Some of these are found at specific Equinox locations, but E Madison has clearly integrated this into part of their brand. E Madison has three shower heads per shower that you can control with a digital temperature module. This was definitely the fanciest shower I've ever used, but it still just felt like taking a shower. Despite the fancy control pad, you could still feel changes in pressure as you requested hotter water.
Notably, each shower has its own changing area unlike other Equinox locations, but the lighting is less than ideal. Each time I visited, there were only between one or two other people in the locker room along with the permanent attendant who is there to assist with anything you might need. E as a concept is designed around Equinox's top-tier of personal training called Tier X, which includes coaching on fitness, sleep, and nutrition, and can include consultation on physical therapy, medical needs, and probably anything else you can think of.
For that reason, Nelson told me, there's more open floor space, free weights, and treadmills, and fewer cable-assisted or guided machines. But the few machines they have are covered in custom luxury leather, according to Nelson.
Nelson also showed off the group studio, which has double-paned glass to prevent street noise and fully customizable mood lighting. He said most classes only have a handful of people in them because of the emphasis the gym places on personal training. There are no frills like a pool or rock climbing wall — the E experience is about hands-on training. When I visited, most members I saw seemed to be between 35 and 60, probably because of the high cost and location, but each time there were only three to five other people using the gym at the same time as me.
E by Equinox members also get access to an exclusive training space that's inside Equinox's Columbus Circle location , accessible by retina scan secured door off the main lobby. This was the original E, founded in when Tier X used to be called Tier 4, and when the club stood alone.
Before E Madison, it found glowing praise among those covering luxury. GQ fawned over it in , noting the "endless river of refrigerated eucalyptus towels" and private "changing cabanas," as they're referred to by the club. In the harsh reflection of the shiny new E Madison, though, the training space comes off as spartan. It also seems to contradict what is now a core tenant of E's brand — privacy. Throughout my experience, E was off limits in terms of photos because of privacy concerns for their members, according to the company.
But the training space at Columbus Circle was wholly viewable from the pool open to all Equinox members. The fitness area is simply a square floor with weights, resistance bands, some cardio equipment, and not much else. Where E Madison's sparseness felt elevated, the Columbus Circle location simply felt empty.
Compared to E Madison's luxurious locker room, the "changing cabanas" came off more as private bathrooms — only one showerhead included. The products found were Fresh brand when I visited, but the manager told me they would be changed to match the line in E Madison.
Despite a private bathroom for each visitor, having only one staff member meant that the cleanliness fell below E Madison's standard. The one I was showed had hair in the sink, and some scraps of paper on the floor. More glaring was the fact that there were no private saunas or steam rooms for E members.
If an E enrollee wanted a steam, they'd have to walk a few yards to the plebian locker room open to all Equinox Columbus Circle members. The manager who showed me the space wasn't blind to the disparity between E Madison and Columbus Circle. He openly complained about how Equinox's efforts to build out the E brand left his space in a rut. The training space is exclusively for training and is by appointment only. Now, he says, members who joined through E Madison are showing up expecting to be able to access the training space without an appointment.
Since there are no locker rooms, only cabanas, this presents a logistical problem. While I actually believe in the value of training provided for E members, the Columbus Circle training space has fallen behind in Equinox's quest to set the E brand apart in privacy and luxury. Equinox says the space is set for renovation in the next few months to be more in line with updated to the E brand.
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Executive Lifestyle. Benjamin Goggin. Downtown Manhattan has a lot of fancy new locations geared toward young wealth. Bond Street: A spacious playground for NoHo bros. Brookfield Place: A nicer mall gym. Brookfield Place has a stray towel problem. Flatiron: a lot of equipment, but kind of cramped. Gramercy: One of the nicest of Equinox's corporate convenience locations.
High Line: Beautiful with a weird layout. Surprisingly, Orchard Street's locker rooms felt cramped and were kind of messy. SoHo: as crowded as SoHo is generally, but still nice. Tribeca: Barebones but gets the job done in a pinch. Wall Street: Unique architecture in a historic space.
Midtown has a few gems scattered among crowded, corporate cookie-cutter gyms full of finance bros. Bryant Park: the Apple store of Equinoxes. East 43rd: Equinox's testing ground for CrossFit-style training is proof-of-concept. East 44th Street: The one with the cool light fixture.
The locker rooms were also dirty. East 53rd Street: A chicer version of East 54th street. Park Avenue: Always full. The locker rooms were untidy and outdated. Rockefeller Center: Feels like the office of a white-shoe law firm, but is actually a gym. The gym itself feels like the floor of an office, with great views to boot.
Uptown has unique, spacious locations targeting moms and older customers. Columbus Circle: If Spy Kids had a gym. East 61st Street: A hidden Equinox gem available for the price of the lowest tier.
East 63rd Street: Upper east side charm without the pretension. East 74th Street: Made and designed for yoga moms. East 85th Street: Old but good. East 92nd Street: One of the nicest base-tier Equinoxes out there.
West 76th Street: If an orchestra hall was a gym. West 92nd Street: The company's second location in the city feels one of a kind. Brooklyn has three locations — two are pretty nice and one feels like a motel gym. Brooklyn Heights: Similar to a slightly elevated hotel gym. Dumbo: An updated version of the Tribeca location. Williamsburg: Next to a Whole Foods and across from an Apple store, but very cramped. Sports Club New York: The club that has it all.
Printing House: you're basically paying for access to an outdoor pool and sundeck. Most of Printing House is on the 9th and 10th floors. You need to take an unmarked elevator to get there. The outdoor pool seems to be a main feature of Printing House, but due to weather, it's only open 3 months out of the year. Hudson Yards: Equinox's best in its own space.
The equipment and spaces are functional and beautiful. Equinox Hudson Yards expands Equinox into the lifestyle brand its been trying to break into. The most expensive membership is called "E by Equinox," which gives you access to two exclusive New York gyms and every other Equinox in the world.
E Madison: an oasis of luxury that will cost you. E Madison's products cost nearly double the products at their other locations. E Madison has one of the fanciest showers I've ever used. E clubs are designed around Tier X training, and E Madison's floor is sparse by design. The price of Equinox's top membership seems like a steep climb for marginal differences in training quality and luxury and is probably only worth it for the uber-wealthy.
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