ETA: The Athletic Cos privately responded to my review, and I'm adding their notes in parenthesis!…read more
I like this gym because it's quaint and professional, it almost feels like an upgraded apartment gym. Peak hours are packed but otherwise it's relatively empty.
Addressing the remediation trucks pictured: the ceilings leak like crazy when it rains. These remediation trucks come in all the time, but I never see the crew working on anything so they must be working on the apartments above/next door. (ETA: TAC assured me there are no leaks, and if this is true then I speculate it's water bottle-related user error; still something to keep in mind since I mainly notice it during rainy times)
I was prompted to write this review because I noticed how much this building lacks AC. I could tell it was trying in the summer time, but the ceiling fans are carrying. Now, It's unnaturally warm for this time of the year (almost 75°f) and there seems to be no AC at all... it's suffocating. (ETA: They addressed this and assured me they're trying their best, which I respect-- especially since the tall ceilings probably make it harder to maintain temps)
There's no water fountain, just a bottle refilling station that offers cold water, room temp water, and occasionally they carry bubbly water (however often times the bubbly water's not working and when it does work it lacks the static electricity mouthfeel I like, it's very wimpy). There's a 'vending' machine with Bloom/Alani/protein drinks but the card slot to pay broke months ago and now users must 'see an attendant' to retrieve anything at all but more often than not the gym is totally unstaffed, even during peak and business hours. (ETA: apparent theft problems caused this change, but I wish there was just a normal vending machine; additionally, they're now keeping their eyes on the lack of bubbly)
The equipment almost always works, but sometimes a treadmill or two is out of order. The showers lack any sort of separation from the rest of the bathroom, so if someone's showered at all recently, the whole floor is wet. Womp womp. But they keep the bathroom stocked with toiletries (shampoo/conditioner/body wash/flossers/q-tips/hair bands for pony tails). The bathrooms seem pretty clean, but some of the equipment needs TLC. I see cleaning crews every once in awhile, but they always come in the middle of the day so it feels like you've got to dodge the dude with a vaccuum in the middle of the gym-- but hey, at least it's getting clean. (ETA: they do fix equipment swiftly, the treadmill that was out yesterday is fixed today, yay!)
The employees are friendly when they're staffed, greeting hello and saying goodbye.
The gym's connected to Bada Bean and Booze, but don't get your hopes up; the hours are limited (closing at 3PM I believe). You can access the gym through Bada when open, but sometimes (and more often than not, lately) the door from the gym to Bada is locked during business hours so you've got to go OUTSIDE outside to access the garage when the workout's complete, even during hours that Bada's open and operating. It's a first world problem, but I don't like my shoes getting wet or getting rained on. (ETA: I believe they said they only keep the door from the gym to Bada open when the gym's staffed, which makes sense)
Otherwise, would reccomend this gym. I'm a savvy shopper and this gym gives me everything I want. Just had to knock off a few points for the little headaches I've run into as a regular. (ETA: gave extra points for prompt response, they even included ways to reach them directly -- much appreciated!)
