A Solihull wellness business is set to move into a larger town centre home, bringing a long-empty building back into use in the process.
The Hot Tribe, known for its hot yoga classes, has taken almost 7,820 sq ft of space at Clarendon House on the High Street, next to Touchwood.
The company plans to fit out the first-floor unit as a wellness hub offering hot yoga, reformer Pilates, recovery facilities and treatment rooms, backed by a £100,000 investment.
The premises had stood empty for around two years before the letting was agreed.
Founded in 2014, The Hot Tribe began as a dedicated hot yoga studio before growing into a wider wellbeing business with a broader class timetable and additional services.
Owner Zak Miah said the new site would let the business bring its various strands together under one roof for the first time, describing the move as the culmination of work done since the studio first opened. He said the business had always been built around more than fitness alone, pointing to a loyal and diverse membership base that values the sense of community the studio has fostered.
Miah also highlighted the free online classes The Hot Tribe ran during the Covid lockdowns, which he credited with helping many people stay active and connected at a difficult time, and said the bonds formed then had fuelled much of the company’s subsequent growth.
He said he was pleased the investment would return a long-vacant building to active use and create a lasting wellness venue in the town centre, adding that the studio is aiming to open its doors before Christmas so members old and new can start the new year there.
The letting was handled by Shepherd Commercial, the Solihull and Birmingham-based property advisory firm. Its managing director, Kaine Arkinson, said Clarendon House presented a distinctive opportunity in the town centre and that the firm had been confident a suitable tenant would come forward to make the most of it.
He added that the scale of The Hot Tribe’s planned investment would give the building a new lease of life after its period standing empty, and said the deal reflected continuing interest from independent operators in well-located town centre premises. Arkinson said The Hot Tribe had earned a strong reputation locally and that Shepherd Commercial was glad to have supported the business’s next step.
The new studio will sit close to Touchwood shopping centre, adding to the mix of leisure and wellness operators in Solihull town centre.
