Edgewater Village – Hasso Hering

Former railroad lot still waiting for a use

Written June 30th, 2026 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 6 responses.

On a bike ride along the Albany riverfront Sunday night, I stopped at a vacant lot the city has owned since 2013.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: 205 Madison, blackberry, Calapooia Brewery, Edgewater Village, former BNSF lot, railroad lot, vines

Up for discussion: Use of city-owned vacant lot

Written February 28th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 7 responses.

Since 2013, the City of Albany has owned nearly one acre of former railroad land near the Willamette riverfront. Off and on since then, city officials have talked about what to do with the vacant lot. Now they’d like to hear from the public.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: 205 Madison, Albany riverfront, city owned lot, Edgewater Village, housing, Russell Hawke, surplus land

City’s vacant lot still looking for a use

Written August 17th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 9 responses.

The developers of Edgewater Village on the Willamette River have once again told the Albany City Council they would like to buy the city-owned parcel in the middle of the 58-dwelling development.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany surplus lot, Burlington Northern, city lot on Water and Hill, Edgewater Village, George Diamond, Vasili Rozakis

Edgewater Village: City marks its completion

Written February 17th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 11 responses.

It took a while, but Albany city officials now have formally acknowledged the successful completion in 2020 of Edgewater Village, a development of 58 homes on the Willamette River that overcame tough challenges during the 17 years since it began.

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Tags: Albany Revitalization Agency, CARA, Edgewater Village, George and Paula Diamond, urban renewal, Vasili Rozakis, Willamette River

Vacant city lot remains, well, undecided

Written January 24th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 7 responses.

The future of a 1-acre vacant lot, owned by the city of Albany in the middle of the Edgewater Village development off Water Avenue, remains uncertain today.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: affordable housing, Albany council, cty property, Edgewater Village, Riverfront homeless, Russell Hawke, vacant lot, Water Avenue

Edgewater: Completed in 2020, as planned

Written December 9th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 5 responses.

Before this Covid-scarred year of 2020 is over, let’s not forget that a big development project supported by Albany’s urban renewal program has been successfully completed.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany downtown, Albany riverfront, CARA, Edgewater Village, urban renewal

Tall weeds? They can be kind of useful

Written July 26th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 7 responses.

The city of Albany has a law that says grass and weeds are a public nuisance when they are more than 10 inches tall. Well, I was wondering, what about the vegetation on this city-owned vacant lot?

Posted in: Commentary
Tags: Albany law on tall weeds, BNSF, Edgewater Village, pollinators, tall grass