Planet Fitness wants to move into the prime downtown Walnut Creek space formerly occupied by Cost Plus World Market.
The fitness chain will go before the Walnut Creek Planning Commission on Thursday, asking for a conditional use permit to operate in the vacant 18,998-square-foot space at 1697 Mt. Diablo Blvd., in the Olympia Place shopping center.
The center would operate 24 hours a day which, according to a staff report for Thursday’s meeting, “will therefore provide pedestrian activity beyond the typical retail business hours in the surrounding area, and will strengthen the vitality of the pedestrian retail district.”
The center would be on the same block as Century Theaters and restaurants, retail, and other office uses. The attached garage provides approximately 615 parking stalls, shared by all tenants. The front entry to the club would be at the corner of Mt. Diablo Blvd. and S. California Blvd.
Staff is recommending the commission approve the conditional use permit. The planning commission meets virtually at 7 p.m. Thursday and can be seen on Zoom (meeting ID 897-7793-6260, password 066485.
Yay another gym…
“… approximately 615 parking stalls
“?
Why isn’t this an exact number?
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Does the figure change with the tide?
Maybe they’ll reconfigure some so you’ll have a place to park your scooter
This complex has never performed as planned. Building is poorly designed and not attractive. Whatever works I guess.
Just what we need around here, another gym. Boo.
We need a roller rink
Girl w/ dogs-
Walnut Creek use to have a roller rink. It was
called Skatehaven. It’s where I learned to do
the Hokey Pokey and Shoot the Duck. The
building is still there on the S.E. corner of
Pine St. and N. Main. It has been divided up
into small auto repair shops. There was also
an ice skating rink on Central.
(formerly named Croakerts) and a miniature golf
course where the Mercedes Dealership is now
located at Parkside and N. Broadway. Lots of
fun things for kids to do back then.
… I give another gym 6 months max…. people are working e since covid times started