Albany plaza

If plan falls through, there’s Albany Plaza

Written June 1st, 2026 by Hasso Hering

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Unless developer Scott Lepman goes ahead with his option to buy the former Wells Fargo Bank property in downtown Albany, the vacant lot likely will be paved as a parking lot.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany plaza, downtown, Lepman project, refinement plan, Wells Fargo site

Around Albany on the Fifth of June

Written June 5th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

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For about an hour between 5 and 6 on Wednesday night, the bike took me on my usual route along the Albany riverfront to the east end of town, and then back a different way. In bright sunshine, these were among the things I saw:

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany plaza, Cox Creek path, parks, vagrant camps, Waterfront Project, Waverly duck, weed cutting

Two downtown banks: Keeping track

Written September 13th, 2018 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 7 responses.

One downtown Albany bank stands empty while another is setting up a mobile unit to use as a temporary branch.

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Tags: Albany banks, Albany plaza, Washington Federal, Wells Fargo

Sportsman’s Warehouse eyes Albany

Written February 24th, 2013 by

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Albany city planning officials have met with developers for Sportsman’s Warehouse, a nationwide sporting goods chain that has its eyes on space in the Albertsons shopping plaza off Waverly Drive. The planning department says no land use applications have yet been submitted, but the city has pending building permit requests for interior relocation and remodeling […]

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Tags: Albany plaza, Albany sign code, Sportsman's Warehouse

HASSO HERING

If plan falls through, there’s Albany Plaza

Around Albany on the Fifth of June

Two downtown banks: Keeping track

Sportsman’s Warehouse eyes Albany