The national private upscale fitness center chain leased the entire former UPS building, which is located across the street from the Noroton Heights train station and adjacent to the Stop & Shop/Walgreen's shopping center.

The Connecticut office of GVA Williams represented Equinox Fitness and the building owner, the Thomas Golden Realty Cos., in the long-term lease transaction. Scott Lifschultz, principal of the retail division and Cory Gubner, president and chief executive officer of GVA Williams-Connecticut, worked on the deal.

"This transaction reflects our firm's continual ability to meet our clients' strategic needs in the commercial real estate marketplace," Lifschultz says. "We are currently seeking several other sites throughout metro, New York including Connecticut, Long Island, Westchester and New Jersey (for Equinox)."

Gubner adds, "Equinox Fitness is seeking high-profile locations in upscale markets. Given their size requirements, this is no easy task. It took a lot of resources to find a suitable space in Darien."

Equinox's Darien location is currently under construction. The firm intends to open its first Connecticut location by the end of this year. The New York-based firm currently operates 14 high-end clubs throughout Manhattan, Westchester County, NY and Pasadena, CA. In addition, Equinox has fitness centers under construction in Chicago and Woodbury, IL, and West Hollywood, CA.

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John Jordan

John Jordan is a veteran journalist with 36 years of print and digital media experience.

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