Assumption Matter - Reality Rules
One wrong assumption can impact the economics of the entire project.
Pickleball Partners has developed a proprietary Facility Feasibility Analyzer designed specifically for indoor pickleball facilities.
It brings the physical facility, operating model and financial model together to answer the question that matters:
Does this facility actually work?
Before You Build It, Know If It Works.
Pickleball Partners Facility Feasibility Analyzer
A pickleball facility can look great on paper and still fail financially.
Too many courts. Poor court spacing. Structural columns in the wrong locations. Excessive rent. Weak off-peak demand. The wrong membership model. Underpriced prime time. Too much debt. Insufficient working capital.
More Than a Financial Spreadsheet
Our Analyzer examines how the facility will actually operate.
FACILITY & COURT DESIGN
Building size and usable space
Proposed vs. operational court count
Court spacing and circulation
Structural columns and obstructions
Ceiling height
Parking
Court capacity and available court hours
DEMAND & UTILIZATION
Utilization by time of day
Peak vs. off-peak demand
Prime-time capacity
Occupied court hours
Membership capacity
Programming capacity
Court availability constraints
REVENUE MODEL
Court rentals
Memberships
Open play
Leagues
Clinics
Lessons
Tournaments and events
Ancillary revenue
Revenue per court
Revenue per occupied court hour
Revenue per Available Court Hour (RevPACH)
FACILITY ECONOMICS
Rent and TMI
Occupancy cost per court
Payroll and operating expenses
Utilities
Development and construction costs
Landlord contributions
Working capital
Maintenance capital
EBITDA and operating margins
FINANCING & INVESTMENT
Debt and equity
Debt service
DSCR
Pre-tax equity cash flow
Cash-on-cash return
Cumulative equity cash flow
Simple payback
What Happens When Things Don't Go as Planned?
A feasibility study shouldn't only tell you what happens when everything goes right.
The Analyzer tests:
Break-Even Revenue
How much revenue does the facility actually need?
Downside Resilience
What happens if utilization or revenue comes in below expectations?
Rent Sensitivity
How much occupancy cost can the business support?
Development-Cost Risk
What happens if construction costs increase?
Financing Risk
What happens when interest rates, debt levels or financing terms change?
Court-Capacity Stress
Can the proposed programming and membership actually fit on the available courts — particularly during prime time?
The Details That Can Make or Break a Facility
Some of the most important questions are often overlooked.
Can 10 proposed courts really operate as 10 quality courts?
Are structural columns reducing usable court capacity?
Is there enough circulation space between courts?
Are memberships consuming more prime-time capacity than the revenue they generate?
Is an unlimited-play model creating a future booking problem?
Is strong evening demand hiding empty courts during the afternoon?
Can leagues, open play, lessons and private reservations physically coexist during high-demand periods?
How much revenue must each available court hour generate to support the facility?
What happens to investor returns if the facility opens six months slower than expected?
These are the questions that determine whether a facility is merely busy — or economically sustainable.
From Concept to Investment Decision
The Analyzer brings together:
Facility → Capacity → Utilization → Programming → Revenue → Operating Costs → EBITDA → Capital → Financing → Investor Returns
The result is a structured feasibility assessment identifying:
Key Strengths
What is working in the proposed concept.
Critical Risks
What could materially affect feasibility.
Conditions Required for Success
What must be true for the project economics to work.
Outstanding Due Diligence
What still needs to be confirmed before committing capital.
Improvement Opportunities
Where the facility concept or economics may be strengthened.
Pickleball Partners Assessment
A professional assessment based on the complete facility—not one isolated financial assumption.
Don't Find the Problems After You Open.
Whether you're considering a warehouse conversion, negotiating a lease, evaluating a new-build facility, financing a project or investing in a pickleball club, the best time to discover a problem is before the capital is committed.
Have a facility you're considering?
Let Pickleball Partners put it through the Analyzer.