Pump It Up, South Loop: Club Studio Fitness Is Coming to 819 S. State Street
By Socialhood News · South Loop ·
South Loop neighbors, a high-end fitness concept with a serious amenity list just announced it's planting its flag right in the heart of the neighborhood — and it's the kind of addition that residents of the surrounding high-rises have been waiting for.
Club Studio Fitness is opening a new location at 819 S. State Street in the South Loop, according to a report published September 2, 2026 by What Now Chicago. The gym will occupy space at the base of a condominium building near the corner of E. 8th Street — putting it squarely in one of the Sloop's densest residential corridors, a short walk from Grant Park and steps from the Harrison Red Line CTA station.
This will be Club Studio's fourth Chicago location. The brand is simultaneously expanding into Streeterville at 535 N. St. Clair Street, Lakeview East at 3030 N. Broadway Street, and Wilmette at 3232 Lake Avenue — a citywide rollout that signals serious confidence in the Chicago market. But for South Loop residents, the State Street address is the one that matters: this is your gym.
What Club Studio brings to the neighborhood is a notably deep amenity stack. Members can expect a wide variety of elliptical machines, free weights, stretching bands, and boxing equipment — plus full swimming pools, a recovery room with lounge chairs and saunas, and pilates classes. That combination of cardio, strength, aquatics, and recovery puts Club Studio in a different tier than the standard neighborhood fitness studio, and it's a meaningful upgrade for a neighborhood that has seen its residential density surge in recent years.
The South Loop location sits alongside Lou Malnati's and Taco Maya at the same building — so the corner of S. State and E. 8th is quickly becoming a genuine one-stop destination for residents of the surrounding towers. As of the announcement, construction has just begun and an opening date has not yet been set, but the project is moving.
For a neighborhood that has welcomed wave after wave of new residential development — with thousands of new units either recently opened or under construction — the arrival of a full-service fitness club with a pool and recovery amenities is the kind of infrastructure that makes the Sloop an even more complete place to live. It also fits a broader pattern: South Loop's ground-floor retail and services are catching up, fast, to the residential boom that has defined the neighborhood's last several years.
What Now Chicago is the source to watch for updates on an opening date. In the meantime, South Loop neighbors: have you been waiting for a full-service gym with a pool right in the neighborhood? Drop your reaction on Socialhood — and let us know what other fitness or wellness businesses you'd love to see come to the Sloop next.
Sources:
1. https://whatnow.com/chicago/retail/club-studio-featuring-elliptical-and-pilates-machines-coming-to-south-loop/