Another tenant is closing at Seaboard Station in Raleigh. Here’s what we know
Another tenant is leaving the downtown Raleigh development Seaboard Station.
O2 Fitness, a chain of gyms across the Carolinas, is closing its Seaboard Station location, the company shared in a Facebook post.
The last day for the downtown Raleigh gym is Wednesday, April 30.
“While the growth of Seaboard Station is exciting, we’ve exhausted every avenue to stay in downtown Raleigh—and, ultimately, this chapter must come to a close,” the gym wrote in the post.
Members are invited to join another O2 location, according to the post. The News & Observer reached out to O2 Fitness Seaboard Station for comment on this story but did not immediately hear back.
According to the gym’s website, there are eight other O2s in the Triangle, with a ninth location coming soon to Pittsboro. An O2 previously opened at the Grove 98 development in Wake Forest, and the nearest location to the Seaboard Station gym is at 6150 Falls of Neuse Road in Raleigh.
Other businesses close at Seaboard Station
O2 is the latest business to close or leave the downtown mixed-use development. Business owners have previously told The News & Observer about issues such as construction, blocked streets and a lack of parking, which have made it difficult for them to survive.
A construction project at Seaboard Station, led by developer Hoffman & Associates, has turned the area near William Peace University and the historical railroad station into a live-work-play destination, complete with restaurants, retail, services, apartments and a hotel.
Earlier this year, Logan’s Garden Shop closed its longtime Seaboard Station home and opened a new store at the State Farmers Market.
“We are selling the Seaboard Station property to explore how to best adapt our business model to adjust for the growth that we’ve experienced, improve the customer experience, and create a sustainable business model for the future,” the Logan family said in 2021 in a written statement to customers.
Seaboard Cafe, the lunch counter affixed to the garden center, closed in 2024 and did not move with Logan’s.
Two additional eateries — Mon Macaron (which was replaced by the dessert shop Ammi’s) and Tacos Mama Chava — closed last summer.
Hunky Dory, a record store and bar, relocated to Raleigh Iron Works late last year.
New businesses coming to Seaboard Station
Even as several tenants close or relocate from the downtown Raleigh development, the area continues to draw new businesses.
Here are a couple of the larger tenants planned for Seaboard Station:
- Boatman Spirits Co., helmed by Triangle hospitality professionals, is a Mediterranean restaurant, distillery and craft cocktail bar expected to open in May.
- Pins Mechanical Co., an entertainment concept featuring bowling, games and beverages for all ages, is expected to open this winter at 10 W. Franklin St.
