It’s not all rainbows and sunshine at the Dupont location of Results Gym. Photo by cstein96Washington City Paper reporter Ruth Samuelson ably answers the questions I’ve had about just what the heck is going on with the Dupont location of Results Gym. Word has been spreading like wildfire in recent weeks that the Results will be shut down at some point in the near future, to make way for a larger, hugely expanded Vida Fitness, which will include a rooftop pool. I had always assumed that the two chains were somewhat related, since both of them offer similar amenities and are often paired with Bang Salons (full disclosure: I’m a member of Results, though I usually frequent their Mt. Vernon location). Turns out the two men who own the separate chains—Results’s Doug Jefferies and Vida Fitness’s David von Storch—used to be business partners, but they’ve had a major falling out. And since von Storch, who also owns the various Bang Salons, is the one who actually owns the Dupont Circle property that houses Results, he’s decided to push the gym out to make way for a Vida Fitness. Quite the local business scandal!
Jeffries tells Housing Complex that the Dupont Results location’s lease is up in 2011, so members still have some time to figure out what they want to do, and he’s currently looking for a new space to replace the gym. Personally, and obviously selfishly, I hope he figures it out before Dupont Results regulars start fleeing to the Mt. Vernon location, where I’ve never once had to wait for a machine.
UPDATE: Housing Complex now has renderings up of what the Vida Fitness expansion will look like.
