Canby Common

Canby, OR

In the heart of Historic Downtown Canby is a new gathering place – one that celebrates the community’s history and creates the setting for its next chapter.  

Canby Common, formerly the Canby Civic Block, includes four buildings, a shared courtyard, 69 apartment living units and nine commercial retail spaces, with over 22,500 SF of commercial retail.

In more detail, Canby Common includes:

• In addition to providing 69 apartments for people to call home, the Dahlia Apartments has over 8,000 SF of retail space occupied by Little Love Resale, Therapeutic associates, B’s Bake Shoppe, and Wayward Sandwiches.

• Canby’s Historic City Hall, features over 3,000 SF of beautifully renovated commercial space. The former firehouse garage is now home to Cones Ice Cream, owned by a local family. The Historic City Hall has recently completed a historic renovation to original condition wherever possible and updated using today’s quality materials and technology. This work won the 2023 Restore Oregon DeMuro Award for Excellence in Historic Restoration. The historic Work Progress Administration building is recognized as one of the top ten significant WPA buildings in Oregon. * This historic downtown centerpiece is ready to be celebrated for its distinct original place in the community and leased to community businesses for the first time in its history.

• The Old Police Station, a timeless building with exposed red brick, old-growth wooden beams, and large storefront windows is ideal for a restaurant, brew pub, or other retail. Exposed brick, glowing old growth beams, concrete floors, lighting, new storefront entrances, original windows with new glazing, and two new bathrooms were added in the renovation to create a unique and breathtaking building. Outside, on the east exterior wall, the gorgeous Dahlia Mural welcomes residents and visitors to Canby Commons and the historic downtown.

• The Canby Utility Building is a well-designed building featuring street-facing floor-to-ceiling windows. It is now home to Nonnie’s Village, a quality preschool and childcare for the community.

• The Garden will be a central courtyard designed for the entire Canby community to gather with friends and neighbors. The next step includes removing a parking lot to complete a new oak grove courtyard with plenty of seating for residents and community members to eat meals together, enjoy music, and plenty of quiet places to sit and enjoy.

The residents in the Dahlia Apartments breathe life into the downtown historic neighborhood. Designed by SERA Architects, the Dahlia Apartments anchor Canby Common, and each retail space in Canby Common is designed to strengthen foot traffic and retail in Canby’s historic downtown.

With The Dahlia complete and the construction of The Garden underway, Canby Common is already contributing to Canby’s reputation as a welcoming and vibrant place to live, work and raise a family.

*In 1939, the PWA conducted a review of the projects it funded in its first five years and published a two-volume work that featured “the best examples of the different types of buildings and other structures which are the most interesting from architectural and engineering viewpoints.” Of the more than 10,000 projects funded by the PWA at the local or state level, 330 were identified as ideal examples of design serving function. Canby’s City Hall was selected for this recognition, one of only seven in Oregon. Others included the Oregon State Capital and the state library.

For more information about retail leasing at the
Canby Civic Block, visit www.canbycivicblock.com

To learn about residential leasing at The Dahlia,
visit www.liveatthedahlia.com

Read about the Canby Civic Block in Business View Magazine.