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Housing - Residential Building Permit History

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

bar graph showing residential permit history

YEAR1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
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
YEAR1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
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
YEAR2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
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
YEAR20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020
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
HUD, SOCDS Building Permits Database

Residential Permits by Housing Type, 2010 to 2020

pie graph showing residential permits by type 2010 2020

City of Albany Building Permits
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