Crunch Fitness is flexing its muscles on Long Island, adding three new locations in its ongoing area expansion. 

The global fitness chain opened its newest Long Island gym complex on Tuesday, June 2, at 121 Broadhollow Road in Melville. The new Melville Crunch takes up a three-story, 28,000-square-foot building, part of which was formerly occupied by Blink Fitness. 

After opening its newest location in Melville, Crunch Fitness will add gyms in Long Beach and Patchogue. / Courtesy of Crunch Fitness

Crunch franchisee Lewis Breslau is the owner and operator of the new Melville fitness center, his sixth Crunch on Long Island, joining others in Bellmore, East Meadow, Amityville, West Babylon and Hauppauge. 

Breslau also just leased 18,000 square feet of retail space in the Stop & Shop anchored shopping center at 23 East Park Ave. in Long Beach, where he plans to open another Crunch Fitness location. About 13,000 square feet of that space was formerly occupied by a Rite Aid store. 

Another franchisee, Michael Kleeman, is building a 21,285-square-foot Crunch Fitness at 700 Sunrise Highway in Patchogue, replacing a Jennifer Furniture store on the 3.7-acre property. Once the Patchogue and Long Beach locations are opened, there will be nine Crunch Fitness centers on Long Island.  

Christopher Wierzbicki of Pliskin Realty & Development, the exclusive broker for Crunch Fitness on Long Island, represented the company in the Long Beach, Patchogue and Melville lease transactions, as well as almost all of the previous Crunch leases on Long Island. 

“The recent expansion of Crunch Fitness reflects both the strength of the brand and the quality of its local operators on the Island. Their ability to adapt to evolving consumer preferences and fitness trends has been a key driver of their continued growth,” Wierzbicki told LIBN. “Even though it’s been a challenging expansion throughout the years due to limited inventory and high rents, we have still been able to find attractive deals for both landlord and tenants.” 

The all-in investment to open a Crunch Fitness franchise ranges from $668,000 to $3.48 million, according to the company’s franchise disclosure document. The average annual revenue per unit is about $3.15 million for clubs opened from 37 to 48 months, according to the company. 

Founded in 1989 by former stockbroker Doug Levine with one gym in Greenwich Village, Crunch began franchising the concept in 2010, which has propelled its growth. Today, the chain boasts some 3 million members in over 500 locations throughout the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Spain, Portugal and Australia. 

Los Angeles-based private equity firm Leonard Green & Partners acquired a majority stake in Crunch Fitness from TPG Growth in April 2025. 

Rachel Butiu of Mason Asset Management represented the landlord, Namdar Realty Group, in the Patchogue lease transaction. Billy Diakakis of Sabre Real Estate Group represented the landlord in the Long Beach lease and Gary Brody of Brody Realty represented the landlord, BDG 115 Land LLC, in the Melville lease transaction.