Boston Sports Club Closes West Newton Gym Amid Pandemic

NEWTON, MA — Boston Sports Club confirmed Wednesday it is closing its West Newton location permanently after the business took a financial hit because of the coronavirus pandemic gym closures.

"We have made the difficult decision to permanently close the West Newton location on September 30," an email sent to members read. "This decision was a difficult one."

For those who were members, the club transferred membership to its Waltham gym and upgraded it to an "elite membership" at the same rate giving them access to the gym's entire network of clubs in all 160 locations - from Washington and Maryland to New York, Boston, Florida, California.

The first two months, for those members will be free, according to the club. It's not immediately clear how long that elite membership will be good for.

The company laid off most of its 7,000 employees across more than 200 clubs in March and stopped paying rent, according to a regulatory filing that the Patrick Walsh the CEO of the company signed, Patch reported earlier this summer.

Patch has reached out to Town Sports/ BSC for comment.

Previously:

Boston Sports Club Eyes Bankruptcy, May Close Newton Club ...

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