According to Sam Black of the Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal, L.A. Fitness wants to open a gym in downtown Minneapolis. The company’s site search has included skyway-connected buildings along Marquette Avenue and Nicollet Mall, according to multiple real estate sources with knowledge of the search who asked not to be identified to protect client relationships.
Irvine, Calif.-based L.A. Fitness opened its first Twin Cities location in Apple Valley in 2007. It now has 14 facilities in the market, including a location at Uptown’s Calhoun Square. It’s also building a new gym in Brooklyn Center.
Tom Martin, a retail broker at Cushman & Wakfield/NorthMarq who represents L.A. Fitness in the Twin Cities, declined to comment on the prospect of a downtown location. But he said the company remains in expansion mode.
“All logical trade areas left to explore are being considered,” he said.
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