It was five years ago, in July 2019, that leaders of a new nonprofit in Albany were telling me about their plans for Hub City Village. Now they’re about to celebrate reaching their goal.
Hub City Village: It’s almost complete
Written July 31st, 2024 by Hasso Hering
The first thing I noticed when I stopped by the Hub City Village construction site last Saturday was the concrete pool to the right of the entrance.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: cooperative, Creating Housing Coalition, homeless, housing, Hub City Village, Waverly Drive
Tags: cooperative, Creating Housing Coalition, homeless, housing, Hub City Village, Waverly Drive
Hub City Village: Completion in sight
Written June 11th, 2024 by Hasso Hering
Hub City Village isn’t finished yet, but it is getting close.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: 241 Waverly, Hub City Village, July 13 open house., tiny houses, Waverly Drive
Tags: 241 Waverly, Hub City Village, July 13 open house., tiny houses, Waverly Drive
Why the ‘road closed’ sign is there
Written March 13th, 2024 by Hasso Hering
You can get to the Talking Water Gardens this week, but you’ll have to park a little farther away.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Cox Creek bridge, Simpson Park, Talking Water Gardens, Waverly Drive
Tags: Cox Creek bridge, Simpson Park, Talking Water Gardens, Waverly Drive
Keeping track of Hub City Village
Written December 22nd, 2023 by Hasso Hering
Every once in a while, bike rides around Albany take me past 241 Waverly Drive S.E., where the Creating Housing Coalition is building 27 “tiny houses” in a compound it calls Hub City Village.
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Tags: Creating Housing Coalition, homeless, houses, tiny houses, Waverly Drive
Tags: Creating Housing Coalition, homeless, houses, tiny houses, Waverly Drive
New rentals in S.E. Albany: Here’s an update
Written November 3rd, 2023 by Hasso Hering
Thirty-five rental units have been built at Waverly Drive and Grand Prairie Road in Albany. They have looked finished for months yet remain vacant. How come?
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany housing, apartments, Centurion Real Estate Management, Grand Prairie, Waverly Drive, Waverly Town Homes
Tags: Albany housing, apartments, Centurion Real Estate Management, Grand Prairie, Waverly Drive, Waverly Town Homes
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Question for a slow day: Why square?
This story is about a pothole. Not just any pothole. Not the kind of pothole which Albany’s older local streets have in abundance. This pothole is special, or it seems that way.
Tags: bicycling, Fourth Avenue, pavement, potholes, streets, Waverly Drive