This boardwalk, part of Albany’s Dave Clark Path, was built to skirt a restaurant that perched on the Willamette riverbank below the Ellsworth Street Bridge. The restaurant burned down years ago, but the path still winds around where it sat.
CARA budget focuses on riverfront upgrade
Written May 21st, 2019 by Hasso Hering
For Albany’s downtown urban renewal program known as CARA, the focus now is on launching and completing a redevelopment of the riverfront along Water Avenue, finishing some remaining projects, and then going out of business, possibly by 2025.
CARA still coy about Fargo offers, but …
Written May 16th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
Albany’s urban renewal agency continues to be shy about naming the parties that offered to acquire the former Wells Fargo branch in the heart of downtown. But it plans to decide on selling the building to one of them the next time the CARA advisory board meets, which is June 19.
Revival of the east side: Another step
Written April 13th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
The Schultz Building at 212 First Ave. S.E. has seen various uses since being built in 1910. Now it may become a restaurant, according to a grant request being considered by the Albany urban renewal district.
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Tags: Albany revival, CARA, Homegrown Oregon Foods, Schultz Building, Shawna Turkins, urban renewal
Tags: Albany revival, CARA, Homegrown Oregon Foods, Schultz Building, Shawna Turkins, urban renewal
CARA buys former Wells Fargo branch
Written February 1st, 2019 by Hasso Hering
Last October, the Albany City Council authorized the city staff to negotiate to buy the former Wells Fargo Bank branch at First Avenue and Broadalbin Street. On Friday, the city closed on the purchase for $1.5 million.
How Independence got its hotel
Written November 19th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
The city of Independence wanted a riverside hotel and now it’s getting one. To learn how the town of 10,000 did it, I took the 20-minute drive there from Albany on Monday.
CARA update: $34.5M spent, $21.5M to go
CARA, Albany’s downtown urban renewal district, was created in 2001 and originally was scheduled to last until 2027. Now it’s expected to expire in 2033.
Tags: Albany downtown, CARA, Tiberius Solutions, urban renewal, Wells Fargo redevelopment