Crunch Gym Opening in Crown Heights

On Empire and Utica.

This is really great, but I wish there was a decent, reputable gym opening up in the "Crown Heights West" area. I hate schlepping my work out stuff around the city.

http://www.crunchcrownheights.com/

842 Lefferts Ave.

Brooklyn, NY 11203

Photo of building, pre Crunch

They should TOTALLY open up a Crunch Gym in western crown heights. I think it would get a LOT of traction and community support, especially if they partnered with some community organizations to do public health awareness events and demonstrations.

I'm not sure Western CH has a big building [like the one above] that doesn't have uses more profitable than a gym.

"Yah, Brah! Feel the Burn!" But seriously many will welcome a gym in Crown Heights.

This is really good news! I think there's been demand for that service in the neighborhood for a long time.

At one time there was a proposal to make the armory on the corner of Bedford and Atlantic into a YMCA. It would be great for both Crown Heights and Bed Stuy.

That armory is presently used as a shelter, and the shelter system is presently overflowing. So, I would not hold my breath on it being converted to a gym anytime soon.

Bed Stuy already has a lovely YMCA. Try it.

That YMCA is great. I lived around the corner until I moved to Crown Heights. It would be nice to have a gym that's in easy walking distance though.

markhor, not sure if either of these meet your needs but there are two different gyms just off of Nostrand: Crow Hill Crossfit on Park http://www.crowhillcrossfit.com/ and Nostrand Fitness on St. Marks (which is significantly less web savvy) http://www.nostrandfitness.com/pricelist.html

thanks! ive looked into both. i'm into crossfit but can't start because of horrible knee injuries. i always pass by the gym on st marks, but ive never been in. it seems pretty barebones though. i'd also add brooklyn fit lab on franklin to this list, though i haven't been yet. they're currently having a 10 dollar a day "special".

thankfully i have access to a large chain gym near my office. it also gives me an excuse to slack on the weekends.

whynot_31 said:

That armory is presently used as a shelter, and the shelter system is presently overflowing. So, I would not hold my breath on it being converted to a gym anytime soon.

That's too bad. That location would have been within walking distance for me!

I'm in the SW corner of CH, near PLG. I think the Crunch gym near the Seventh Avenue train station on the Q is the closest gym to me.

Opening new gyms in the neighborhood is a good sign.

South CH/PLG definitely is ripe for a gym.

You can make that point in a current survey that FEPMA, the Flatbush Ave merchants group, is sponsoring:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YFCC9NC

Actually, brunosmum and whynot are talking about the OTHER armory on bedford, not the one at Union/Bedford in South CH.

thecameralady said:

That's too bad. That location would have been within walking distance for me!

I'm in the SW corner of CH, near PLG. I think the Crunch gym near the Seventh Avenue train station on the Q is the closest gym to me.

Opening new gyms in the neighborhood is a good sign.

South CH/PLG definitely is ripe for a gym.

You can make that point in a current survey that FEPMA, the Flatbush Ave merchants group, is sponsoring:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YFCC9NC

Actually, brunosmum and whynot are talking about the OTHER armory on bedford, not the one at Union/Bedford in South CH.

thecameralady said:

That's too bad. That location would have been within walking distance for me!

I'm in the SW corner of CH, near PLG. I think the Crunch gym near the Seventh Avenue train station on the Q is the closest gym to me.

Opening new gyms in the neighborhood is a good sign.

*ripe for another gym.

The Crunch on 7th is still more convenient (via easy bus/subway/bike trip) than the new one on Empire and Utica will be for me in PLG.

*ripe for another gym.

The Crunch on 7th is still more convenient (via easy bus/subway/bike trip) than the new one on Empire and Utica will be for me in PLG.

press:

http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130904/crown-heights/hip-crunch-gym-follows-new-residents-eastward-crown-heights

Dec 19

Press that states the gym is still coming, but has yet to open:

http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20131218/crown-heights/long-delayed-crunch-gym-pushes-back-opening

website is up:
http://www.crunchcrownheights.com/

Renderings of the inside are now available:
http://www.crunchcrownheights.com/locations.cfm

Facebook page says they are having permitting problems:
https://www.facebook.com/CrunchCrownHeights

The people on their facebook page seem very angry - looks like they paid for memberships thinking the gym would open July 2013 and are now having trouble getting refunds. 

Also, the floorplans don't show room for a group exercise classroom, which is strange -- good group classes are the Crunch brand's strongest suit.