SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A gym in the South of Market neighborhood is the latest business in the downtown San Francisco area to announce it is closing. The Crunch Fitness location at 61 New Montgomery will close on March 31, according to an email sent out to gym members.
The email, addressed to “Dear Cruncher,” thanked members for their support and patronage, saying it has “been a privilege to provide you a #NoJudgements environment to exercise and crush your fitness goals.”
“Unfortunately, we have made the difficult decision to close this location permanently, with final workouts concluding 3/31/24,” the email continued.
The fitness chain, which operates over 400 locations across the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, Canada, Australia and Europe, cited SF’s slow pandemic recovery as being behind the closure.
“Like many downtown businesses, this club has never been able to recover from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic,” the club said.
Memberships for the New Montgomery location will be transferred to a nearby location at Yerba Buena at 350 3rd Street. As part of the transfer, Crunch said it would guarantee no dues increase in 2024 and would offer members one free personal training session at the Yerba Buena location.
The New Montgomery location served the downtown SF neighborhood for 30 years. The gym location is just the latest in a series of business closures in downtown SF. Earlier this week, it was announced that the iconic Macy’s location in Union Square would be closing next year.
