Two years ago, gym members were unpleasantly surprised when the owners of the Elements Health Club at 4242 Commerce Street in west Eugene abruptly shut the place.

Today, the once-bustling building remains closed, and it seems unlikely a new fitness center will open there soon, if ever.

The 36,000-square-foot two-story building is among the largest empty commercial spaces in west Eugene.

The building is not prominent. Commerce Street is tucked off West 11th Avenue, two blocks east of the Beltline/West 11th intersection.

But the health club was long popular with west Eugene’s fitness community. Built in 1979, the building always housed a health club — until the owners of Elements suddenly shut it in June 2023.

Since then, the building has changed hands. It’s now owned by a company heade

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