APEX PERFORMANCE CLUB · 10 GRATTAN STREET · UPDATED OCTOBER 13, 2026
Timeline: Lease To Opening Day
This is an estimate. Nothing is signed yet. Every date on this page moves when the lease, the prices, and the builder's schedule come in, and the page gets updated each time.
Both lease papers hand the space over on January 1, 2027.
Opening day
About March 8
The build ends March 1. All of the equipment goes in that day. Then the room gets one week of set-up before the doors open.
If the build runs late
About April 5
Four extra weeks of building move the equipment day and opening day by four weeks.
Rent
The ask is April 1
Three free months, counted from the day Oscar gets the keys, put the first rent on April 1. Randy's comments ask for rent to start February 15 or March 1. Nothing is agreed yet.
Eight Things That Can Slow It Down
The numbers match the circles on the chart.
1
The prices come in late, or there is only one price
What it is
Before the next proposal goes out, Oscar needs written prices and a timeline from Randy's plumber, his electrician, and his heating and cooling man. He also needs a price from one other builder for the same list.
Why it matters
Randy can't agree to pay part of a number that nobody has written down. With only one price, there's no way to tell if it's fair.
What keeps it moving
The same written list goes to both, with a price on every line.
2
The drawings do not match the real room
What it is
The layout has to be drawn to scale, with every wall measurement written on it.
Why it matters
A drawing that shows space the room doesn't have means changes in the middle of the build, and changes cost weeks.
What keeps it moving
Richard measures the room and draws it. A builder looks at the drawing before anyone prices it.
3
The lease takes more rounds
What it is
Mathew writes the proposal. Oscar passes it to Sal, and Sal takes it to Randy. It goes back and forth until both sides sign. Still open: the taxes, the free months, who does the work, who pays for what improves the building, and the yearly raise.
Time it can add
About three weeks. That number is an estimate.
Why it matters
The builder's contract and the equipment order both wait for a signed lease.
4
The wheelchair bathroom question
What it is
Mathew answers one question: does the gym need a bathroom that a person in a wheelchair can use, such as one with a wider doorway?
Why it matters
The answer changes the bathroom drawing, and the bathroom is the biggest piece of the build.
What keeps it moving
Oscar asks Mathew now, before the builders price the bathroom.
5
Equipment or mats show up late
What it is
All of the equipment goes in on March 1, so one late delivery moves that day.
Time it can add
About four weeks. That number is an estimate.
What keeps it moving
Oscar places the orders the week the lease is signed and gets each seller's delivery date in writing.
6
The gym paperwork is not on file
What it is
New York asks a gym for three things before it sells memberships. Mathew confirms each one.
A bond. State law says a gym files a bond, a letter of credit, or a bank deposit with the state before it signs its first member. That money protects members if the gym closes. The amount is $50,000 when memberships run 12 months or less. A gym can skip this only when its dues are $150 a month or less, with a few more conditions. The gym also posts a sign about it in two places.
The business name. The company is Apex Fitness Center LLC. To run the gym as Apex Performance Club, the company files a Certificate of Assumed Name with the state, which is the paper that lets a company use a different name. The fee is $25, and a copy goes on display at the gym.
Sales tax. New York City charges its local sales tax on gym dues and fees. The gym applies to the state tax department for a Certificate of Authority, which is the paper that lets a business collect sales tax, at least 20 days before the first sale. That certificate goes up where members can see it.
Why it matters
The law says a membership contract can't be enforced against the member if the gym skipped the bond. All three have to be done before founding member sign-ups start, about February 8 on this chart.
7
The builder runs late
What it is
Whoever does the build signs a finish date and a cost for each week past it. That goes for Randy's company too, if it does the work.
Time it can add
About four weeks. That number is an estimate. The equipment goes in the day the build ends, so that day moves by the same four weeks.
What keeps it moving
Everything is built to code. If another builder does the work, Randy looks it over before it's closed up, and Oscar's builder fixes anything he finds.
8
Rent starts before the doors open
What it is
Randy's comments ask for rent to start February 15 or March 1. The rent is $10,000 a month. If rent starts on one of those dates and the build runs late, Oscar pays $10,000 a month for a gym that isn't open.
What keeps it moving
The proposal asks for three free months counted from the keys, which puts the first rent on April 1.
Where Each Date Comes From
Dates that come from a paper or from the October 13 session are marked that way. Everything else is an estimate.
Row
Dates on the chart
Where the dates come from
Work list with a price on every line
Oct 13 to Nov 2
An estimate. The October 13 session set what goes on it: prices and a timeline from Randy's people, and a price from one other builder.
Drawings to scale
Oct 19 to Nov 2
An estimate. Oscar is back from Florida on October 18.
Mathew's proposal, back and forth
Oct 19 to Nov 10
Justin set the signing estimate at November 10 in the October 13 session.
Builder picked, contract signed
Nov 10 to Dec 14
An estimate. It has to be done before the keys on January 1.
Order equipment and mats
Nov 10 to Mar 1
From the session: order the week the lease is signed. Everything is due by March 1, the day it all goes in.
Gym paperwork on file
Nov 10 to Jan 4
An estimate. It has to be on file before the first membership is sold.
Build the room
Jan 4 to Mar 1
Both lease papers give January 1 for the keys. Oscar's October 6 proposal asked for 60 days to build. Randy wrote "45-60 days." No builder has given a schedule yet.
Randy looks over the work
Feb 22 to Mar 1
From the session. It only happens if another builder does the work. One week is an estimate.
Equipment goes in
Mar 1
Justin's assumption in the session: all of the equipment goes in on the day the build ends.
Hire and train the Head Coach
Jan 11 to Mar 8
The Apex page names the Head Coach as the key hire. The dates are an estimate.
Founding member sign-ups
Feb 8 to Mar 8
The Apex page: sell memberships while the room is being built, and close three to four weeks after the start.
Opening day
About Mar 8
An estimate: one week after the equipment goes in, to set up the room and run the coach through it.
Sources
The owner's paper of September 29, 2026, Oscar's October 6 proposal, Randy's October 11 comments, and the October 13 session.