How will Basecamp Fitness notify me of site approval?
Basecamp_Fitness Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- A. Site Acquisition. Prior to the acquisition by lease or purchase of the site for your Basecamp Studio, you will submit to us such information and materials as we may require, which may include, but not be limited to, your proposed lease. We will have ten (10) business days after receipt of the information and materials we requested to approve or disapprove your proposed site. No site will be deemed approved unless it has been expressly approved in writing by us by notice of site approval sent to you. Our examination and approval of the location of your Basecamp Studio site does not constitute a representation, guaranty or warranty, express or implied, of the successful operation or profitability of the Basecamp Studio at that location. In addition, we may require you to furnish us with a copy of the signed lease within five (5) days after its execution. Following our approval of the site and your acquisition of it, you authorize us to amend the Rider to this Agreement, without your signature, to identify: (1) the address of the site; and (2) the Protected Territory via a map or description of an area surrounding the site.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 61–62)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Basecamp Fitness's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, site approval is a critical step before a franchisee can move forward with establishing their studio. Prior to acquiring a site, whether by lease or purchase, the franchisee must submit all required information and materials, including the proposed lease, to Basecamp Fitness for approval. Basecamp Fitness then has ten business days to either approve or disapprove the proposed site.
The FDD states that site approval from Basecamp Fitness must be express and in writing, delivered to the franchisee as a notice of site approval. This written approval is the only way a site is officially deemed approved. This process ensures that Basecamp Fitness maintains control over the locations of its franchises, which is typical in franchising to maintain brand consistency and strategic market placement.
It is important to note that Basecamp Fitness's approval of a site does not constitute any guarantee or warranty regarding the future success or profitability of the Basecamp Studio at that location. Additionally, Basecamp Fitness may require the franchisee to furnish a copy of the signed lease within five days after its execution. Following site approval and the franchisee's acquisition of the site, Basecamp Fitness is authorized to amend the Rider to the Franchise Agreement without the franchisee's signature to formally identify the site's address and the Protected Territory, using a map or description of the surrounding area.