CFSBK Doubles In Size: 608 Degraw Street
You may have heard recent rumors about a lease being signed after a very, very long search for additional space. We are so excited to officially announce that CFSBK will be expanding to a second, 5,000 square foot location mere feet across from the current gym. The intention of this expansion is to decrease average class sizes, create more options for programming, add new classes and workshops, and generally increase the quality of your member experience with us. We’ve poured our hearts into the gym and have been so grateful to build up a loyal following within our community. Building out the new space will require much more work, but this next chapter in our history continues the theme of responding to your needs and doing the best we can to give you the most effective and engaging training experience possible.
What would you be most excited to see in the new space?
The Life of CFSBK
Sept 2007: David starts CFSBK at St. Mary’s Playground in Carroll Gardens
December 2007: CFSBK moves to The Brooklyn Lyceum and rents space by the hour starting with a whopping two classes per week
January 2010: We find our current home, 597 Degraw Street. Four years later, we still feel like we’re moving in (+4,800 square feet)
December 2013: CFSBK adds the upstairs annex for private training, Foundations, Active Recovery, and a variety of other classes and services (+1,200 square feet)
November 2014: CFSBK expands to add second location on 608 Degraw street (+5,000 square feet)
News and Notes
- There are lots of new items in the Lost and Found, including lots of Oly shoes. Check it out here and here, claim your stuff!
- Because of the New York City Marathon on Sunday, 4th Avenue will be closed off and you will only be able to cross the street underground at 4th and Pacific, no swipe required (though this will still be a slow process). Please plan ahead!
- Daylight Saving Time ends at 2am this Sunday morning, meaning we gain an hour, so also plan ahead for that (or let your smartphone plan for you).
- Happy birthday, Alan C.!
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So excited about the new space. Congratulations.
I would love to see annual American Ninja Warrior style obstacle course.
Crossfit kids! Please!
Very exciting news about the new space. A thought for something else to consider adding. Some kind of class for the middle-aged/injury prone/injury recovering. I've been out, back and now out again with shoulder issues. I think (along with having to do more diligentm mobility stuff, which I admit I haven't been) I've gotta be super careful and a slightly slower paced class might be good for that. And I've always thought it'd be nice to have more age-diversity in the community. Can't guarantee they'd come if you built it–but a thought.
This is exciting! I'm pretty new to CFSBK, but open lifting would be at the top of my list. Proctored or not, just some access to equipment for those looking to lift independently as a supplement to programming. Also, while I know that Crossfit doesn't program gymnastics heavily beyond handstand work and rings, some gymnastics equipment would be awesome and could open up some sweet ancillary classes. Parallel bars are gnarly.
But, most importantly, I fully move that we should convert the new space into the kind of lifting gyms they had in Germany and Bulgaria at the turn of the century, that were attached to breweries. There used to be holders for your stein next to the platform.
This could be our future. It is a future I want to live/lift in.