Club One's decision to close in East Liberty could make way for new redevelopment project

The ownership of Club One in East Liberty have decided to close the health club in late November. The property is under agreement to be sold to an undisclosed buyer.

PITTSBURGH — Club One is on the brink of ending its 40-year run as a full-service health club on Penn Avenue to possibly make way for a new redevelopment project in the heart of a busy East End corridor.

The ownership sent a letter to the club’s membership on July 10, notifying them of “the difficult decision” to close, giving a last day of operation of November 30, bringing to an end a local health club that had become a neighborhood institution for years.

Chris Labishak, an owner of Club One in partnership with Jim Rosenbloom, acknowledged in a phone interview that they have decided to close the health club and that the property is under agreement to be sold to a buyer he declined to disclose.