They’ve installed bike racks at The Banks, the 120-unit apartment complex under construction on the Willamette River near Bowman Park in Albany. So things are looking up.
Riverside apartments post what they’ll cost
Written April 25th, 2022 by Hasso Hering
Once again last week, the bike took me on the trail between the Willamette River and The Banks, the 120-unit apartment complex under construction near Bowman Park in Albany. Then, over the weekend, I noticed that the Salem-based developers have opened a website that shows the floor plans of different units and what they will […]
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany apartments, apartment rent, Bowman Park, cost of rent, housing, Simpson Park, The Banks, Willamette River
Tags: Albany apartments, apartment rent, Bowman Park, cost of rent, housing, Simpson Park, The Banks, Willamette River
False alarm: No, river’s not contaminated
Written February 18th, 2022 by Hasso Hering
See that white sign there? On Thursday afternoon (Feb. 17) it warned people to avoid contact with “contaminated water” in the Willamette River below the construction site of The Banks, an apartment complex near Albany’s Bowman Park. Well, forget it. There was no contamination.
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Tags: false alarm, no contamination, sewer oevrflows, The Banks, Willamette Riiver
Tags: false alarm, no contamination, sewer oevrflows, The Banks, Willamette Riiver
Archaeologists dig at Albany apartment site
Written August 30th, 2021 by Hasso Hering
An archaeological team continued working Monday at the construction site of “The Banks” apartment project near Bowman Park on the Willamette River. Exactly what they are finding, if anything, remains a matter of speculation.
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Tags: archaeology, Bowman Park, The Banks, Willamette Cultural Resources Associates, Willamette River
Tags: archaeology, Bowman Park, The Banks, Willamette Cultural Resources Associates, Willamette River
Riverside trail: Passage blocked at Bowman
Written May 13th, 2021 by Hasso Hering
In a story on April 25, I wondered whether the trail along the Willamette River between Bowman and Simpson parks would stay open during the construction of The Banks, a 120-unit apartment complex. As of Thursday night, the answer was yes and no.
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Tags: Albany, Rive View Holdings, riverside trail, The Banks, Willamette River
Tags: Albany, Rive View Holdings, riverside trail, The Banks, Willamette River
City schedules public hearing on ‘The Banks’
Written January 17th, 2021 by Hasso Hering
Once again the Albany Planning Commission is faced with having to decide the fate of “The Banks,” a proposed 120-unit apartment complex on the Willamette River across Geary Street from Bowman Park.
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Tags: Albany Planning Commission, River View Holdings LLC, riverfront apartments, The Banks, Willamette River
Tags: Albany Planning Commission, River View Holdings LLC, riverfront apartments, The Banks, Willamette River
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‘The Banks’ honors indigenous people
Like every place in the mid-valley, the site of The Banks, a 120-unit apartment complex nearing completion on the Willamette River in Albany, is built on land once occupied by indigenous people.
Tags: apartments, Calapooians, Indians, Indigenous people, land use, River View Holdings, The Banks, Willamette River