![]() But California Family Fitness might do fine in Citrus Heights with the mid-level pricing it has chosen, he said. Marcello Montagnino, operating partner of Gold's Gym locations in Roseville and Granite Bay, reckons Roseville, Rocklin and Citrus Heights have too many gyms. Citrus Heights has lost several gyms in recent years through business failures, lost leases or other factors. The chain sees opportunity in the area, which has a 24 Hour Fitness and a few smaller gyms. Many members who work out in Orangevale live in Citrus Heights, he said. The site made sense for California Family Fitness because it bridges the gap between the chain's Orangevale and Roseville and Rocklin clubs, Gury said. It will offer basketball, racquetball, a private women's workout area, rooms for spin and group exercise classes, tanning, a pro shop and a leased-out juice bar. Sunray Plaza also is home to Round Table Pizza and Leatherby's ice cream parlor.Īt 52,000 square feet, the Citrus Heights gym will be about average size for California Family Fitness, which has been building only large gyms in recent years. The anchor spot, which housed the grocery store, has been vacant for a year. The company wants to lease space near the planned gym to tenants that will complement it, such as chiropractors, physical therapists and beauty salons, Gury said. ![]() ![]() Placer Partners LLC, the new company, will invest $8 million into the 93,000-square-foot shopping center, including new paint and landscaping. With a tightening of lending requirements and other factors, the deal took about a year. The group's principals include California Family Fitness co-founder Russ Kuhn. A different ownership groupĪ new real estate development and management company bought Sunray Plaza on Dec. Gym-goers might boost business at nearby shopping centers as well, she said. "It's a gateway to the city from Roseville from the northern border," economic development manager Rhonda Sherman said. It hasn't had much attention for a number of years," Gury said.Ĭitrus Heights officials are glad for new energy at an important location. The chain's arrival at Sunray Plaza, a three-decade-old center with many vacancies, would coincide with a much-needed $8 million renovation. plant, which is planned for a variety of sports and entertainment tenants.įor expansion down the road, the chain is pursuing 10 sites, including spots in El Dorado Hills, Auburn, Yuba City, Woodland and Vacaville, as well as infill sites in Sacramento, said Larry Gury, California Family Fitness co-founder and an owner. The chain has a signed lease and could open this year in the Laguna area of Elk Grove at the former JVC Disc America Co. With Bunker Hill Capital LP as a money partner, California Family Fitness plans to open two to three gyms a year and could hit the higher mark in 2008. The first opening with help from the new backers is set for April 1 in Natomas, a 65,000-square-foot center built from the ground up. It would be the second new gym since a Boston private equity firm pumped money into the chain a year and a half ago in a quest to take it national. The fitness center operator is scheduled to open the 52,000-square-foot gym by October in the former Tom Thumb store in Sunray Plaza at Sunrise Boulevard and Antelope Road. Sacramento Business Journal - by Kelly Johnson Staff writerĬalifornia Family Fitness has landed a former grocery store in Citrus Heights and plans to convert it into the chain's 15th gym.
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