A luxury fitness giant apparently has their eyes set on Jersey City as space inside an approved development has reportedly been set aside for an Equinox Fitness Club.
Hoboken Girl recently reported that a source close to the Harborside 4 project shared that Equinox will be opening in the upcoming complex. Approved by Jersey City’s Planning Board earlier this year, the endeavor is slated to rise on a current surface parking lot at 20 Columbus Drive.
The property is owned by The Related Companies, perhaps best known as the developer behind Hudson Yards in Manhattan. Consisting of 800 total units, the northern portion of the tower is set to rise 38 stories, while the eastern portion will top out at 50 stories and just over 684 feet.
12,374 square feet of ground floor retail split between three storefronts will adorn the Columbus Drive side of the property, which is presumably where Equinox is planning to set up shop. The new location would make sense, as the Related Companies is the parent company of Equinox and several of their other developments have outpost of the gym.
Equinox operates more than 300 club facilities in major cities in the United States including two gyms in New Jersey located in Paramus and Summit. The reported Jersey City location would be their third Garden State outpost.
However, the current reported plan still means Equinox is a few years away from opening to Jersey City. Construction at the sky-high Harborside 4 has not yet begun on the complex itself, although The Related Companies has certainly hit the ground running since buying the 1.3-acre lot last year.
