Covering more than 17 acres, new destination is one of the nation's largest pickleball destinations
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Located at 1300 Techny Road in Northbrook, Ill., Life Time North Shore is a 114,000-square-foot athletic country club with massive outdoor spaces for pickleball, pools and more.
The club offers a premier 28-court indoor and outdoor pickleball experience, with indoor stadium-style seating for large tournaments and spectating. The club will be the premier Midwest destination for amateur and professional pickleball players.
One membership connects members to the entire Life Time North Chicago network, including Life Time Northbrook, Old Orchard, Evanston, Vernon Hills and Lake Zurich.
CHANHASSEN, Minn., June 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Life Time (NYSE: LTH), the nation's premier healthy lifestyle brand, today opens Life Time North Shore, bringing a 114,000-square-foot club, and one of the Midwest's most expansive pickleball offerings, to Northbrook, Illinois. The new club anchors a growing network of Life Time destinations across the North Chicago market, giving members far more than a single destination for their health, wellness and social needs.
Life Time North Shore represents the sixth Life Time opening in the Chicago area in the past five years and the 16th club overall in the metropolitan area. North Shore members gain access to all other Life Time locations in the Northern Chicago area. The connected ecosystem lets members train, play and recover conveniently across the region. Life Time's Chicago-area growth isn't slowing down, with another new club already underway in Naperville, slated to open in early 2027.
At the heart of the club is a premier pickleball experience built for every level. With 28 total courts both inside (18 courts) and across the expansive outdoor acreage (10 courts), and stadium-style seating for large tournaments, Life Time North Shore is positioned as a premier Midwest destination for amateur and professional players.
"Life Time North Shore is the region's new and spectacular hub for all things healthy living in addition to an unmatched pickleball experience for everyday play and large-scale pickleball tournaments," said Steven Pierce, Senior Club Leader at Life Time North Shore. "We're thrilled to bring members the premier healthy living ecosystem that Life Time is known for and add yet another location to our Chicago network of athletic country clubs."
Serving beginners to pros, the club plans to offer regular intro to pickleball courses and tailor programming to players who are overlooked elsewhere, from peewee and junior players to active-aging members and those whose DUPR rating falls between levels. A dedicated pro shop will stock professional gear, including LT Pro 48 pickleballs, the official pickleball of the Carvana PPA Tour and Major League Pickleball.