Pickleball

4/15/2024 |  Life Time Opens NYC’s Largest Indoor Pickleball Club Atop Penn Station (SGB UPDATE) Life Time’s luxury athletic club, Life Time Penn 1, opened today in New York City’s Penn District. The street-level club occupies the redeveloped 2.5 million-square-foot Penn 1 office tower, includes seven pickleball courts, the most in the city, and offers Life Time’s signature Alpha, GTX and UltraFit group training programs.

4/15/2024 |  Pickleball Kingdom Goes Global with Franchise India Group (SGB UPDATE) Pickleball Kingdom, the largest indoor pickleball operator in the U.S., becomes the first international indoor pickleball franchise company, signing a licensing deal with Franchise India Group, bringing Pickleball to the Middle East. 
The agreement will see Pickleball Kingdoms opening in Dubai, India, and Abu Dhabi, with the rest of the UAE to follow.

4/15/2024 |  Utah Black Diamonds to Open $25M Pickleball Center in SLC (SGB UPDATE) The facility will be home to Utah’s Major League Pickleball team and serve as a high-end pickleball club for players of all levels.
 The Utah Black Diamonds, a premier-level team within Major League Pickleball, partnered with GCTM Investments to bring a $25 million pickleball center to Salt Lake Valley, UT, marking the first “high-performance facility with a dedicated home base of a professional pickleball team.”

4/12/2024 |  Pickleball Kingdom Continues Expansion in Mount Pleasant, SC (SGB UPDATE) Pickleball Kingdom, the indoor pickleball franchise, announced the opening of its newest location in Mount Pleasant, SC, at 680 Long Point Road. 
Ace Rodrigues, Founder and CEO of Pickleball Kingdom, expressed his enthusiasm, stating, “We are thrilled to bring Pickleball Kingdom to Mount Pleasant, SC, and we couldn’t be happier to have Chris and Kelly Ogden leading the charge. This expansion marks another milestone in our mission to bring a premier indoor pickleball experience all around the world.”

4/5/2024 |  Pickleball Kingdom to Open in Hendersonville, TN (SGB UPDATE) Pickleball Kingdom, the indoor pickleball franchise, announced its second Tennessee location at 90 Volunteer Drive in Hendersonville, run by local franchisees Steven and Jaclyn Kilbas.
Ace Rodrigues, Founder and CEO of Pickleball Kingdom, expressed his enthusiasm, stating, “This expansion is monumental. With the Kilbas family at the helm of our Hendersonville location, we are confident that this team will continue to benefit and transform the pickleball community in Tennessee.”