On a bike ride in Corvallis this month, I came across a big construction project of the Eugene-based Obie Companies, and I wondered if the developer has a similar, though probably smaller, project in mind for Albany as well.
At the corner of First and Madison streets in Corvallis, across the street from that city’s Riverfront Park, Obie is building what has been billed as the Gordon Hotel and Gordon Residences.
The project will have seven floors accommodating 75 guest rooms in the hotel portion and 92 apartments in the rest…