A long-vacant Kroger supermarket near the intersection of Coit Road and SH 121 in Plano is being converted into the city’s fourth EōS Fitness location, with construction expected to begin next month and the gym slated to open by 2028. The 9.7-acre site at 9700 Coit Road has sat empty since the grocer closed its doors in January 2025.
Kroger originally opened the store in 2005 before relocating across the street into a new 124,000-square-foot Kroger Marketplace at 9617 Coit Road, according to Community Impact. That move let Kroger shift from a standard supermarket to a larger format with expanded general merchandise and fueling stations, leaving a sizable retail footprint behind at one of north Plano’s busiest intersections. The relocation set the stage for the site’s second life as a fitness hub rather than a lingering empty box.
Construction on the new EōS Fitness is estimated to cost $5.59 million, with work scheduled to run from September 2026 through July 2027, per a Texas Department of Licensing and Registration filing cited by Community Impact. The Plano Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously in April to approve the new fitness center, with a preliminary site plan calling for the former grocery building to be reused for EōS while adding two new retail buildings and constructing two right-turn lanes along Coit Road. Kroger Texas LP requested landscape adjustments to accommodate those turn lanes, according to the report.
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Once open, the Coit Road gym is expected to include the amenities that have become the chain’s signature: an indoor pool, hot tub, saunas, and indoor green turf. EōS is also known for its cardio theater, where members can watch movies while working out, along with a camera-friendly space for content creators and AI software that gives members personalized training plans for gym equipment. The gym offers month-to-month memberships, according to the outlet’s reporting…