Capitol Hill’s newest addition to its fitness and health scene has a “Comprehensive Recovery & Wellness Suite” and a “Full-Service Bar.”

Henry’s Gymnasium is now open on Boylston.

CHS reported here in September on the latest plans for the facility filled with “high-energy music” and “crystal chandeliers throughout” and an expansion of the Henry’s Gym concept that launched in 2023 in Lower Queen Anne.

“Henry’s distinctive new location in the 100-year-old Boylston Garage is more than just a gym,” owner Glen Swain said in a press release announcing the opening. “We’re community-oriented and focused on truly celebrating diversity while honoring the human spirit and community history through art.”

The new Henry’s fills all three floors of the $6.2 million adaptive reuse overhaul of The Boylston Garage by developer Asana Partners that has turned the building into a new-era fitness facility complete with the latest workout equipment and a bar.

“With a full-service bar offering a place for warm-ups or to relax afterward exercising, pre-workout drinks will be offered along with post-workout beers or wines—providing a social hub for members to relax, share stories and build friendships,” Henry’s says.

The new gym’s design elements are hoped to create an “inclusive, colorful” atmosphere honoring Capitol Hill “that celebrates art and history while offering an immersive, elevated fitness experience.

“Featuring 100+ pieces of artwork throughout the gym, the new location will include three full wall murals dedicated to the 1969 New York City Stonewall Riots—widely considered a catalyst for the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement,” the Henry’s announcement reads. “A mural paying homage to pioneering activist and politician Harvey Milk—whose courage and advocacy paved the way for greater LGBTQ+ visibility and rights—will also be displayed along with additional graffiti art by local artists.”

The new Henry’s also includes reclaimed wood from an elementary school gymnasium in Medina and 118-year-old internal doors sourced from an old seminary school are also featured along with crystal chandeliers throughout the historic building.

Monthly fees start at $79.99.

The addition of Henry’s is part of ongoing changes around these blocks off E Pine. Asana’s corner suite remains empty where the low-packaging Naked Grocer went out of business at the end of 2023. Across the street, new energy fills the former R Place building where the Massive queer dance club opened late last year.

Henry’s Gymnasium is located at 1617 Boylston. Learn more at henrysgymnasium.com.

UPDATE: The opening of Henry’s appears to have coincided with the closure of another gym on the block. Rival Fitness shut down suddenly earlier this month around the block on E Pine after a decade of business in the Terravita apartments building.

Justin Coleman, who identified himself as the current owner of the gym, stopped responding to CHS’s messages about the shutdown as members were being referred to other neighborhood gyms for discounted memberships following the sudden closure last month.

Rival announced a “temporary closure” in late November but has remained shuttered. Its website and social media have not been updated to reflect the closure.

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