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"Spanning about 450,000 square feet in an industrial area of Springfield, Virginia, the St. James is a luxury sports-and-wellness complex with a health club and spa, a massive indoor field house with artificial turf, two NHL-size ice rinks, a rock-climbing wall, an indoor water park, and an active entertainment center featuring indoor trampolines and virtual-reality suites. I noticed the property’s scale allows integrated food-and-beverage operations (Mendelsohn holds a 10-year contract) and a liquor license that covers the entire site, enabling drinks for parents in the stands and pop-up bars; there are common-area kiosks between turf fields and rinks, and every member of Vim & Victor’s staff receives a St. James membership." - Gabe Hiatt