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Substantial-Floor926 t1_j9ywp9r wrote

Jersey City does not have enough gyms for the population. I think we would benefit from a big high end gym like a LifeTime or Equinox (I know i would join)

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NB0073 OP t1_j9yxjpp wrote

I loved Equinox when I was in Manhattan. Would definitely pay for it if they open a location in JC. I wonder why they haven’t opened a JC location despite having gyms at Paramus and Summit. Probably because they are not able to find a suitable spot in JC.

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Substantial-Floor926 t1_j9z08ww wrote

Yeah space is probably a constraint although both these gyms find plenty of space in manhattan so im sure if they wanted it they could make it happen here. I think perhaps the demographics of JC have changed so much over the last decade that too some degree businesses that could work here now havent caught up yet (more gyms, more club like bars, etc.)

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_homegrown t1_j9z5713 wrote

You're on the right track. Often times these gyms use median income when deciding where to expand. With Jersey City having such a large population, the median income is 41k. We know most people downtown make much more than that if rent in buildings is upwards of 4k in a high-rise at this point. Seems like a lot of these large corporate gyms have to catch up.

Space is probably also a concern, but I can't see why one of these developers won't come to an agreement for a large commercial gym before they build. Seems like an easy way to make a ton of $ off first-floor commercial.

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