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Get cozy at Center Court Café
here’s a new clubhouse in town! Tennis is a sport that is known for high energy on the court. Now, the City’s program has a clubhouse to match. The Palm Beach Gardens Tennis & Pickleball Center has opened its much-anticipated 12,700 square foot, two-story Key West-style clubhouse. It’s a multiuse facility that will not only serve as home base for tennis and pickleball operations but can also host community events and casual gatherings. The best part about it? It is a public facility that is available for use by any visitor without the need for a membership. As you approach the front doors, you quickly assess that the building’s design
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SIGNATURE CITY: City of Palm Beach Gardens
is unlike any other public building in the Gardens. The casual tone is set by a beautiful shade of pale aqua walls beautifully contrasted by exposed wood beams along the roofline. This feature continues throughout the interior of the building in the form of rafters. Construction of the facility began in April 2019 and wrapped at the end of September 2020. After operating from temporary facilities for the past
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17 months, the Center’s dedicated staff excitedly moved in and started making the building feel like home. The Pro Shop has gone from a crowded closet at the entrance to a full corner display in the lobby. Players stop by the racks on their way to and from the courts to admire the new apparel and the latest gear to step up their game. Wellequipped locker rooms with showers replace the small bathrooms that players long outgrew in the previous building.
