![]() "Since CBL purchased the former Sears building, we have introduced a variety of market-exclusive tenants to Chattanooga," CEO Stephen Lebovitz said in a statement Wednesday announcing a number of new mall tenants. Since its closing five years ago, CBL has added on to the former Sears storefront to add Dick's Sporting Goods and nearby the Aloft hotel and Cheesecake Factory restaurant. The 150,000-square-foot Sears was one of the anchor tenants when Hamilton Place opened in 1987 at what was then the largest shopping mall in Tennessee. ![]() Sears closed its Hamilton Place store in 2018 when the retail giant filed for bankruptcy. After opening his first unit in Murfreesboro about 18 months ago, Cavolo is looking at other sites across the the Nashville and Chattanooga areas to add more facilities.ĬBL Properties, which owns Hamilton Place mall and is leasing the space for the newest Crunch to Cavolo, said the workout club reflects the growing diversity of commercial offerings in and around Hamilton Place. Through his Tennessee Fitness Holdings LLC, Cavolo acquired the franchise for Crunch in most of Middle and East Tennessee after he sold his Planet Fitness franchise. Cavolo said the location should attract a wide range of members under the club's "no judgments" approach to trying to offer workout equipment and classes for people of all fitness levels.Īlthough equipment delivery delays pushed back the opening of the first local Crunch Fitness club on Highway 153 until June 2, Cavolo said the 30,000-square-foot gym and workout facility in Hixson has already attracted nearly 3,000 members, and he hopes to add even more, especially by adding other clubs in the region. "We see this Hamilton Place location as kind of a hub for a number of Crunch Fitness locations we are planning in the Chattanooga area."Ĭrunch Fitness will lease 35,000 square feet on the upper level of the former Sears store at Hamilton Place mall, next to Dave & Buster's, to open its newest fitness club in late 2023 or early 2024. "Chattanooga is a fitness city with so many outdoor activities, and, even though it is a growing area, it's sort of been overlooked in this new fitness phase," Cavolo said in a telephone interview Wednesday. One of the nation's fastest growing fitness clubs entered the Chattanooga market this month with the opening of Crunch Fitness in Hixson and announced plans Wednesday to add an even bigger workout facility by early 2024 at Hamilton Place mall.Ĭhris Cavolo, a former owner of 65 Planet Fitness clubs who sold the clubs and is now a Crunch Fitness franchisee, said he hopes to have other Crunch Fitness outlets in Cleveland, Tennessee, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, and in the downtown Chattanooga area within the next two to three years. This story was updated on June 15 to clarify the position of Stephen Lebovitz
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