What to do with Old Tennis Courts

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What to do with Old Tennis Courts

Brian Adams
Syndicator of Large Apartment Buildings · Glen Mills, PA · Member since 2009 · 1k+ posts · 1k+ votes

I recently bought a 550+ unit deal and we have 4 tennis courts that haven't been used in probably 10+ years.

As you can see here the courts are significantly deteriorated. 

The cost to demo is HUGE since the location of the tennis courts, dump trucks or heavy machinery can't get too.

Love to get your thoughts.

Been thinking dog park, exercise area and running track, soccer field, etc. 

Challenge is the surface needs to be addressed.

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Andrew Beauchemin
Real Estate Broker · Philadelphia, PA · Member since 2014 · 159 posts · 108 votes
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Hi @Brian Adams, this is definitely a challenge!  I agree you should go the tenant-amenity route; if you have a 20's-30's demographic, maybe a beer garden / pop-up bar?  If you can't skim the concrete, throw some pavers, cheap furniture and string lights up?

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  • Jeff Kehl
    Rental Property Investor · Charlottesville, VA · Member since 2012 · 1k+ posts · 726 votes
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    I'm a bit late to this, but I saw an old tennis court made into a cool cook-out area with just some picnic tables and built in charcoal grills like you see in parks.

    seems like you have too many courts to just do that, but maybe that plus woodchips and playground equipment would work.

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