Midtown Club Opens to Wilmington Members in Nov.
Recreation and hospitality operators in Wilmington should expect a members-only competitor offering pickleball, tennis, golf, and dining.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Openings & Closings
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The Club at Midtown, a new members-only sports and recreation facility at the former Holly Tree Racquet Club site, holds its grand opening on November 6, 2026, with a ribbon-cutting from 3 to 6 p.m. For Wilmington operators, it adds a large recreation and hospitality venue to the local market.
Why it matters
The facility combines pickleball, tennis, golf simulation, fitness, pool, and dining under one membership model, a format that competes for the same leisure spending as standalone courts and fitness studios. Its opening on a repurposed racquet-club site shows how existing sports real estate is being reconfigured for the current demand for racquet sports.
The facility includes 15 pickleball courts in total, 11 indoor and four covered outdoor, plus two clay tennis courts. The grand opening is scheduled for November 6, 2026, two days from the reference date of this report, with the ribbon-cutting running from 3 to 6 p.m.
The players
The Club at Midtown
A members-only recreation and hospitality facility in Wilmington offering pickleball, tennis, golf simulation, fitness, pool, and dining under one membership.
The details
The club occupies the former Holly Tree Racquet Club site and includes golf and game simulators, a fitness center, a resort-style pool with a pool house and steam room, and a members-only restaurant, café, and bar. The grand opening will feature a ribbon-cutting ceremony, and the club plans to host leagues, tournaments, and other events. Looking ahead, the club plans to add bocce ball, badminton, cornhole, and a dedicated Mahjong room in 2027, and to replaster and heat the pool ahead of the 2027 season.
Timeline
November 6, 2026: Grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony from 3 to 6 p.m.
2027: Planned addition of bocce ball, badminton, cornhole, and a Mahjong room.
2027 season: Pool replastering and heating planned ahead of the season.
Market Landscape
The conversion of a former racquet club into a multi-sport members facility follows the pattern of pickleball-driven reuse of existing court real estate. Its mix of indoor and covered outdoor courts with dining and a pool positions it as a full-service club rather than a single-sport venue.
Wilmington operators in fitness, hospitality, and youth or adult sports should factor in a new members-only competitor offering pickleball, tennis, golf simulation, and dining. Those whose leases or partnerships touch recreation real estate may want to watch how the club's membership pricing and programming develop after launch.
The takeaway
The club's shift toward a full multi-amenity membership model signals that racquet-sport venues are competing on hospitality and programming, not courts alone. Operators should track the club's league and tournament calendar and its 2027 amenity rollout as indicators of how members-only recreation is developing in the Wilmington market.
What happens next
The grand opening ribbon-cutting takes place November 6, 2026, from 3 to 6 p.m., and the planned 2027 additions and pool work follow in the coming year.
Further reading
For more local business openings and closings, see Openings & Closings in Wilmington.
Source note: This article includes information reported by WWAYTV3.
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