Onelife Fitness to Open 110,000-Sq-Ft Flagship at Tysons Galleria in Former Saks Fifth Avenue Space
The Northern Virginia club, targeting a late 2027 opening, will include indoor pickleball, a saltwater pool, and five boutique studios.
Onelife Fitness announced on October 1, 2026, that it will build a 110,000-square-foot fitness destination at Tysons Galleria in McLean, Virginia. The club will occupy the former Saks Fifth Avenue space at 2201 International Drive and is expected to open in late 2027. On opening, it will be among the largest gym and wellness facilities in the greater Washington, D.C. area.
Onelife Fitness operates 76 locations open or in development, placing it among the faster-growing fitness companies on the East Coast. The brand focuses on full-service clubs that combine premium training equipment, group fitness programming, and recovery amenities. Each club is designed to support a range of members, from competitive athletes to families, and each location creates roughly 100 local jobs. The company has been expanding across Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama over the past year.
"Every Onelife Fitness member who walks through our doors is working towards something: more energy for their kids, a stronger body as they age, or an hour that belongs only to them. We are designing Onelife Fitness Tysons Galleria around those moments." — Ori Gorfine, CEO, Onelife Fitness
Onelife Fitness Tysons Galleria is built around a wide range of training and recovery options under one roof. The strength and cardio offering anchors a 14,000-square-foot dedicated strength training floor, while five boutique studios house specialized programming. The full amenity list includes:
The club's design pairs warm interiors with a full floor of recovery and restoration, framing the space as somewhere members can decompress, not only train.
Tysons is one of Northern Virginia's densest commercial corridors, drawing a large daytime workforce alongside a growing residential population. Tysons Galleria is a high-end shopping destination, and the former Saks Fifth Avenue space is one of the larger anchor locations in the mall. Repurposing that footprint for a premium fitness club reflects a broader trend of malls converting retail anchors into fitness, entertainment, and experiential tenants as traditional department store traffic has declined.
Onelife Fitness has not announced specific membership pricing or presale details for the Tysons Galleria location at this stage. Given the late 2027 target opening, presale information is likely more than a year away. Interested members can monitor the Onelife Fitness website for updates as the opening approaches.
The Tysons announcement fits into a documented expansion push across the East Coast. Onelife Fitness acquired two Phaze 3 Fitness clubs in Huntsville and Madison, Alabama in September 2026, bringing its Alabama total to five locations. The Ashburn, Virginia club opened in July 2026, and additional clubs have launched in Raleigh-Durham, Atlanta, and Birmingham over the past year. Clubs are also in development for Towson, Annapolis, and Bel Air South in Maryland, and for Mosaic District in Virginia.
The Tysons Galleria location represents a large buildout, converting a former luxury department store into a purpose-built fitness facility across 110,000 square feet. The project involves constructing multiple distinct training and recovery spaces within a single floor plate, including boutique studios, a natatorium for the saltwater pool, and a full recovery suite. No construction timeline or total investment figure was disclosed in the announcement.
For residents and workers in the Tysons corridor, the club adds a large-format premium fitness option to a market that already has a mix of boutique studios and standard health club chains. The combination of aquatics, recovery amenities, and specialty programming in one location is uncommon in the area. Members who currently piece together a gym membership, a Pilates studio, and a separate recovery facility may find a single-club alternative here when it opens.
Onelife Fitness Tysons Galleria is targeting a late 2027 opening at 2201 International Drive in McLean, Virginia. Details on presales, membership options, and construction progress are expected to be shared through the Onelife Fitness website and local announcements as the project moves forward.
