Gold's Gym Downtown Moving...

[downtownjag]

Don't worry, it's not bad news.  The Gold's Gym downtown has moved into... yeah, you guessed it, the Jacksonville Landing!  Smaller sq but from what I understand; moved into the space previously occupied by Mongo's.  Going there soon, let you know, for those keeping score at home.

[copperfiend]

Good luck to them in the Landing's Death Valley.

[copperfiend]

That side of the Landing is depressing.

[blizz01]

It should provide for nice views)- It seems like it could be a good fit for THEM, but it's not what I envisioned filling up spots @ the Landing.

[fsujax]

Dang it. I like the Forsyth St location.

[downtownjag]

Just ran by there, it's going to be great when it is ready.  Considerably smaller but the Forsyth location was huge.  There are spin cycles on the deck out front which will make the landing feel more alive during classes.  True that is a dead side of the landing but I believe this will breathe some fresh air...

[thelakelander]

Other then the spaces facing the central courtyard, both riverfront ends of the Landing are pretty dead.  At least this side will have some life with the new mexican restaurant and Gold's Gym moving in.

[The Compound]

Seems like a very akward location for a gym.

[tufsu1]

Lifestyle Family Fitness opened a location in Old Hyde Park Village in Tampa about 4 years ago...this has provided a constant stream of people to the shopping center, thereby helping keep some of the retail spaces alive.

That said, it seems like The Landing should have given them one of the internal spaces instead of prime riverfront space (unless the second floor spaces aren't as desirable)!

[fsujax]

It just seems really odd to me.  I use the Gold's at least three times a week. It's going to seem weird going to the Landing to go to the Gym. The location on Forsyth added some street activity along that stretch of road and now it will return to dead space after 5pm. I see this as a step backward for Downtown. Prime riverfront views within the Landing can't lure one large, well-known national chain to locate there all because of a supposed lack of parking.....when is this insanity ever going to end!

[vicupstate]

Odd, very odd.

[thelakelander]

I wonder what is going to happen with the Forsyth Street space.  Speaking of the Landing, what's going on with Fuddruckers?  Has construction finally started?

[tpot]

As a current member of Golds Gym I was pretty ticked off at them giving their paying members ZERO notice of the change.  The space is probably 1/10 the size of the old location.  I never had a problem parking less than a block from the Forsyth location.  I think getting to and parking at this new location may be a challenge.  I am going to give them a chance to set up, but I may move back to the Riverside Y...........

[fsujax]

There was no notice given to members, last night there were a slew of Downtown Golds members at the Beach Blvd location.

[copperfiend]

Bad service. Would anybody be surprised if they didn't last at the Landing? And what happens to their old space? More empty space downtown.