Glen Swain is pouring $8 million into a 45,000-square-foot private club in Seattle's Denny Triangle that will pack saline pools, a medical spa offering Botox and GLP-1s, and a dedicated booty studio under one roof. The club, called Sanctuary, is set to take over the former 24 Hour Fitness location at 1827 Yale Ave. and open its doors on April 1, 2027.
Sanctuary is being described as a private performance, recovery, and social club rather than a standard gym, according to mynorthwest.com. The space will house workout equipment, saline pools, a medical spa, and a 2,000-square-foot coworking area, as first detailed by MyNorthwest. Beyond the coworking nook, members will find a booty studio, Pilates studio, yoga studio, a free weights section, and women's-only fitness and specialty training studios.
Recovery Menu Rivals a Day Spa
The recovery side of Sanctuary reads like a menu at a high-end spa. The club will offer cryotherapy, halotherapy, infrared sauna therapy, and red light therapy, the same report notes. Its pool area is set to include saline mineral pools, Finnish saunas, cold plunges, and jacuzzis, giving members several ways to cool down or sweat it out between workouts.
For the medical side, Sanctuary has partnered with The Covery Health, a medical spa based in Louisiana, to bring clinical treatments into the club. That partnership will provide peptide therapies, GLP-1s, hormone replacement therapy, stem cell therapy, laser treatments, and Botox. The report states that all medical spa treatments will be administered by a nurse practitioner.
Coffee, Smoothies and a Bar to Match the Gear
Sanctuary isn't skimping on the social side either. The facility will include a Caffe Vita coffee outpost, a smoothie bar, and a main bar, rounding out a space meant to double as a gathering spot as much as a fitness center. Per the same account, the strength-training areas will carry equipment from brands including Arsenal, Gym 80, New Tech, Hammer Strength, Precor, Life Fitness, and Max Pump.
Swain, who also founded Henry's Gymnasium, described Sanctuary as a place meant to transcend traditional fitness by focusing on longevity and recovery. He said the club is intended as a one-stop shop for fitness, Pilates, yoga, recovery, and med-spa services, with memberships available.
Not Trying to Out-Equinox Equinox
Swain has been clear that Sanctuary is not chasing the same customers as Equinox or other upscale wellness chains. “We're not wanting to compete with an Equinox,” he said, according to the same outlet, adding that Sanctuary is meant to provide a more personal and curated experience rather than go head-to-head with bigger fitness brands.
Seattle already has a taste of what the high end of that market looks like, as reported by Puget Sound Business Journal: Equinox has planned a 35,000-square-foot downtown gym complete with a full spa and heated barre and yoga studio. Elsewhere in the city, Fremont's Circle Wellness has carved out its own niche with hot cedar tubs, cold plunges and salt saunas, according to KING 5.
Filling Office Space Amazon Left Behind
Sanctuary's new home carries its own backstory. The club will occupy space inside a Hudson Pacific-owned tower that Amazon previously vacated, according to The Registry Pacific Northwest Real Estate. The outlet also notes that the club is landing in a downtown office market carrying record vacancy, making Sanctuary one of the larger bets on repurposing empty commercial space in the neighborhood.
The broader fitness industry has been trending this direction for a while. Men's Fitness has described the modern gym as a layered space where coworking areas, recovery zones, curated classes, and social lounges are increasingly built directly into the facility rather than treated as separate add-ons.
Presales Are Already Open
Membership presales for Sanctuary began this week, with tiered pricing starting at $150 a month and climbing to $400 a month. With the April 2027 opening date about six months away, Seattle residents curious about the club's full roster of amenities will have some time to decide which membership tier, if any, fits their routine.
