News alert for brewpub fans: The shuttered Elk Horn Brewery property on East Broadway in Eugene has sold!

And the new owner is… Diamond Parking Inc., the Seattle-based parking-lot giant.

Whaaat?

But the purchase is not as odd as might appear. Diamond is well known for running parking lots. Much less known is that the family-owned company invests in residential and retail real estate. Diamond is a notable landlord and developer in Eugene.

Diamond’s purchase last month of the Elk Horn property at East Broadway and Hilyard Street (for $1,832,000, according to the deed) is just the latest investment deal here by Diamond.

What will Diamond do with the site? “We’re looking for a long-term tenant to go in there and lease the building, some sort of business, so we’re going to be searching for

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