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A VASA Fitness plans to moveinto a former Marsh supermarket in Fishers, continuing a trend in big-box grocery conversions.

Indianapolis-based developer Strongbox Commercialtold the city it reached an agreement to bringa 60,000 square-foot health club into the site of the former Marsh at 96th Street and Lantern Road, said city planning director Tony Bagato.

The developer willdemolish about 20,000-square-feetof the former Marsh and use some of that land for additional parking. Strongbox also plans to build a 10,000-square-foot building for business or retail space on a lot near 96th Street.

Health clubs are increasingly gobbling up old grocery stores, one of the few businesses that need that much space, said Mark Perlstein, first vice president at CBRE, a commercial real estate and investment firm.Thestores are usually in densely populated areas, which means a lot of people could get to them with a short drive.

They have the high ceilings and open spaces that are usually a good fit, he said. They are a good amenity for most neighborhoods. You cant expect people to travel too far for the health club.

A health club will move into a building abandoned by Marsh at 96th Street and Lantern Road(Photo: Supplied by Fishers and Strongbox Commercial)

At 60,000-square feet, the typical Vasa Fitnessisa bit larger than an LAFitness, which isusually 45,000-square-feet. Planet Fitness health clubs are smaller, typically, 20,000-square-feet.

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VASAFitness has also moved into a 60,000-square-foot former Kroger at 5325 E. Thompson Rd. in Indianapolisand will open one in thefallat a former Marsh at 6965 W. 38th St. in Indianapolis.

The clubsinclude an indoor pool, basketball court, individual and group fitness areas, massage and tanning areas and childcare space.

VASA publicist Jaime Cottini would not confirm that VASA is moving into the Fishers site but said the health clubplans more expansion in Indiana and is considering locations in the suburb.

"We can say that Fishers is among the locations that are under consideration," she said in an email. Cottini added that shuttered grocery stores are a favorite spot for the company.

VASA often moves into grocery stores as they are very large properties,"Cottini said "but it doesnt have to be a grocery store.

An LA Fitness is moving into the 60,000 square foot site of a Marsh at Allisonville Road and 82nd Street in Indianapolis.That gym will be 43,000 square feet with an Aldi occupying the rest of the space.

But in Fishers, LAFitness already has a gym at 116th Street and Cumberland Road, just three miles from the 96th Street location.

After grocery storesbegan closing in Fishers a few years ago, the city council passed an ordinance that required them to be replaced by another supermarketunless the city granted permission for an exception.

Officials wanted to avoid less desirable uses for the properties, such as flea markets or fireworks vendors andBagato said making themhealth clubs isa perfect fit.

"We are very supportive of this use for those structures," Bagato said.

The full city council still needs to approve the plan for itto go forward.

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