BY EMILY DAVENPORT A popular fitness chain signed a lease
to open its first Long Island City
location next year.
Planet Fitness is set to occupy
more than 18,000 square feet at
Alta+, a new luxury apartment building in the Queens
Plaza section of the neighborhood. Located at 29-22
Northern Blvd., the gym will occupy 4,375 square
feet on the ground floor and 13,896 square feet
on the lower level of the complex.
The gym, trademarked as a “Judgement Free
Zone” since 1992, is expected to open for business
in 2020.
“Planet Fitness signing a lease at 29-22 Northern
Boulevard speaks volumes about the health of the
Long Island City market,” said Steven E. Baker,
president of Winick Realty Group. “They are an
excellent indicator of the continuing growth and
excitement that surrounds this market and we are
confident that their tenancy will bring a new flock of
retail tenants to the Queens Plaza neighborhood.”
Baker and Winick Realty Group’s Thomas Galo
represented landlord Simon Baron Development
in the long-term lease transactions, while Planet
Fitness was represented by Richard Chera, managing
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director at Crown Acquisitions. This is the third
successful lease for the property by Baker and Galo
— the pair have already leased 9,000 square feet
on the second floor of Alta+ to Playhouse Daycare
as well as 1,700 square feet on the ground floor
to a dentistry.
“Planet Fitness is not just going to be a great
amenity for the building but also for the surrounding
community,” said Galo. “New developments are
bringing new residents and young families every day,
in addition to the many professionals working at the
nearby JetBlue headquarters, WeWork location and
Macy’s/Bloomingdale’s corporate offices.”
Baker and Galo are continuing to market the
remaining 15,722 square feet of ground-floor retail
in the building. The building features 111 feet of
frontage and 21-foot ceilings. For more information
about Winick Realty Group, visit www.winick.com.
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