Brooklyn Boulders
Climbing & fitness · 1 location · NYC
Brooklyn Boulders was NYC's pioneering climbing gym. A distressed 2022 sale sent its Gowanus original to a family office-backed chain, and the co-founders are both gone. What's left is a single-gym remnant.
The Big Picture
Brooklyn Boulders sold three of its gyms — including the Gowanus original — to family office-backed Bouldering Project in a distressed January 2022 sale. Co-founders Lance Pinn and Jeremy Balboni are gone, and the remnant brand runs a single gym, Queensbridge in Long Island City. What remains of NYC's pioneering climbing gym answers to no founder and carries none of its original ownership.
The Dirty Details
Ownership
FS InvestorsFamily Office
FS Investors is a family office based in La Jolla, CA, founded in 2011, with a diversified portfolio spanning food, pet care, and healthcare, including Nothing Bundt Cakes, Small Door Veterinary, and Yummers. In climbing, it runs Bouldering Project as an active consolidation platform rather than a single investment, having acquired Brooklyn Boulders' distressed assets (2022) and Dallas's Oso Climbing Gyms (2024).
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Company data last updated July 2026
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