Brick Haven Spa breaks ground on new location

CHILLICOTHE— Brick Haven Spa broke ground Wednesday to begin construction on their new spa location at 150 W. Main St. 

The spa currently has two locations, one at 73 W. Main St. and the second at 24 W Main St. Co-owners Bobbi Blanton and Stephanie Truitt decided to build a new, larger building to combine the two locations.

Not only will the new building combine the locations, it will also provide additional space. The combined locations currently have seven treatment rooms, while the new location will have 12. The new building will also have a larger salon and nail studio. The owners are also considering adding a locker room and sauna area. 

"We want everybody in one building instead of two," Blanton said. "It gets confusing with customers coming, they don't know which building to go to... I think we both agree that it'd be better overall for just even our staff to be in one building."

The Village Brew is coming to the new location. Truitt said she hopes the café will provide students with a study space.

The new building will create more jobs in the community, including room for more massage therapists, waxing technicians, hair stylists and more.

Construction is scheduled to be completed in three to four months and the business is scheduled to open before the end of the year. Both of Brick Haven's original locations will close, but will remain open until the new building is functional.

Brick Haven's first location opened in 2016, with their second building opening shortly after in 2018. Mike Throne, the Chillicothe Ross Chamber of Commerce director, said he is happy to see "a really major expansion" in the business.

Megan Becker is a reporter for the Chillicothe Gazette. She can be reached at 740-349-1106, email her at mbecker@gannett.com or follow her on Twitter @BeckerReporting