An average of 300 units have been permitted in the City annually since 2000, with 20 percent being multi-family units. Residential permits in Linn County have averaged 550 per year since 2000, with the majority being single-family homes. After experiencing some multi-family development prior to the 2008 recession, permitting has been relatively slow for the past decade.
Albany and Linn County Building Permits by Housing Type
YEAR | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
Single-Unit Structures |
68 |
32 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
22 |
14 |
16 |
29 |
37 |
Duplex Structures |
10 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
2 |
14 |
0 |
26 |
18 |
3- and 4-Unit Structures |
21 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
28 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
Multi-Family: 5+ Unit Structures |
0 |
0 |
0 |
74 |
35 |
12 |
12 |
40 |
44 |
0 |
YEAR | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
Single-Unit Structures |
75 |
89 |
123 |
182 |
142 |
134 |
143 |
233 |
250 |
151 |
Duplex Structures |
14 |
14 |
28 |
4 |
20 |
16 |
12 |
36 |
50 |
14 |
3- and 4-Unit Structures |
3 |
12 |
3 |
3 |
20 |
4 |
8 |
10 |
13 |
53 |
Multi-Family: 5+ Unit Structures |
0 |
17 |
56 |
68 |
217 |
137 |
12 |
158 |
162 |
162 |
YEAR | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
Single-Unit Structures |
198 |
263 |
386 |
380 |
465 |
511 |
379 |
326 |
136 |
132 |
Duplex Structures |
10 |
20 |
12 |
18 |
28 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
3- and 4-Unit Structures |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
Multi-Family: 5+ Unit Structures |
100 |
101 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
57 |
52 |
44 |
0 |
YEAR | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Single-Unit Structures |
94 |
73 |
89 |
142 |
122 |
149 |
107 |
193 |
155 |
220 |
188 |
Duplex Structures |
10 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3- and 4-Unit Structures |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Multi-Family: 5+ Unit Structures |
0 |
0 |
0 |
147 |
102 |
0 |
0 |
48 |
67 |
210 |
53 |
Residential Permits by Housing Type, 2010 to 2020
City of Albany Building Permits