BSC? When will it open?

[vinyl-raven.livejournal.com]

I just went to the Back Bay BSC during lunch and inquired about D. Square location. Here what I found out

Opening date got pushed due to elevator issues

They don't have a pool

and they are not 24 hrs..

So does anyone have an idea on when they will be opened? BB didn't give me a definate answer...

Thanks in advance.

Comments

[mcflynnthm.livejournal.com]

When I joined the Central Square BSC last month they said it would be mid- to late-December. Some of their staff was moving over there whenever it opened, and that's what they were being told. Who knows if that's still accurate, though.

[vinyl-raven.livejournal.com]

Thanks

[ron_newman]

are there any BSC (or other gyms) open 24 hours?

[ifotismeni]

i was just wondering that myself. didn't you mention there were some davis square rules against being 24 hours or was that snark i mistakenly took seriously? :P

[ron_newman]

Store 18 is that way mainly because of the people who live in apartments above it. I don't know if there is in fact any general citywide rule. My guess is that CVS would not want to operate another 24-hour store this close to their existing one (at Porter Squre)

[philbot.livejournal.com]

I could be wrong, but I don't think there's any 24-hour establishments in Somerville. Certainly not in Davis Square, anyway.

[spatch]

No 24-hour anything in Davis Square. The closest 24-hour establishment is Bread & Butter out on Mass. Ave, which is in Cambridge proper. Somerville always seems to find a reason to keep establishments open 24 hours. In order to hold the recent all-night Zombie Fest at the Somerville Theater, an "extended retail hours" permit had to be approved by a whole buncha people, from the police to the local aldermen, and of course a permit fee had to be paid. And even then, the theater had to lock the doors from midnight to 7:00 am; if you went out during that time, the theater was not allowed to let you back in.

WTF, paging WTF, white courtesy telephone, please.

[spatch]

Somerville always seems to find a reason to keep establishments open 24 hours.

That's "find a reason to keep establishments from staying open 24 hours", of course.

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

Did you ask about the "charter" membership rates?

[jamiesquared.livejournal.com]

Ive been trying to find out what that means and I get nowhere. I emailed BSC two weeks ago and noone replied. I signed up for more info on their site and got nothing. I called another BSC and they gave me no info. Im coming to the conclusion BSC isnt very helpful.

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

I think I've signed up to receive info via their web site at least three times, because I kept forgetting I'd done it already seeing as how they don't actually send me anything. Grump.

Wellington BSC also opening soon

[shana-lyons.livejournal.com]

I was on the BSC website last week and noticed that they're also opening a much much larger club (50k sf vs 15k sf) near Wellington that does have a pool. Some of their memberships let you go to more than just your home club, so if you have a car, that might be something to consider.

[ron_newman]

It would sure be nice if they could take that fence down between the street and sidewalk. From across the street, you can hardly tell that CVS is open at all.

[billharnois.livejournal.com]

According to this article:

http://www.somervillema.gov/NewsDetail.cfm?instance_id=1110

"Final improvements to the facade and sports club are slated for completion this week, with exterior repairs to surrounding crosswalks and sidewalks to be completed in the spring."

I hope that doesn't mean they're keeping that green fence eyesore up until the Spring.

Tufts Daily article on BSC

[ron_newman]

I found this Tufts Daily article about the new BSC, published last week:

"We'll be starting to sell memberships next week and giving tours," said the gym's general manager, Pia Bertoney-Gross, adding that new members will be able to use the facility "probably another month after that."

[tt02144.livejournal.com]

Somerville doesn't allow 24 hour businesses.
But there is a gym (forget the name) in Twin City (Cambridge) that's open 24 hours.

3 dunkins/1 macdonalds

[vonelftinhaus.livejournal.com]

OK I know that, there are 3 maybe 2, no there are 3, dunkin donuts in somerville that are 24 hours. Then there is the the MacDonalds in Twin city( I kno thats a weird situation); but I am sure those Dunkins are old Licenses

[ron_newman]

When I walked by the BSC entrance this morning, they were still painting the stairway's railings and walls.

[tt02144.livejournal.com]

Twin City is half Cambridge, half Somerville. I'm guessing that McDonald's is in Cambridge. I'm not aware of any Dunkin Donuts legitimately open 24 hours. I do recall, however, there was an issue a year or 2 ago when they found that the Magoun Square Dunkin was staying open 24 hours without a license. I don't know how that was reasolved. My understanding is that there are no 24 hour licenses in the city.