A hoops star with local ties, known famously for hanging upside down on the rim like an arachnid after throwing down energetic dunks, is opening a women’s-only gym on Atlanta’s west side.

Former And 1 street basketball player Dennis “Spyda” Chism, a 1999 graduate of Cedar Grove High School in Ellenwood, is opening Elnora’s Gym on Oct. 31 on Wells Street in Atlanta.

Chism, 28, who now plays with the Ultimate Sizzle Streetball Tour and Sky No Limit tour, said he is opening the 32,000-square-foot gym to give women a venue where they can become physically fit and healthier.

“There is really no place in that area for people to go work out,” the highflying guard said. “I usually go to Run ’n Shoot, but they are closing. I just want to give people a place to work out and get fit.”

Chism, who first gained fame while playing with the And 1 Streetball Tour in 2003, named the facility after his mother, Elnora Reddick, who has inspired him throughout his life.

“This was just the right time for me and my mother to do this together,” he said.

At the gym women can take classes in yoga, aerobics, kickboxing, self-defense, pole dancing and stiletto. They also can take part in massage therapy and have a personal trainer.

The gym will be staffed with up to 11 personal trainers and workout instructors.

The grand opening will include a ribbon cutting, food and beverages, and a sampling of the health and wellness services the gym offers.

Chism purchased the facility that is now the site of his gym in the summer and workers have been renovating it since September. Workers have painted walls in the former warehouse pink and green, and bathrooms, a shower area, lounge area, and aerobics and massage therapy space have been added.

Chism put the price tag of the purchase, renovation and opening of the facility at $20,000.

The center is open seven days a week from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Chism, whose jersey is being retired at Cedar Grove in December, said he plans for the facility to be open 24 hours a day when he is in the Atlanta area and not traveling the world playing basketball.

He said he just wants women to feel good.

“I want them to be able to tone up and be happy with themselves,” he said.

Elnora’s Gym is at 585 Wells St. in Atlanta. For more information, visit www.elnorasgym.com or call 404-856-0423.