What happens if I cannot agree with Basecamp Fitness on a site for my studio?
Basecamp_Fitness Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You will be given the right to open a Basecamp Studio at a location that we agree on. You will have 12 months from the date you sign the Franchise Agreement to secure a location we approve and open and begin operating your Basecamp Studio. We will provide you with specifications to assist you in evaluating and selecting a site for your Basecamp Studio and may provide you recommendations on sites. It is your obligation to select a site for your studio and obtain our approval of that site. While we will assist you, and we may identify various potential sites in your market area, we have no obligation to locate or select a site for you, or negotiate the purchase or lease of a site, and we do not own the premises and lease them to you. Before you acquire any site, you must submit to us information and materials we require and obtain our approval to your site. The factors we take into account in approving a site are the visibility of the site, the location of competitors, whether the site is easily accessible, surrounding businesses and various other factors. We recommend that a Basecamp Studio should be 2,500 square feet but no larger than 3,000 square feet. We will generally tell you within 30 days whether or not we approve your proposed site. If you and we are unable to agree on a site for your Basecamp Studio, the opening of your Basecamp Studio may be delayed.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 35–45)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Basecamp Fitness's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the opening of your Basecamp Studio may be delayed if you and Basecamp Fitness cannot agree on a site. The document states that franchisees have 12 months from the date of signing the Franchise Agreement to secure an approved location and open their Basecamp Studio.
Basecamp Fitness provides site selection assistance, including specifications for evaluating potential locations and recommendations. However, the responsibility of selecting a site and obtaining Basecamp Fitness's approval rests with the franchisee. Basecamp Fitness does not have any obligation to locate or select a site, or negotiate the purchase or lease of a site for the franchisee.
Basecamp Fitness considers factors such as visibility, competitor locations, accessibility, and surrounding businesses when approving a site. They recommend a studio size of 2,500 to 3,000 square feet. Basecamp Fitness will generally inform the franchisee of their decision regarding site approval within 30 days. The inability to find a mutually agreeable site within the stipulated timeframe could potentially lead to delays in the studio opening.