Coolidge Corner Gym Closes, Looks for New Owners

The was shuttered earlier this month as the owners of the independent fitness center look to hand over the reins to other members.

The gym, located off an alleyway between Harvard and Center streets, closed its doors on March 1 but “may be reopening shortly,” according to Jason Miller, an employee at the gym. Miller said the facility would likely open under new ownership, if at all.

“A group of member are looking to put something together at the moment,” he said.

The Coolidge Corner Gym has been owned by its members since 2005, when it was known as the Fitness Connection, according to its website. It traces its roots back to a women-only facility opened in Allston in 1974 and has changed its name and ownership several times over the last three decades.

Miller said the gym announced the closure on Feb. 10 and has reimbursed most members who prepaid their monthly dues for March. But not all members were notified; Adrienne Kerman, a columnist for Brookline Patch, said her husband only learned of the closure when he stopped by and found a sign on the door.

At least one nearby gym is already taking advantage of the news. , a higher-end gym located around the corner on Beacon Street, is offering displaced gym members a three-month membership for $59 a month, the rate for new members at the Coolidge Corner Gym. After the trial, members would have to pay BodyScapes's higher rates.