Climbing gym VITAL signs lease at Essex Crossing in Lower East Side

Essex Crossing, the thriving mixed-use complex near the foot of the Williamsburg Bridge, has apartments, offices, shops, restaurants, a movie theater and a photography museum. Soon it will have a climbing gym, too.

VITAL, which has three locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn, signed a lease for 45,000 square feet at 182 Broome St.

It will move into the vacant space in spring 2024 and offer instruction in climbing, bouldering, yoga, cycling and weightlifting.

Rohan Mehra, a principal of Essex Crossing partner Prusik Group, said, “VITAL’s ethos is consistent with our approach to the development of Essex Crossing as the ultimate live, work, play destination.”