Essex Crossing, the thriving mixed-use complex near the foot of the Williamsburg Bridge, has apartments, offices, shops, restaurants, a movie theater and a photography museum. Soon it will have a climbing gym, too.

VITAL, which has three locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn, signed a lease for 45,000 square feet at 182 Broome St.

It will move into the vacant space in spring 2024 and offer instruction in climbing, bouldering, yoga, cycling and weightlifting.