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An open-gym concept only works if the space is designed around how members actually move.

You need clear traffic flow, defined training zones, enough power drops for your cardio deck, and flooring that can handle everything from barbells to sleds.

And don’t forget the real must-have: ceiling height.
If your roofline is too low, it limits equipment, programming, and your long-term growth.

A great open-gym experience isn’t about cramming in equipment — it’s about planning the environment.

After working with Oro Athletic on both the concept business planning and finding the ideal building, we sat down with our clients Nick and Allie to learn more about their first dive into gym ownership.

We help gym owners lease and buy buildings.

If you're looking to lease or purchase a site for your gym, and want expert guidance at no cost to you, send us a DM or head over to www.gymrealestate.co and book a Discovery Call so we can learn more about your project.

If you have a fitness concept in mind and your first question is "how many people can fit in the room?" you're asking the wrong question.

Start with the end goal in mind.
How much money do you want the business to make? What are the costs? Once these numbers are on the table, every other decision works backward. Price point. Class size. Schedule density. Square footage. Build cost.

In a recent conversation with Mateo Lopez, co-founder of Kilo, on his podcast Gym World Worldwide, we broke down the framework. Don't start with capacity. Start with the profit goal. Back into the price point. Then design the model to deliver it.

We help gym owners lease and buy buildings.

If you're looking to lease or purchase a site for your gym, and want expert guidance at no cost to you, send us a DM or head over to www.gymrealestate.co and book a Discovery Call so we can learn more about your project.

Anu Gym is Charlotte NC's newest locally owned and operated 24/7 bodybuilding gym.

They took a 1957 building on East Independence Boulevard, next door to Bojangles Coliseum, and turned roughly 13,000 square feet of second generation space into this badass new training center.

Located right off of one of Charlotte's most heavily trafficked highways, and situated adjacent to both the Coliseum and Oven's Auditorium, Anu has strong built in visibility.

With 250+ parking spots only 3 miles from Uptown Charlotte and open 24/7, we consider this an absolute luxury in an urban area.

We help gym owners lease and buy buildings.

If you're looking to lease or purchase a site for your gym, and want expert guidance at no cost to you, send us a DM or head over to www.gymrealestate.co and book a Discovery Call so we can learn more about your project.

15,000 square feet, built from the ground up, minutes from Downtown Houston.

Reign Athletics didn't retrofit somebody else's old box. They put up a brand new building and packed it with equipment you won't find in a typical commercial gym, plus an outdoor turf area, sauna, red light therapy, and 24/7 access.

Houston noticed. A perfect 5.0 rating across more than 1,600 reviews, and members are walking away from big box memberships to train here instead.

Big respect to the team for building Houston something special.

We help gym owners lease and buy buildings.

If you're looking to lease or purchase a site for your gym, and want expert guidance at no cost to you, send us a DM or head over to www.gymrealestate.co and book a Discovery Call so we can learn more about your project.

Numbers make lease clauses real. So here's what an annual escalation actually looks like.

Take a 3,000 square foot space at 25 dollars per square foot. That's 6,250 a month in base rent. At a 2 percent escalation, year two costs an extra 125 a month. At 2.5, it's 156. At 3 percent, 187.

Is there a standard number? Right now, 3 percent is the most common across the market. Some deals land at 2.5 or even 2, usually on larger projects where the landlord has more room to give.

The exception: In rapidly gentrifying trade areas, where development is constant and the starting lease rate is low, landlords push escalations to 4 or 5 percent.

Know the market. Then decide how hard it's worth fighting.

We help gym owners lease and buy buildings.

If you're looking to lease or purchase a site for your gym, and want expert guidance at no cost to you, send us a DM or head over to www.gymrealestate.co and book a Discovery Call so we can learn more about your project

You don't typically associate a massive 24/7 warehouse gym with luxury experience, but Reign Athletics, is exactly that.

Their team decided to start from the ground up and build version 2.0 versus buy the building they were currently in and upgrade it.

When you want a complete transformation and elevated experience, sometimes that means taking the risk and starting from scratch.

We help gym owners lease and buy buildings.

If you're looking to lease or purchase a site for your gym, and want expert guidance at no cost to you, send us a DM or head over to www.gymrealestate.co and book a Discovery Call so we can learn more about your project.