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New Grove Street Space To Feature Central Fitness Area, Health Services in Studios and Suites

By Michael Dinan | September 4, 2014

The widely anticipated and complete renovation at 45 Grove St.—the walk-in level from the covered lot at the building that houses the New Canaan Racquet Club—will include a centrally located, open fitness area surrounded by 11 studios and suites where local experts will provide health- and wellness-related services, one of the property’s owners said. Nearly all the walls have come down in the 16,000-square-foot space, which is being transformed into a comprehensive and varied wellness center where, within months, New Canaanites will be able to avail themselves of services offered on an á la carte basis, said Peter Lane of NCLC. “I think what is unique about it is that the center of the facility and surrounding areas will be for New Canaan, and it’s a non-membership facility, so we hope that a lot more people will be able to access their health and wellness here as opposed to a traditional gym where you have your membership and you’re locked in,” Lane said Wednesday morning, standing near what will become an open fitness area in the heart of the yet-unnamed facility. “There is much more flexibility here to come in and get what you want, whether it’s yoga, which is great, or if you want to just go see one of the wellness professionals, that’s terrific, or come in and get on a cardio machine by the day—you are welcome.”

Though information is not yet available about which local professionals will work out of the space, they will include non-medical services and many experts in areas such as alternative and integrated therapies, Lane said. Together, those experts will create a “dynamic and synergistic” community, he said.