Court 16, an operator of indoor tennis and pickleball courts, has signed a lease for 16,500 square feet at Ridge Hill in Yonkers where it plans to open an indoor tennis and pickleball club. Court 16 currently operates facilities in downtown Brooklyn, Long Island City and Manhattan. It plans to be open at Ridge Hill next summer.
“We’re thrilled to expand to Westchester,” said Anthony Evrard, Court 16 CEO and co-founder. “Ridge Hill’s family-friendly environment and premium retail lineup make it the perfect location for our next chapter. We’re really excited to share our remixed racquet sport culture with the community.”
The Ridge Hill facility will feature six courts; five 44-foot courts and one 60-foot court. Pickleball courts typically are 44 feet long and 20 feet wide. A regulation tennis court is 78 feet long and 36 feet wide. In pickleball, a perforated plastic ball is used along with a solid paddle, unlike the strung rackets used in tennis. Pickleball incorporates elements of badminton, tennis and ping pong.
Court 16 says that the Ridge Hill location will also serve as a venue for birthday parties, corporate events, and special occasions. Enrollment for its Kids Academy, which organizes tennis classes by age and skill level, will open in the spring of 2025, along with adult memberships and other programming.
The real estate advisory firm Alvarez & Marshal Property Solutions was involved in arranging the lease for the space at Ridge Hill.
According to USA Pickleball, the national governing body for the sport in the U.S., as of January of this year there were 50,003 known pickleball courts in the U.S. in 11,885 separate locations.
