If the Albany Eagles lodge comes up for sale, the city’s urban renewal agency would be interested. That’s the gist of a discussion among members of the Central Albany Revitalization Area advisory board Wednesday night.
Edgewater gets backing to carry on
Written February 15th, 2017 by Hasso Hering
George Diamond says he’d like to continue building units at Edgewater Village near Albany’s Willamette riverfront. And now he can. The advisory board of CARA, the downtown urban renewal district, Wednesday approved a change in a loan agreement that will allow the developer to obtain millions in private bank financing to continue construction.
Let CARA pick up the pace
Written December 16th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
Enough about the weather! Let’s consider, instead, Albany’s urban renewal effort, which has been inching along ever so slowly for years and, despite considerable achievements so far, remains far from reaching its stated goals.
Basic street work gets CARA’s nod
Written November 13th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
Half a dozen blocks of downtown streets are going to be dressed up to make them look similar to First Avenue at a cost of $1.4 million, according to what I heard about a decision by the Central Albany Revitalization Area advisory board.
Lost downtown? Help is coming
Written September 16th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
If people have gotten lost and turned up missing in search for the sights of downtown Albany, I’m not aware of it. But just in case, the downtown urban renewal program is going to put up “wayfinding” signs.
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Tags: Albany urban renewal, Ambrosini Design, CARA, downtown Albany, wayfinding signs
Tags: Albany urban renewal, Ambrosini Design, CARA, downtown Albany, wayfinding signs
Help for Hackleman house buyers?
Written August 25th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
Albany’s downtown renewal program hopes that loans of a few thousand dollars will encourage people to buy severely blighted houses dating from 1945 or earlier in the east-side historic district, spend at least $40,000 on renovations, and commit themselves to live there as owners. And if they wanted to renovate the exterior, they’d have to […]
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Tags: Albany urban renewal, CARA, Hackleman District, Historic homebuyers program
Tags: Albany urban renewal, CARA, Hackleman District, Historic homebuyers program
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Let CARA think big and then quit
Now that the downtown streetscape project is winding down, Albany’s urban renewal agency will have to decide what to do next. One potential idea: Put on a push to improve the neighborhood east of Lyon Street by rebuilding the streets and upgrading the houses that need it.
Tags: Albany urban renewal, CARA