The old Bath & Racquet Club was never exactly hidden, but it did feel tucked away—an athletic little world behind South Tamiami Trail that opened in 1969, where Sarasota came to play tennis, swim and more. Now that same site is nearing a much larger return—this time as a private club community. 

It's taking shape at 2170 Robinhood St., behind Trader Joe’s off South Tamiami Trail, on the site of the former Bath & Racquet Club. The club later became linked to tennis greats including Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert. The new Bath & Racquet is a 15-acre mixed-use residential and private club development with 256 condominiums, a private members club, retail space, wellness amenities, a public park and a racquet program tied to former tennis pro Tommy Haas.

The first residents could begin moving in sooner than previously expected. The club was expected to open alongside first residential move-ins around December 2026, according to Fabio Di Prima, CEO of Silver Sky Global Capital, the real estate development and investment firm behind the project. But on site, the roads have already been paved, landscaping is underway and crews are finishing cabinet and countertop installations in the units.

The update comes roughly two years after plans for the redevelopment began taking clearer shape publicly. Earlier versions of the project called for 13 outdoor tennis courts and 16 pickleball-padel courts. The current club plan now includes 12 tennis courts, eight pickleball courts and two padel courts.

Di Prima says the changes came after more study and conversations with residents and the surrounding community, especially around pickleball noise—that is, the sound of the plastic ball striking the stiff paddle.

“We took some time to really study and talk to residents, talk to our community, and hear their thoughts before making a final call,” he says. “Pickleball has been an activity that our community has been intending to do. However, we have to preserve certain components, such as the noise.”

Residences range from $499,000 to $1.6 million. One-bedroom residences start at $499,000, two-bedroom residences start at $632,000 and three-bedroom residences start at $899,000. The development includes more than 20 floor plans, with one-, two- and three-bedroom residences as well as penthouse units.

The project also includes an attainable-housing component: 33 area-median-income units tied to households earning up to 120 percent of area median income. That means income limits of $95,880 for a one-person household, $109,560 for a two-person household, $123,240 for three people and $136,920 for four. The 2026 rent limit for a one-bedroom unit at that level is $2,568 a month. The 33 attainable units are part of what allows Bath + Racquet to build at its current scale, using the city of Sarasota’s density-bonus rules for projects that include attainable housing.

The original tennis court count changed only slightly, Di Prima adds, with one court giving way to more social and gathering space. The final tennis program is expected to include seven outdoor Har-Tru green clay courts, three outdoor red clay courts, one outdoor hard court and one air-conditioned indoor hard court. That indoor court, he says, will be a differentiator for the Sarasota market.

“We’ll be the only community in the Sarasota area and beyond to be able to offer an [air conditioned] indoor tennis component,” he says.

The current plan also includes eight pickleball courts and two padel courts, one indoor and one outdoor. Padel, a fast-growing racquet sport played in an enclosed glass court, was added after repeated requests from prospective members and buyers. “We were inundated with padel requests,” Di Prima says. “It’s a very active, very workout-oriented sport.”

Di Prima says the wellness component has become a larger part of the project’s identity as it has moved closer to completion.

Bath + Racquet’s private club is planned to include about 45,000 square feet of air-conditioned indoor amenities and more than 3.3 acres of outdoor recreation and social space. Beyond the courts, the club will include a fitness and wellness center, spa and recovery areas, sauna, cold plunge, locker rooms, an oversized heated outdoor pool, restaurant, juice bar, terrace lounge, curated social spaces, a children’s playground and dog park.

“We added a very strong longevity-area-slash-wellness-area where people will have access to spa and recovery and pre-injury treatments,” he says. “That includes various therapies—infrared therapy, cold plunge, massages, facials, and we’re even looking at plugging in some medical treatments, as well, with licensed MDs.”

The project has also sharpened its private-club positioning. Bath + Racquet’s private members club will have tiered memberships. Residents will have access to the highest tier, with benefits that can include no food-and-beverage minimum spend, preferred pricing, food delivery to their units, preferred spa pricing and longer windows of time to reserve tennis courts. “The best membership experience will come if you own a unit,” Di Prima says.

A limited number of nonresident founding memberships were also offered, but Di Prima says those are already spoken for. “We have a full waiting list already,” he says.

The residential piece includes 256 condominiums with more than 20 floor plans, including penthouses. Di Prima declined to say exactly how many units have sold, but says the project is nearing sellout.

The buyer profile, he says, has broadened as the project has gotten closer to completion. Bath + Racquet is drawing second-home buyers, investors, people relocating to Sarasota, local buyers who spend part of the year in town and primary residents.

“We still do see investors due to the nature of the project,” Di Prima says. “We still see a substantial amount of second-home buyers. We also see a strong primary residence demand, which has been increasing over the last five or six months.”

One shift has surprised him: younger buyers.

“We’re seeing a very strong demand from a younger population, so I would say late 30s and mid-40s, which had not been the case till last year,” he says. When he talks to those buyers, Di Prima says, the interest often comes back to the project’s mix of wellness, recreation and location.

The site will not be entirely private, but the club itself will be. Di Prima says the project will include a public park and 21,000 square feet of retail space, with storefronts facing the edge of the property. Retail tenants have not yet been announced.

The club areas, residences and garage will be gated, he says, with 24-hour security and more than 300 cameras on site. “The club areas will not be open to the public at all, unless you’re a member,” Di Prima says.

Tommy Haas, the former world No. 2 tennis player who trained at Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy (which later became IMG Academy) and has long ties to the Bradenton-Sarasota tennis world, is serving as global ambassador and curator of select club programming. Di Prima says Haas’ role will extend beyond the title.

“He will be helping us curate the tennis experience once the club opens,” Di Prima says. “He will be physically present certain times of the year.” Specific dates for Haas’ on-site appearances will be announced closer to opening, he says.

The broader pitch is that Bath + Racquet is not simply another condominium project with amenities, but a residential development built around activity, wellness and social connection.

“We’re not another mixed-use tower,” Di Prima says. “We’re not putting out a new gym or a new fitness center, of which there are plenty. We’re putting together a full wellness experience, surrounded by a live, connect and gather concept.”

In that sense, Bath + Racquet is part of a larger shift in Sarasota-area real estate, where developers are increasingly selling not just residences, but access to recreation and club life. Downtown’s planned Saravela project, for instance,  has also announced a partnership that offers buyers a one-year complimentary sports membership at The Sports Club at TPC Prestancia, with access to dining, social events, tennis, pickleball, padel, fitness and pool facilities. Gracewater at Sarasota, meanwhile, is promoting its new Pura Vida Club with four lighted pickleball courts, a resort-style pool, fitness center and clubhouse. Against that backdrop, Bath + Racquet’s pitch is more direct: a residential development built around racquet sports from the ground up, rather than added as a perk.

That concept, Di Prima says, is what has guided the project from the beginning: a place where residents can live, play, recover and socialize without leaving the property.

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