![]() Email or call (301) 738-0347.Ī weekly guide sponsored by some of our favorite local businesses Not sure if what you have is valuable? Dunner offers free auction estimates via virtual appointments, with easy no-contact pickup of your goods. “Sometimes it’s more advantageous to sell those pieces now and get the money to invest, to buy something new, to put away for your heirs or give to a charitable organization.” Freeman’s is especially interested in pieces from legacy brands like Boucheron, Buccellati, Bulgari, Cartier, Harry Winston, Rolex, Tiffany & Co., and Van Cleef & Arpels. “A lot of people have jewelry that they’ve acquired through their life and they’re still holding onto, but they never wear it and their kids don’t want it,” says Debrah Dunner, a Potomac-based rep for the auction house Freeman’s. ![]() If you’ve been sorting through old jewelry - and thinking about parting with some of the pieces you no longer love - now is a great time to take advantage of high gold prices and the booming auction market. Still, Brock said the real estate downtown was valuable and the buyers recognized that fact.All these months at home have given many of us a chance to tackle long-neglected organization projects. The pandemic led to several key downtown companies, such as BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Unum and the Tennessee Valley Authority, to allow more of their employees to work from home. "The business is still profitable, but it hasn't recovered like the two other clubs have. "A lot of business is still not there," he said earlier. "It's a profitable, nice small business built on relationships," he said.īut the pandemic hurt the venture like many others, and the downtown center hasn't recovered as the other two locations have, Brock said. "Chattanooga has so much appeal to visitors, and this location is close to key points of interest like the Tennessee Aquarium, local restaurants, the Creative Discovery Museum, the riverfront and much more," said Charles Drury III, the company's director of development, in a statement at the time.īrock, whose group purchased the Sportsbarn in 2007, said earlier this year the club has about 3,500 account holders with roughly 8,000 people using the facilities. 28 after 44 years, and a Missouri-based hotel chain bought the site.ĭrury Hotels purchased the property and a parking garage across the street for $9 million, and an official said the company was exploring its next steps for the tract. ![]() The Sportsbarn closed its location at 301 Market St. The move comes after the Sportsbarn's downtown location was sold and closed earlier this year. "We are excited to embark on this new chapter and look forward to bringing you new and exciting changes as the Sportsbarn evolves under Synergy Wellness management," said Brock, who couldn't immediately be reached for comment. Some initial changes include additional fitness classes, upgrades to equipment and more extensive personal training programs, he said. Miller said plans also are to purchase the real estate where the two clubs sit through a separate entity.īrock said the locations will offer "an enhanced fitness facility and experience" and Synergy Wellness will "lead the Sportsbarn into the future with new ideas and programs." The Chattanoogan, who said he's also involved in real estate and construction, added his company is conducting due diligence now with the aim to close the deal in June. "I'll infuse a decent amount of capital into the business," Miller said. Plans are to utilize some of those resources and combine them to turn the Sportsbarn facilities into more of a health club, he said. Jonathan Miller, Synergy Wellness' managing director, said in a telephone interview Wednesday that he already has interests in the health and wellness sector. ![]() ![]() He said in the note that the two locations will continue to operate under the Sportsbarn name. The Sportsbarn's East location on Lee Highway and the North center on Hamill Road are to be sold to Synergy Wellness Chattanooga, said David Brock, the longtime fitness club's president. The Sportsbarn has agreed to sell its last two locations in Chattanooga following the earlier sale of the downtown site, according to a note to members. ![]()
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