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VACAVILLE WAREHOUSE PIVOTS TO A NEW PURPOSE: PICKLEBALL

Vacaville Warehouse Pivots to a new purpose: Pickleball

3777 Vaca Valley Parkway Adapts to a Surging Trend in Demand

 

(September 19, 2025 – Vacaville) – A once “functionally obsolete” warehouse in Vacaville has found new life, thanks to an innovative real estate transaction that reflects a growing national trend. The Club at Vacaville, LLC has leased a 33,466 rentable square foot space at 3777 Vaca Valley Parkway, Suite D, with the explicit purpose of converting the space into a state-of-the-art pickleball sports complex.

 

The lease was signed on July 30, 2025, with a commencement date of August 1, 2025. It marks the apex of a strategic pivot for the property. Historically, the building’s low-height docks made it challenging for traditional warehouse or distribution use, leaving it functionally obsolete for its original design. However, as noted by the Landlord’s broker, Eric Rehn, CCIM of TRI Commercial Real Estate Services, this seemingly tough assignment became an opportunity.

 

This deal is a prime example of the growing trend of adaptive reuse in commercial real estate, especially for the booming commercial recreation facilities market. As the popularity of pickleball continues to skyrocket, developers are looking for suitable spaces to meet the demand for indoor courts that can be used year-round. Old warehouses and big-box retail stores, with their large, open floor plans, are proving to be perfect candidates for this transformation.

 

The tenant’s vision for a pickleball complex took full advantage of the building’s existing layout. “It was a tough assignment due to the physical configuration of the older warehouse space,” said Eric Rehn, CCIM, “but the pivot to a commercial recreation use took full advantage of the existing facility improvements.”

 

The success of the transaction relied on strong collaboration between all parties involved. “Both parties worked together to put all the moving parts of this transaction together,” added Rehn. The Landlord, 3777 Vaca Valley, LLC, was represented by Eric Rehn, CCIM, a Senior Director at TRI Commercial Real Estate Services. The Tenant, The Club at Vacaville, LLC, was represented by Derek Bromstead of Wiseman Commercial. This successful collaboration ensured a seamless process from signing to the lease’s commencement.

 

 

About TRI Commercial/CORFAC International

 

Founded in 1977, TRI Commercial/CORFAC International is a leading Northern California commercial real estate brokerage and property management firm (with more than 4 million square feet of commercial property under management) specializing in San Francisco, East Bay and the Sacramento Metro property markets. The company has expertise in tenant and landlord representation services and helps clients buy and sell commercial and investment-grade property. The company serves office, retail, and land, multifamily and industrial property sectors, with offices in San Francisco, Walnut Creek, Oakland, Roseville, Sacramento, and Rocklin. For more information, visit www.tricommercial.com or call Justin Flom in Corporate Marketing at 925.269.3335

 

CORFAC International is comprised of privately held entrepreneurial firms with expertise in office, industrial and retail properties, tenant and landlord representation, investment sales, multifamily, self-storage, acquisitions and dispositions, property management and corporate services. For more information on CORFAC’s International presence, call the Chicago headquarters at 224.257.4400 or visit  www.corfac.com.

 

 

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