There are also spaces for massages, manicures and pedicures, as well as restaurants and courtyards. There are both indoor and outdoor pools, including a family pool, an infinity pool and a 170-foot-long foot bath, as well as a waterslide and spray areas for children. The baths are modeled on Japanese baths, with separate pools for men and women to bathe in the nude. There are seven sauna rooms, including one with salt steam and one that goes to 196 degrees. Jo said he expects the spa to employ about 250 people. “We’re going to target across the river.” He’s hoping tourists to New York City will want to take a break from sightseeing to get a massage or relax in a sauna, pool or bath. “We need a lot more than just Edgewater and the neighboring towns,” Jo said at a tour of the spa Tuesday. Jo declined to say how much he has spent on the spa, which will seek customers from New York City as well as North Jersey. Daibes said he spent about $4 million to $5 million on the building’s construction, but he said Jo has spent significantly more to create the spa, which includes nine pools and baths and is finished in high-end materials, including marble. He has a long-term lease on the River Road building, which is owned by Edgewater developer Fred Daibes, who bought the Alcoa property after the aluminum company left town decades ago. Rae Jo of Alpine, a 60-year-old retired restaurateur. The opening of the SoJo spa club reflects the transformation of a once-industrial town into the Edgewater of today, with shopping centers and upscale housing overlooking the Hudson River and New York City skyline. A seven-story luxury spa – offering saunas, pools, Japanese-style baths, massages and other services – is opening this week in Edgewater on part of the old Alcoa factory site.
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