The Main Street Diner served its last plate of huckleberry pancakes Sunday afternoon. By Monday morning, a banner hung across the brick facade announcing ‘The Willson Collection — Luxury Residences & Curated Retail Coming Spring 2027.’

Owner Dora Havelock, 73, sold the building in March to Bridger Peak Development out of Denver. She said the offer was “more than a person says no to.” Havelock has worked the counter since 1982, when she bought the place from her uncle for $87,000. The sale price was not disclosed, but county records show the parcel assessed at $2.4 million.

“I told the young man from Denver, ‘This ain’t luxury, honey. This is where the plumbers eat breakfast at 5:30 a.m.,’” Havelock said. “He smiled and said they’re targeting ‘aspirational lifestyle buyers.’ I didn’t have the heart to tell him the plumbers are the only ones who can afford a down payment anymore.”

The rendering shows a four-story building with ground-floor retail — a juice bar, a boutique climbing gym, and a “concept-driven” coffee roaster — above 28 units ranging from 650 to 1,100 square feet. Pre-leasing starts at $2,850 for a one-bedroom. The project qualifies for a density bonus under the city’s updated zoning code because it includes three units designated “workforce housing” at 120% area median income.

Bridger Peak principal Tad Calloway, reached at 406-555-0192, said the development “honors the authentic character of historic Bozeman while delivering the amenity package today’s resident expects.” He added that the diner’s neon sign will be preserved “as an art installation in the lobby lounge.”

Longtime server Marnie Kowalski, 61, starts at the Belgrade IHOP on Thursday. She said the regulars have already scattered — some to the Co-op deli, some to the new place on North 19th where the eggs cost fourteen dollars.

The diner’s coffee cups, chipped and mismatched, went home with whoever wanted them Monday afternoon.