urban renewal

CARA opts to demolish old Wells Fargo branch

Written June 15th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 23 responses.

The former Wells Fargo bank in downtown Albany is to be demolished and the site offered for sale to a developer who would build apartments.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany council, Albany Revitalization, ARA, CARA, urban renewal, Wells Fargo

At the old OER depot, envisioning the future

Written June 13th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 13 responses.

It’s hard to imagine now what the old Oregon Electric Railway depot in Albany will be like once it has been fully restored and Sybaris Bistro has moved in. But Matt Bennett can imagine it very well, and he explained his ideas to me this week.

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Tags: Albany Revitalization Agency, CARA, Fifth Avenue, Matt Bennettt, OER depot, Oregon Electric Railway, Sybaris, urban renewal

CARA’s riverfront project survives on 5-2 vote

Written May 11th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 8 responses.

Albany is plowing ahead with its $16.2 million project to upgrade the Willamette riverfront, but it’s not a unanimous decision.

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Tags: Albany council, CARA, Sybaris, urban renewal, Water Avenue, Waterfront Project, Willamette River

St. Francis: A new chapter starts downtown

Written April 28th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 2 responses.

Another page is about to be turned in the continuing story of changes in Albany’s downtown. Pride Printing has occupied the ground floor of the former St. Francis Hotel for about 50 years, and now the business leaving.

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Tags: CARA, downtown Albany, Historic buildings, Pride Printing, Scott Lepman, Scott Thorn, St. Francis, urban renewal

On Albany’s riverfront, there’s a delay

Written April 8th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 6 responses.

So what’s happening on Albany’s much anticipated riverfront redevelopment project this year? Nothing, that’s what. And the city puts part of the blame for the delay on Putin’s war against Ukraine.

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Tags: Albany parks, CARA, ductile iron pipe, pig iron, riverfront redeveloment, urban renewal, Waterfront Project, Willamette River

Albany’s CARA will check out Independence

Written April 2nd, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 15 responses.

On April 20 the Albany City Council has scheduled a visit down the river to Independence to tour its downtown redevelopment project, which looks like a resounding success with a centeriece of a gleaming riverside hotel.

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Tags: Albany council, CARA, Hotel Independence, Independence, tax increment financing, urban renewal

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.

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