{"id":277820,"date":"2026-06-25T14:02:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T14:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/277820\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T14:02:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T14:02:07","slug":"fitness-factory-to-open-25k-sf-gym-at-162-11-jamaica-avenue-in-queens-commercial-observer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/277820\/","title":{"rendered":"Fitness Factory to Open 25K-SF Gym at 162-11 Jamaica Avenue in Queens \u2013 Commercial Observer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BfnjX88Va4Y\">Don\u2019t you know pump it up? You got to pump it up!<\/a> And residents in Queens are about to get another option for pumping up their gym workout.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/commercialobserver.com\/company\/fitness-factory\/\" title=\"Fitness Factory\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fitness Factory<\/a>, a growing fitness and wellness chain in New York and New Jersey, has signed a 25,000-square-foot lease to open a new gym at 162-11 Jamaica Avenue in Jamaica, Queens, Commercial Observer has learned. The deal was signed June 18, according to a source close to the deal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/commercialobserver.com\/2026\/06\/david-yurman-lease-685-fifth-avenue-retail-condo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Luxury Jewelry Brand David Yurman Takes 685 Fifth\u2019s Entire 23K-SF Retail Condo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fitness Factory will open a four-floor gym at its new space. The asking rent and the length of the lease were not immediately available, but the average price for retail space in Queens was $697 per square foot in 2025, according to the most recent data available from Matthews.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/commercialobserver.com\/company\/ksr\/\" title=\"KSR\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">KSR<\/a>\u2019s Ori Melloul and Eli Yadid represented the tenant in a direct negotiation with the property owner, the Rosilio family. Melloul and Yadid declined to comment, while the Rosilio family could not be reached for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Rosilios acquired 162-11 Jamaica Avenue for<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/traded.co\/deals\/new-york\/retail\/sale\/162-17-jamaica-avenue\/https:\/\/traded.co\/deals\/new-york\/retail\/sale\/162-17-jamaica-avenue\/\"> $10.5 million in 2024<\/a>, according to property records and Traded.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fitness Factory has about 20 locations around New York and New Jersey, offering a gym environment, personal training, a juice bar depending on the location, and group fitness classes. The new deal marks the health club\u2019s first Queens location after <a href=\"https:\/\/commercialobserver.com\/2024\/03\/fitness-factory-lease-eleven-hancock\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">opening a spot in Harlem in 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fitness Factory did not immediately respond to Commercial Observer\u2019s request for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Amanda Schiavo can be reached at <a href=\"https:\/\/commercialobserver.com\/2026\/06\/fitness-factory-lease-gym-162-11-jamaica-avenue-queens\/mailto:aschiavo@commercialobserver.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">aschiavo@commercialobserver.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t you know pump it up? You got to pump it up! 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