Former Castro gym space eyed for new gay bathhouse
As the Castro neighborhood loses its only gay sex club and sauna, a would-be proprietor told the Bay Area Reporter he is interested in opening a gay bathhouse nearby at a former gym location.
But before either can open again, adult business zoning rules are going to have to be changed."My eyes are set on the former location of 24 Hour Fitness," Curtis Chude, a gay man, told the Bay Area Reporter, referring to the site at 2145 Market Street between Sanchez and Church streets that permanently closed last year at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns.Chude's revelation about a potential bathhouse comes as Eros, the Castro's only sex club and sauna, announced it'd be moving to a location closer to downtown early next year after close.
