Club Studio is planting its third Houston-area flag in one of the city's wealthiest corridors, with plans to combine two suites at 4411 San Felipe St. into a 32,091-square-foot fitness and wellness club in River Oaks. The project carries an estimated construction value of $5.5 million, according to figures reported to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, with completion projected for July 2027.
The renovation, first reported by Community Impact, will occupy Suites 500 and 600B inside the seven-story building, joining Club Studio's existing outposts in Kingwood and Midtown. The brand markets itself as a high-end fitness and wellness club, describing its locations as elevated fitness destinations that combine exercise, wellness and social experiences under one roof. Club Studio's offerings there are expected to include strength and cardio equipment, group fitness classes, and recovery and wellness amenities alongside other premium services.
A Trophy Address Next to a Waitlisted Social Club
The San Felipe Street address puts Club Studio in rare company. The building is anchored on its top floor by Park House Houston, a 25,000-square-foot private members-only social club that opened in 2024 and had built a 1,100-person waiting list by late 2025, according to JLL. The same development also houses the restaurant Ciel and health company Fountain Life, part of a tenant mix built for a neighborhood where JLL reports average household incomes exceeding $200,000 within a one-mile radius and average individual net worth between $4 million and $5 million.
The financial backing behind the property matches the ambition of its tenant list. JLL Capital Markets arranged a $33 million, three-year floating-rate refinancing loan for 4411 San Felipe in November 2025 on behalf of owner PH 4411 Houston RE Holdings, with financing arranged through Tannenbaum Capital Group.
Part of a Bigger Houston Push
The River Oaks project is the latest move in a broader Houston expansion for Club Studio's parent, Fitness International LLC, which also owns LA Fitness. Club Studio's Midtown location at 3201 Louisiana St. opened in early 2026 inside a former 24 Hour Fitness space, with monthly membership pricing structured across three tiers at $134, $174 and $249, per the Houston Chronicle. That multi-floor venue includes boutique studios and a HYROX training area.
Fitness International is also converting an existing LA Fitness in the Heights/Washington Corridor into another Club Studio location. Hoodline previously reported on the Yale Street gym conversion, a $4 million renovation of the 50,600-square-foot property at 195 Yale St. slated for completion later this year. State filings show similar conversion projects underway in Kingwood and Dallas as the company reworks its Texas footprint. The company's existing Kingwood location, at 4540 Kingwood Drive, operates seven days a week and includes on-site Kids Klub childcare alongside standard fitness and training amenities.
A Legal Cloud Over the Parent Company
Club Studio's premium expansion is unfolding alongside federal scrutiny of its parent. In August 2025, the Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against Fitness International LLC in California federal court, alleging the operator uses deceptive practices that make membership cancellations exceedingly difficult and illegally collects recurring fees. Hoodline covered the fallout from that lawsuit as it rippled through the company's national footprint, including reporting on an LA Fitness closure out west.
Fitness International, headquartered in Irvine, California, was founded in 1984 and generates approximately $2 billion in annual revenue, making it one of the largest non-franchised fitness operators in North America, according to S&P Global Ratings. The company operates more than 600 clubs and counts roughly 3.7 million members across brands including LA Fitness and Esporta Fitness. It launched Club Studio in 2022 as its entry into the luxury fitness sector, built around five dedicated boutique studio spaces covering HIIT, hot yoga, indoor cycling, boxing and reformer Pilates, alongside traditional gym equipment and recovery services like cryotherapy.
Why River Oaks, Why Now
The push toward hybrid, all-in-one wellness facilities isn't unique to Club Studio. Industry analysis from Les Mills notes that major fitness operators are increasingly folding multi-modality boutique studios and recovery amenities into single facilities to boost member retention and justify premium pricing. For a brand chasing Houston's wealthiest zip codes, a spot beside a private club with a four-figure waiting list may be exactly the kind of address that pitch requires.
