Closed coffee shop cabin in Talkeetna

I don't know what the story is behind this closed coffee shop in Talkeetna, but I would have gladly rented it as a place to live in 2007, I was that desperate. It was closed all of 2007, and still closed when I came back in the fall of 2008.
It's a great-looking place, but my guess is that it's a little out of the way for all the tourists that come into town. Most tourists will only see it if they're staying at the hostel, or going to the local airport.