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$11m club renovation a splash hit.


Club Fit, a full service health and fitness club with locations in Jefferson Valley and Briarcliff Manor, has just completed Phase II of its $11 million renovation plan with the opening of its new 8,000 square-foot Aquatic Center.

The new center features a 75-foot lap and deep-water pool, maintained at cooler temperatures, a 50-foot warmer pool for general use and aquatic classes, and a whirlpool whirlpool, revolving current in an ocean, river, or lake. It may be caused by the configuration of the shore, irregularities in the bottom of the body of water, the meeting of opposing currents or tides, or the action of the wind upon the water.  large enough to accommodate 15 people. In total, more than 300 people use the Aquatic Center every day.

With a unique curved ceiling design and soothing lighting, the new Center also features a retractable re·tract  
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 for the warmer weather and sliding glass doors leading to an outdoor patio. In addition, the warmer pool offers a special "water wall," which is fun for children.

The Phase II renovations also include the addition of family changing rooms
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, massage rooms, new saunas, and the expansion and upgrading of the men's and women's locker rooms.

Construction on the new center began a year-and-a-half ago, with the conversion of the club's former basketball gymnasium.

A new basketball gymnasium, along with a Kids' Energy Center for children aged 5 to 12, was completed during Phase I.

Phase III Noun 1. phase III - a large clinical trial of a treatment or drug that in phase I and phase II has been shown to be efficacious with tolerable side effects; after successful conclusion of these clinical trials it will receive formal approval from the FDA , which is slated for completion this fall, involves filling in the former pool and extending the current fitness area to accommodate more cardio Cardio is the medical term used to reference the heart. From Greek kardia: heart. The Greek spelling using k is the reason for the usage of K in EKG (electrocardiogram).  and weight machines. Additionally, the third phase will include a new nursery with infant area and outdoor play area and a women's only fitness area.

The three-phase renovation project, developed by Lothrop Associates in Valhalla, is designed to upgrade the 30-year old, 90,000 s/f facility that is used by thousands of members in the Yorktown, Somers and Putnam communities.
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Title Annotation:Club Fit
Publication:Real Estate Weekly
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Geographic Code:1U2NY
Date:Feb 25, 2004
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