Sport & Health Club near Clarendon will close its doors next month according to CEO Mark Fisher

The Arlington Sport & Health Club near Clarendon will close its doors next month.

Located at at 1122 N. Kirkwood Road, the gym is one of four Sport & Health clubs in Arlington; there is one in Ballston and two in Crystal City. The comapny emailed its members earlier this week to tell them the gym would close March 5 due to concerns about building maintenance and “market conditions.”Sport & Health Club near Clarendon will close its doors next month according to CEO Mark Fisher

“The market conditions have changed and the facility that was created decades ago will not allow us to continue with our vision at the Arlington Sport&Health Club,” Sport & Health Club CEO and President Mark Fisher wrote in the email. “While these market conditions and physical plant concerns have affected our ability to continue operating the Arlington club, we have built new clubs and reinvested in others. It is our hope that you will continue to give us the opportunity to help you reach your fitness goals and enjoy the club communities that we create.”

The chain has 22 other locations in the D.C. region, and starting today it’s allowing the members of the Arlington club to sign up for free at its other locations. The gym originally opened in 1977, according to General Manager Perry White.

Sport & Health Club near Clarendon will close its doors next month according to CEO Mark Fisher

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  Ahbeetz Health Cork

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  Or it could mean they don’t own the building, and they can’t expand or are limited to how much renovation they can do by the landlord, and are bailing for greener pastures…

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  HomeGrown Health Cork

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  12/14/2012 sold for $1,900,000 to VM CLUB PROPERTIES LLC 10/16/1989 sold for $0 to ARC SPORT & HEALTH 3/3/1977 sold for $150,000 to ARIAL JOHN H JR ET AL

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  Lars Jones Health Cork

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  Not likely, at that location.

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    DCBuff Lars Jones

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    Why not?  Just across the street are the Bromptons at something or another that run a mil+.  Location is primo for redevelopment.

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      fashionabletaco DCBuff

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      I agree. That is some great potential real estate right there. The Bromptons are already so nice and it’s just next to the university.

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      DCBuff DCBuff

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      Or, “affordable” housing.

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  Entitled

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  Did this place have a pool? I’m an old geezer with MS and I demand that Arlington County pay for a gym and pool for folks like us. I want something grand. And don’t give me some cr8ppy a4s YMCA-quality bathhouse.

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  Clarendon Skank

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  I think I caught a “market condition” in their locker room…..

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  Chris Slatt

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  Sounds like: Instead of investing our profits from 10 years ago on a renovation, we spent them and now we don’t make any money so we don’t have any to use to renovate so we’re just gonna close. K thx bye.

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  Flamingo

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  We looked at all the gyms in the area, and it was pricier than and not nearly as well-equipped as its competitors.

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    Don Whiteside Flamingo

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    S&H still follows the traditional car dealership model where they lead with a number that nobody has to actually pay. They negotiate, offer periodic sign-up discounts, and have corporate deals galore.

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  House in Ballston

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  This place was pretty decrepit, although the staff was always friendly and helpful.  It’s just not nice and shiny like most newer gyms in the area, and its enrollment probably suffered because of it.  Probably would just cost too much to renovate the place enough to compete with other places in Clarendon.

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    fashionabletaco House in Ballston

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    I’m a current member and that place definitely needs a renovation (or demolition). You can tell if it’s raining outside by going to the basement and looking out for leaks. I noticed some equipment was breaking and nobody was fixing it… guess because they knew it was shutting down anyway.

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  tburger

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  I guess that makes my decision easier. I was looking at them, Golds or Washington. Guess one was just eliminated.

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  iofo61

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  I suppose demolition is one way to get rid of MRSA.  Not sure about the skunk-ass, that may linger in the surrounding area for quite some time.

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  rootbear911

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  If only the YMCA down the block could take over.  The Arlington Y is a shooooow.  I drive the extra miles to hit the Alexandria one regularly.

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    Jack LaLane rootbear911

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    Agreed. That place is SUPER funky.  And not in a good way. My company has a national deal with the Y just my luck and there’s no WAY I would join that place!

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  Don Whiteside

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  If my shoulder would still let me play racquetball I’d be pretty bummed about this. Are there any other courts still around for those of us whose exercise desires were cemented in the 80s?

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    Renae Carter Don Whiteside

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    Crystal gateway sport and health have several courts

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    Yes Don Whiteside

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    http://www.yelp.com/search?fin…

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  clarendon

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  I wish they had more flexible deals for on and off short term memberships at gyms in general.  But, this pace was run down and dank – just like a gym should be.

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  OnMyWayThereNow

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  Dang….convenient and relatively free parking.

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  fatkidspecial

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  this place was absolutely terrible.