Viva Padel & Pickleball Club, which opened its first outdoor site in Philadelphia three months ago, plans on launching its first suburban indoor club in Flourtown, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal.
The 30,000-square-foot facility will be located at 825 Bethlehem Pike and feature five padel courts and three pickleball courts, along with lounge and social areas and locker rooms.
Viva’s ownership group, led by Mehdi Rhazali, is partnering with the Magarity Tennis Club building owners, led by Chris Magarity, for the club. The partners plan to invest between $750,000 and $1 million in renovating the 49-year-old Magarity Tennis Club, transforming it into a complex for padel and pickleball players, opening in late September or early October.
“I’ve wanted to do something different with this building for some time,” said Magarity. “The tennis crowd was clearly aging, and padel is one of the fastest-growing sports in the world. I saw that there was this large appetite for padel, and not enough places to satisfy it.”
Most of the existing padel courts in the region are outdoors and at private country clubs.
Read more about Viva Padel & Pickleball Club in the Philadelphia Business Journal.
