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Albany staff report 215 building permits and 314 of 1,114 RENA units to date
Summary
Planning manager Leslie Menddees told the planning commission the city issued 215 building permits and completed 89 certificates of occupancy this year, bringing Albany to 314 of its 1,114 regional housing needs allocation (RENA) units for 20232031 and identifying remaining work on zoning and program implementation.
Leslie Menddees, planning manager for the City of Albany, told the Planning Commission that the city's 2026 Annual Progress Report (APR) shows 215 building permits issued this year and 89 certificates of occupancy completed, results she described as "a banner year." The APR is an informational report the city must submit to the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) by April 1.
Menddees said Albany's regional housing needs allocation (RENA) for the 20232031 planning period is 1,114 units and that the city has reached 314 units to date, leaving roughly 800 units remaining. "We did issue 215 building permits," she said, noting a large number came from a 207-unit mixed-use project at the Albany Bowl site and that some deed-restricted units associated with that project will count toward the city's targets.
Why it matters: the APR documents whether a jurisdiction is making progress…
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