The company hopes to double from four gyms to eight over the next few years. Including staff that works at the gyms, the company has about 300 employees, according to Pinn.īrooklyn Boulders gyms tend to be larger and the company focuses on hosting co-working space, talks and even concerts in its spaces. Brooklyn Boulders’ corporate team has already grown from about three to 17 people and is expected to reach about 40 over the next few years. Pinn declined to talk on the record about the situation.īrooklyn, the company behind premier rock climbing gyms in New York, Chicago and Somerville, Massachuetts, officially moved its corporate office to Denver last year after being lured to the state by Colorado’s Outdoor Recreation Industry Office and Global Business Development Division. It seemed like a sure thing, so I didn’t really hedge my bets like I would in any other market … but yeah, we’re continuing to look, and we have a few irons in the fire right now.”īrooklyn Boulders was reportedly close to locking down the facility in RiNo where Movement is planning to open. “We immediately tried to find a place when we started coming here,” Pinn said. It’s not looking likely the company will open a facility in the Mile High City this year, co-founder Lance Pinn said Monday. Though its corporate office is growing, Brooklyn Boulders doesn’t yet have a grip on where it plans to put its first Denver-area gym.
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And Earth Trek said Monday it will take over the former Sports Authority headquarters to open a new rock climbing gym in Englewood. Movement Climbing + Fitness is preparing to open a second spot in Denver. (Courtesy of CBRE)Īs Brooklyn Boulders prepares to reach the year mark at its new headquarters in RiNo, the company’s competitors are climbing into the Denver market.