th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 17 responses.

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.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: 28th Avenue, Colennade, housing, middle housing, South Albany, subdivision

What they’re building off N.W. 24th

Written April 17th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 6 responses.

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.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
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

Comments: 72 responses.

A North Albany subdivision originally approved for 22 single-family homes has been built to accommodate 80 townhouses instead.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany community development, Gibson Hill, Laura Vista Drive, middle housing, North Albany, subdivision, townhouses, zoning

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.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Curry Meadows, Ellingson Road, housing, Lennar, subdivision

New owner plans to divide business site

Written August 18th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 14 responses.

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.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany commerce, Albany land, Bi-Mart Albany, Clay Street, Santiam Highway, Sizzler, subdivision

Innovation on Columbus: A green bike lane

Written September 7th, 2021 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 2 responses.

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 […]

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: 226 dwellings, Albany housing, Columbus Street, Ellingson Road, Henshaw Farm, subdivision

Aid to S. Albany subdivision gets council nod

Written January 6th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 7 responses.

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.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Columbus Street, Henshaw Farms, South Albany Area Plan, subdivision