Jennifer Tripucka 
While Equinox rumors are still swirling about a Hoboken location (plus a confirmed Jersey City location in the works), it’s time to direct our attention to another new fitness spot that is coming to town: Barry’s Bootcamp announced in fall 2024 that the international gym franchise is opening a Hoboken, New Jersey location. It announced the news on its Instagram back in early August, the location of the was revealed in late September, and signage was up as of January 2025. Now, we know that Barry’s will make its Mile Square debut on Saturday, September 20th. Read on for what we know about Barry’s Bootcamp coming to Hoboken, New Jersey.
The Announcement
On Thursday, August 8th, 2024, Barry’s Bootcamp announced on Instagram that it’s opening a Hoboken location. “Cue the (Red Room) lights — we’re opening our first-ever New Jersey studio in Hoboken! Doors open soon, so tag your NJ friends below and hit the link in bio to get on the list to stay updated. #Barrys,” it shared on the social media platform. It also has a “coming soon” section of its website dedicated to the Hoboken location, found here.
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Following the original announcement, a source close to the developer on the project shared with The Hoboken Girl last September that Barry’s new Hoboken outpost will be located in the former Jos A. Bank storefront at 119 River Street, Suite A.
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An eagle-eyed Hoboken Girl reader noticed that signage was up in the forthcoming Barry’s Bootcamp location on Wednesday, January 8th, but an opening date was still unknown at that time.
As of September 2025, we can now confirm that Barry’s is opening in Hoboken on Saturday, September 20th, 2025. The website lists the opening date and an email was also sent out to members that revealed the opening date.
About Barry’s
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The company was founded in 1998 by Barry Jay and John and Rachel Mumford. According to the Barry’s website, it’s self-coined as bringing “game changing fitness classes [which] quickly became known as The Best Workout In The World,” also calling it the ‘first’ boutique fitness class. It has since grown in the last three decades to dozens of studios throughout the world.
The workouts combine high-intensity interval training on the treadmill with weights and other floor exercises.
Globally, Barry’s has 84 studios as of 2024. The Hoboken location will be Barry’s first New Jersey location.
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