Padeland opened in downtown Chandler on approximately August 14, 2026. The venue sits at 1 W. Chandler Blvd. — the southwest corner of Arizona Avenue and Chandler Boulevard — in the 35,165-square-foot building that most locals knew as a movie theater. It is Arizona’s first indoor padel and pickleball club with an on-site brewery, and it is open now.
If you live or work near downtown Chandler, here is what changes for you
The corner of Arizona Avenue and Chandler Boulevard sat empty for more than a year. That vacancy was hard to miss. It was the biggest storefront in downtown Chandler’s core, and every empty month was a drag on foot traffic for the bars, shops, and restaurants nearby.
That changes now. Padeland runs all day. The restaurant, Lomas Cocina de México, opens at noon on weekdays and at 8 a.m. on weekends. The brewery and courts draw evening crowds. That kind of all-day traffic pattern is exactly what adjacent businesses need.
For homeowners and renters close to downtown, filling this anchor is a direct lifestyle win. A walkable destination for racquet sports, food, and a craft beer is the kind of amenity that shows up in listing descriptions. Property values near activated urban anchors tend to hold better than those near prolonged vacancies — though no specific data exists yet for this site.
There is a real tradeoff to name plainly. A cinema is low-barrier. You buy a ticket, you go. Padeland skews toward members and court-bookers. Pricing is not publicly listed, and early Lomas reviews flag costs on the higher end. The building has gone from publicly accessible entertainment to premium experiential retail. No organized opposition has emerged, but the substitution is real.
Inside the facility: courts, brewery, restaurant, and more
The building holds nine courts total. Four are padel courts. Five are pickleball courts, and two of those five are tournament-grade with spectator seating.
Rendering of the Padeland brewery taproom, featuring fermentation tanks on the upper mezzanine and a full bar below. (Padeland)
Beyond the courts, the venue includes a full craft brewery and taproom, a coffee bar, coworking space, a pro shop, a wellness area with cold plunge and sauna, a strength training space, and an outdoor terrace.
Court booking runs through PlayByPoint at padeland.playbypoint.com. Membership and court pricing are not publicly displayed without a login.
Rendering of the Padeland pro shop, stocked with rackets, footwear, and apparel. (Padeland)
Lomas Cocina de México: the restaurant you walk through to reach the courts
Lomas Cocina de México is not just a restaurant that happens to share the building. It is the physical path to the courts. You walk through Lomas to get to the padel and pickleball side.
The concept draws from 1980s Mexican social clubs. The menu includes a raw bar with shrimp aguachile, hamachi tiradito, and blue crab tostada. There is a dedicated bacanora cocktail section — a regional spirit not commonly featured on Valley Mexican menus. A breakfast and brunch item, a chile relleno stuffed with corn cake and topped with creamy sauce and corn kernels, is listed at $19.
Hours for Lomas: noon to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday.
What is padel — and why is it arriving in the East Valley now
Padel started in Mexico in the 1960s. It is a doubles sport played on a glass-walled court smaller than a tennis court, blending elements of tennis and squash. The International Padel Federation counts more than 30 million players across about 140 countries.
Pickleball needs no introduction in Phoenix. Padel is newer here, but the sport’s growth curve globally mirrors what pickleball did in the U.S. five years ago. Padeland’s co-founders opened four facilities outside the United States before Chandler. The nearest existing site is in Sonora, Mexico — just across the border.
Chandler is Padeland’s U.S. flagship and its first Arizona location. The company has stated plans to expand to additional Valley locations, though no specific second sites have been announced.
Three operators, one building: the full history from Flix Brewhouse to today
The LOOK Dine-In Cinemas building at 1 W. Chandler Blvd., photographed before the February 3, 2025 lockout. (InsideTheValley.com)
Flix Brewhouse opened at 1 W. Chandler Blvd. in 2018, combining a cinema with a brewery. COVID-19 closed it permanently. AZ Management and Investment LLC bought the building.
LOOK Dine-In Cinemas took over in October 2021 and ran nine screens in the space. The chain hosted the Chandler International Film Festival for four consecutive years. Then LOOK filed for bankruptcy in November 2024. The building’s owner locked the chain out on February 3, 2025.
The site sat dark until Padeland signed its lease. Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR broker Denisse Angulo-Badilla handled the deal, framing the building as an adaptive-reuse experiential retail opportunity. That framing proved accurate: the footprint that held nine cinema screens now holds nine sports courts.
Who built Padeland and how the deal came together
Co-founders Daniel Maldonado and Alejandro Serna brought the concept from outside the U.S. Their tagline is “Match Point. Meet Point.” — which describes the dual function of the space pretty well. You can book a court, or you can come for lunch and never pick up a racket.
Parking and practical visitor information
A five-story covered parking garage serves the downtown Chandler area and is accessible to Padeland guests. Street parking is also available on the surrounding grid.
For court reservations, go to padeland.playbypoint.com. Pricing requires a login to view. Padeland has not published a general admission or walk-in rate publicly as of the time of this writing.
What comes next for Padeland and this corner of downtown
The immediate question for most residents is pricing. Court costs and membership tiers are not yet publicly confirmed. If you want to play, the booking platform is live — create an account there to see current rates.
The longer question is whether Padeland holds. Both of its predecessors at this address failed. Flix Brewhouse lost to COVID. LOOK lost to financial mismanagement. Padeland brings an international track record and a diversified revenue model — courts, brewery, restaurant, coworking, and wellness — that neither predecessor had. That breadth is probably its best protection against the same fate.
If you are looking for other new entertainment openings in the Phoenix area, see our guide to the Harkins Norterra 4D Theater, Arizona’s first 4D cinema experience, or our coverage of the Seafood City food hall opening in Chandler.
