4J Flipping Fargo
School district headache may become county boon
The Eugene 4J School District’s long angst over its ownership of the vacant downtown former Wells Fargo building may soon be over. Lane County has … Continue reading
Christian Wihtol
Author: Christian Wihtol
Demolition on Menu at Shari’s?
A Washington state credit union buys the restaurant building in Gateway
A rapidly expanding out-of-state credit union has gobbled up the prominent vacant Shari’s Café and Pies restaurant in Springfield’s Gateway area and plans to demolish … Continue reading
A Quick Profit on Wells Fargo Flip
Eugene School District 4J’s purchase of downtown building in 2024 gave windfall to savvy Portland investors
Late in the evening of Feb. 7, 2024, Andy Dey, at that time superintendent of the Eugene school district, was jubilant. The school board had … Continue reading
ER in Eugene Again
McKenzie-Willamette picks west Eugene site for emergency department
McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center’s much-anticipated freestanding emergency department in Eugene will go on a vacant parcel just west of Chambers Street, plans filed with the city … Continue reading
Yet Another Student Housing High-rise?!
Texas company may demolish old motel on Broadway
A Dallas, Texas-based student housing giant is the latest company to target Eugene with a proposed student-housing complex. But it’s too soon to be sure … Continue reading
Polluter’s Dwindling Assets Scrutinized
How Baxter got the cash for more than $1 million in fines
In the last few years, the owners of J.H.Baxter & Co.’s west Eugene wood-creosoting factory seemed destitute. They saved money by not replacing old, broken-down … Continue reading
Thieves Looted Royal Caribbean’s Copper
The cruise line’s vacant Gateway corporate office building suffered $6 million in damage in 2023
In late June 2023, thieves executed a rare and audacious act of copper pillage in Springfield. They broke into the big, vacant former Royal Caribbean … Continue reading
From Printing Presses to Climbing Gym?
Elevation gym eyes former Register-Guard building on Chad Drive
An elaborate climbing gym is being planned for the long-vacant former The Register-Guard printing press building on Chad Drive in Eugene. The gym would include … Continue reading
Treetops Revisited
Buyer explains his plan for the old mansion
By Christian Wihtol As an exec at a private-equity giant, Bill Cornog spent decades learning to avoid bad business propositions. Yet when the University of … Continue reading
VA’s Stealth Project
New behavioral health clinic in Eugene
The federal Department of Veterans Affairs plans to build a sizable behavioral health clinic in Eugene for Lane County area vets. But the agency apparently … Continue reading