Top of Main Brew Pub Photo: TownLift // Randi Sidman-Moore

PARK CITY, Utah — After nearly 40 years in business, the Top of Main Brew Pub on Park City’s Main Street will permanently close as building owner Greg Schirf moves forward with the sale of the property where the business has operated for decades.

The announcement comes during the brew pub’s annual shoulder-season closure, which began April 13. This year, however, the doors will not reopen. Squatters Pubs, which purchased the Wasatch Brew Pub business a decade ago, confirmed it is no longer a tenant in the building.

“We are sad to be leaving our Top of Main location,” said Andrew Bebbington, CEO of Squatters Pubs. “Our primary goal has been taking care of our Top of Main team members, and we are actively working to place the majority of our staff within our other Squatters Pubs, including our equally iconic Park City location, Squatters Roadhouse Grill.”

What’s next for Top of Main

The property is under contract with Treecrest Real Estate, a Park City-based ownership group. According to leasing agent Katie Wilking of Berkshire Hathaway, the transaction has not officially closed, but planning for future tenants is already underway.

“We have tremendous respect for Greg Schirf and what the Wasatch and Squatters brands have built over nearly four decades, and we look forward to finding new restaurant concepts to support the vibrancy of Main Street,” Wilking said.

Wilking emphasized that the prospective buyers are longtime Park City locals with deep ties to the community and existing commercial holdings on Main Street. She said the group has already begun meeting with Park City officials as discussions continue around the city’s Main Street Revitalization Plan, which includes potential redesigns for the Top of Main parking area and nearby Swede Alley.

“We really like to stay with something that’s going to give back as well, and something that fits with what the community as a whole is looking for,” Wilking said.

The nearly 13,000-square-foot building is expected to be marketed for lease soon. Wilking said the future owners are considering dividing the space to accommodate multiple tenants, potentially opening the door for smaller local businesses.

“We would absolutely love to have a local business,” she said. “We’re just going to be analyzing each tenant as they come in, making sure we have a good mix, and going from there.”

Park City Councilmember Tana Toly reflected on the closure during a recent city council meeting.

“I didn’t think that within one month that I would be talking about two long-time businesses on Main Street closing after man many years,” Toly said. She added that Schirf is a longtime family friend of the Tolys, who own Red Banjo Pizza Parlour on Main Street.

“It’s just so hard to keep seeing businesses that have been there for decades close, especially family-friendly ones,” Toly said, referencing the recent announcement that Main Street Pizza & Noodle will also close amid rising rent costs.