The tennis center would consist of a brick-and-mortar clubhouse with men’s and women’s locker rooms, a pro shop for restringing racquets and buying gear, a lounge, and possibly a café. The clubhouse would face Atlantic Boulevard.

The tennis courts and pickleball courts would be housed in a climate-controlled pneumatic structure (known as a “tennis bubble”) adjacent to the south side of the clubhouse. A generator and air blower would keep the pneumatic bubble continuously inflated and maintained at a certain pressure. The bubble – which would be accessed through a revolving door in the clubhouse – is durable and can withstand a Category 4 hurricane. In the case of a major storm, the bubble could be disassembled quickly.

“It’s a wonderful solution,” said Feinberg, who has previous experience managing an indoor tennis facility with a pneumatic bubble (Yorkville Tennis Club in New York City). “It’s substantially less expensive than building a hard structure, the construction time is shorter, and it’s industry standard.”

At the Pompano Beach facility, the tennis courts and pickleball courts would be a cushioned hard surface, which has the bounce and play of a traditional hard court, but is gentle on the knees and legs, said Feinberg.

LED lights would illuminate the courts and there would be divider nets between the courts to keep the balls from passing from court to court.

An acoustic barrier between the pickleball courts and tennis courts would likely be installed to muffle the popping sound a plastic pickleball makes when it hits the hard plastic racquet.

Currently, the plan is to have TV monitors in the clubhouse to provide viewing of the courts. The tennis center intends to host United States Tennis Association (USTA) tournaments and Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) events, which would be simulcast live on the Internet.

The architect of the clubhouse is Juan Linares, who also designed Oceanic restaurant and Lucky Fish Beach Bar and Grill in the Pompano Beach Fishing Village.