Trend alert: Buyers want to get their game on at home, whether it be tennis, basketball, or—most of all—pickleball. Craig Knizek, Managing Partner of The Agency Sherman Oaks, touches on the popularity of courts: “The value of a tennis court property in terms of real estate pricing is supply. There simply are not many homes with that much land. There are plenty of people with kids who are developing their games at a high level and having a court can be essential for that athlete.”
Beverly Hills-based agent Joey Ben-Zvi sees properties with any current court as an opportunity to maximize space (and fun) by reimagining it into a pickleball court: “Having a pickleball court in this day and age is a value add on its own and is a very desired amenity at the moment. It’s a no-brainer to convert your tennis court over to pickleball not only because pickleball as a sport is definitively better than tennis,” he laughs, “but also simply because it allows you to do more with that flat land with endless possibilities.”
Here are three properties currently on the market that deliver sporty courts with game-waging appeal.
4453 Balboa Avenue is one such property, currently on the market in Encino. The traditionally-style estate features a championship-lighted Tennis Court that also doubles as a professional-sized full basketball court. Plus, the expansive modern open floor plan boasts a host of amenities, including 180-bottle glass wine storage, state-of-the-art smart home technology, a robust surveillance system, an impressive home office and a home gym. If basketball, pickleball, tennis, dodgeball, or volleyball aren’t your sports of choice, take a swing at the 4-hole putting green. Craig Knizek and Shylee Halimi hold the listing, offered at $6,299,000.
16032 Valley Vista Boulevard is also a hot court-laden listing, flaunting an extravagant single-story tennis court estate on an acre in Encino’s Royal Oaks neighborhood. Residents will also enjoy an outdoor kitchen with a covered patio, a media room, a wine room, pristine Terrazzo floors throughout, a huge motor court and floor-to-ceiling glass Fleetwood doors for the dream indoor-outdoor lifestyle. The primary bedroom feels like the ultimate five-star hotel suite. Craig Knizek and Kathrin Nicholson are representing the listing, which is offered at $9,990,000.
12916 Evanston Street recently sold in Los Angeles—Joey Ben-Zvi and Brandon Piller repped the buyers and Santiago Arana and Griffin Riddle repped the seller. With over 11,300 square feet of living space between the main house and guest house and an enormous backyard with a tennis court, pool and spa, these lucky buyers are living the life, and possibly transforming their tennis court to partake in the world’s fastest-growing sport: pickleball.
“Transforming a tennis court into a pickleball court adds tons of value to a property,” says Joey. “It gives the owners the flexibility to do so much more. In this case, not only do they now have a pickleball court instead of tennis, but they also have room for a grass lawn, an outdoor living room, a large pool, and an al fresco dining area with an outdoor kitchen.”
