Several iconic Ponce de Leon businesses to close with property sale, according to post

Another beloved Ponce de Leon establishment has announced its forthcoming closure, following announcements from neighborhood favorites 8ARM and The Highlander.

On Monday morning, VESTA Movement announced on Instagram that its kickboxing and HIIT gym on Ponce will close in less than a year thanks to the sale of its current property. The gym has plans to open at a new location to be announced.

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“News just broke of our entire block — from our building all the way to Paris on Ponce — being sold. We are among the small businesses being bought out by developers with a lot of money. It’s very hard to comprehend how big of a change — and loss — this is going to be for the city that we know and love,” the post reads.

If the gym’s assessment is correct, the property sale could also spell imminent closure for several other iconic Ponce de Leon establishments, including restaurants The Local, Friends and Bookhouse Pub, along with dancehalls at MJQ and Drunken Unicorn.