What is the "Development Territory" for a Basecamp Fitness franchise?
Basecamp_Fitness Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
all of the studios described in this Agreement, and not with a view to reselling your right to open these studios.
In consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and consideration below, you and we agree as follows:
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- Grant of Development Rights. The following provisions control with respect to the rights granted hereunder:
- A. We grant to you, under the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the right to develop and operate the number of fitness studios identified in the Rider (the "Basecamp Studios"), using the Marks, operating within the nonexclusive area described in the Rider (the "Development Territory").
- B. You agree to be bound by the "Development Schedule" in the Rider. Time is of the essence for the development and operation of each Basecamp Studio in accordance with the Development Schedule.
Each Basecamp Studio must be developed and operated by you pursuant to a separate Franchise Agreement that you enter into with us.
- C. Unless otherwise indicated in the Rider and except as set forth in Section D below, if you are in compliance with the Development Schedule set forth in the Rider, we will not develop or operate or grant anyone else a franchise to develop and operate a Basecamp Studio from any location in the Development Territory prior to the earlier of (i) the expiration or termination of this Agreement; (ii) the date on which your last Basecamp Studio must be open pursuant to the terms of the Development Schedule; or (iii) the date on which the Protected Territory for your final Basecamp Studio is determined; except that if the Development Territory covers more than one city, county or designated market area, the protection for each particular city, county or designated market area will expire upon the earliest of (1) any of the foregoing events or (2) the date when the Protected Territory for your final Basecamp Studio to be developed in such city, county or designated market area under this Agreement is determined. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement, upon the earliest occurrence of any of the foregoing events (i) the Development Territory will expire and (ii) we will be entitled to develop and operate, or to franchise others to develop and operate, Basecamp Studios from locations in the Development Territory, except as may be otherwise provided under any Franchise Agreement that has been signed between us and you and that has not been terminated.
- D. You acknowledge and agree that (i) we and our affiliates have the right to grant other franchises or operate company or affiliate owned fitness studios/businesses (including Basecamp Studios) at locations outside the Development Territory even if they compete with your Basecamp Studios for customers or members; (ii) we and our affiliates have the right to grant other franchises or licenses and to operate company or affiliate-owned fitness studios/businesses (including Basecamp Studios) within private establishments located within the Development Territory, provided that access to those centers is limited to employees of the business, or transient guests of the business, in either case who would not have any reciprocity with any other Basecamp Studio as a result of their use or membership in this private studio; and (iii) we and our affiliates have the right to operate, and to grant franchises or licenses to others to operate fitness studios/businesses, or any other business within and outside the Development Territory under trademarks other than the Marks, all without compensation to you.
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- Development Fee. You must pay us a Development Fee in the amount set forth in the Rider. This fee is nonrefundable and is payable in full when you sign this Agreement and is fully earned by us at that time. However, you will not be required to pay an Initial Franchise Fee for any of the Basecamp Studios you develop under this Agreement.
- A. You will sign the Franchise Agreement for your first Basecamp Studio concurrently with this Agreement. A separate Franchise Agreement must be signed, on our then-current form, for each such Basecamp Studio. Upon the execution of each Franchise Agreement, the terms and conditions of that Franchise Agreement control the establishment and operation of such Basecamp Studio.
- B. The Development Fee is consideration for this Agreement and not consideration for any Franchise Agreement.
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- Development Schedule. The following provisions control with respect to your development rights and obligations:
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Source: Item 17 — RENEWAL, TERMINATION, TRANSFER, AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION (FDD pages 51–55)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Basecamp Fitness's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the "Development Territory" is a nonexclusive area described in the Rider to the Area Development Agreement, within which the franchisee has the right to develop and operate a specified number of Basecamp Fitness studios using the brand's trademarks.
The franchisee must adhere to a "Development Schedule" outlined in the Rider, which specifies dates for executing Franchise Agreements, submitting site approval requests, opening each Basecamp Studio, and maintaining continuous operation of a cumulative number of studios within the Development Territory. Compliance with this schedule is critical.
Basecamp Fitness retains certain rights within the Development Territory. They can operate or franchise other fitness studios, including Basecamp Studios, within private establishments (e.g., corporate gyms) where access is limited to employees or transient guests who lack reciprocity with other Basecamp Studios. Basecamp Fitness also reserves the right to operate or franchise other businesses, including fitness studios under different trademarks, both within and outside the Development Territory, without compensating the franchisee. If the Development Territory includes undetermined sites, Basecamp Fitness can develop and operate a Basecamp Studio in the area or sell franchises to others, potentially requiring the franchisee to choose a final location outside any protected territory.
The development rights granted expire when the franchisee signs the Franchise Agreement for the last Basecamp Studio scheduled to open under the Development Schedule, or earlier if the agreement is terminated. Upon expiration or termination, Basecamp Fitness is entitled to develop and operate or franchise others to operate Basecamp Studios within the former Development Territory, except as otherwise provided in any existing Franchise Agreement between the parties.