Genesis Health Clubs Acquires Lincoln Athletic Club; Starts Construction on Largest Health Club in Manhattan, Kansas History
Posted: December 4, 2017 in Chains
Genesis Health Clubs
LINCOLN, NE – Genesis Health Clubs continued its recent explosion of growth, acquiring Lincoln Athletic Club, an 88,000 square foot facility, including multiple fitness areas, an indoor track, a collegiate sized basketball court, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, three group fitness studios, indoor and outdoor tennis courts, two racquetball courts, multiple steam rooms, a hot tub, massage therapy center, tanning rooms, meeting rooms, a kid’s gym, nursery, and pro shop.
Genesis, which currently operates two health clubs in Lincoln, totaling 44 total clubs across five states, also announced the closing of its Pine Lake location. All members of Pine Lake will be granted full access to the Lincoln Athletic Club location, effective Monday, December 4.
Lincoln Athletic Club Owner, Todd Mosser expressed excitement. “I’ve had a wonderful career in this industry and I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to turn over my legacy to Genesis Health Clubs. They’re true professionals and I know they’ll take care of our members.”
Genesis Health Clubs Owner and President Rodney Steven also reacted enthusiastically: “Lincoln is an important market for us and we’re thrilled to be expanding in such a major way. We love the community at Pine Lake, and we’re thrilled to expand their amenities. They’ll now have access to swimming pools, tennis courts, an indoor track, and a spa. I could go on for hours. This facility is huge and packed with all the amenities anyone could ask for. It’s really special.”
Steven said, “The facility is a landmark in Lincoln and one of the nicest facilities in town already but we are excited to start construction and take it to the next level. We will turn it into a crown jewel for the community here over the coming years. I’m working on some major plans already. We have a world-class tennis club in each of our major markets, and this will be the one for Lincoln.”
Asked about All-American Training, the popular heart-rate based interval training program available at both O Street and Pine Lake, Steven smiled. “We’d never consider moving without bringing All-American Training with us; we know how much our members love the concept. In fact, they’re putting the finishing touches on the AAT room at Lincoln Athletic Club right now as we speak. There won’t be any interruption in the class schedule and the new room looks amazing.”
Steven continued, “Lincoln Athletic Club members are in for a treat, too. Not only are we bringing All-American Training, but we’ll be bringing in new equipment and programming on day one and they’ll still see their favorite personal trainers and staff around the club as we make the transition. Fitness in Lincoln just got a whole lot more exciting.”
MANHATTAN, KS – Genesis Health Clubs has announced that November 29 was the official groundbreaking and start of construction on its new Manhattan 70,000 square foot location, the company’s 45th. The facility will be the largest health club in Manhattan, Kansas history, bringing an unprecedented array of fitness options to the community, all under one roof.
Genesis Health Clubs will build the brand-new fitness center on the hilltop of 2704 Allison Avenue and 0000 Fort Riley Blvd in Manhattan. The multi-million dollar health club will be one of the largest and most luxurious in the region, including a six-lane indoor pool, three-lane running track, three exercise studios, full basketball court, childcare, cardio, weights, three indoor tennis courts with a grand slam viewing lounge and bar, personal training, smoothie bar, premium locker rooms with built-in locks, granite countertops and full towel service. In addition, an upscale spa will be included, featuring massage, facials, skin care, cold water bath, therapy pools, hot tubs, steam room and dry sauna.
After an extensive bidding process, the job was awarded to Wichita, Kan. based Rock Construction.
“Manhattan is in for something special,” said Rodney Steven II, Owner/President of Genesis Health Clubs, “We are so excited to bring this facility to our members and the community. Manhattan has not seen the true Genesis experience offered in our deluxe, largest clubs. That is all about to change. Manhattan is already a Genesis city, and this will take that to the next level.”
Steven continued, “This has been long-awaited and it has taken longer than expected, for which we sincerely apologize. We’ve doubled in size since this project was announced, adding over 20 clubs since then, up to 44 clubs, and we have had at least four sites under active construction at all times. This has been a difficult site to develop, but ‘Anything worthwhile is hard to get.’ We cannot emphasize enough how gracious or members have been. I can’t wait for them to see the new club; it will be more than worth the wait.”
“The new Genesis will be a landmark in the city; I guarantee no one will miss it. Manhattan has never seen anything like this; it has everything. It will be a beautiful health club, but most of all, we will bring with it a new standard of service and luxury to the community and to our members.”
