Varitone Architecture

A project on vacant corner: 16 townhouses

Written November 23rd, 2021 by Hasso Hering

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Albany’s city planning division has just approved a site plan for a set of 16 “townhome-style multifamily units” on the south side of town. The plans are a departure from the single-family development pattern that dominates land use farther west along Southwest 53rd Avenue.

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Tags: 53rd Avenue, Albany housing, Albany land use, housing, South Albany, townhomes, Varitone Architecture

CHANCE recovers a slice of Albany history

Written July 1st, 2020 by Hasso Hering

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For nearly 30 years ending in the fall of 2015, at the corner of Third and Lyon in downtown Albany there was a restaurant named Pizza King. Turns out the name had historical roots, and those are now being recovered, not by chance but by CHANCE.

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Tags: CHANCE, Jeff Blackford, King Griff Building, Pizza King, Varitone Architecture

Permit filed for downtown structure

Written June 16th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

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In January 2018 the city of Albany approved renovating the facade of what counts as a historic building at 129 First Ave N.W. Now the new owner has applied for a building permit to get the renovation done.

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Tags: 129 W. First, Burggraf, First Round, Jesus Revival, Varitone Architecture