Pacific Clinic, the sprawling fitness and health facility formerly known as the Tri-City Court Club, has a new owner and big plans to evolve as it continues its evolution from fitness center to holistic health campus in the coming year.

The BRAE LLC, owned by Stephen White, a former professional athlete, recently paid $6.7 million for the complex, which includes a fitness center, indoor tennis club, dental clinic, commercial space and other facilities. Founder Carl Cadwell was the seller.

“We view ourselves as the premier health and sports campus,” said Shaelah Harmon, president and general manager. She has led the facility since The BRAE took over management in July 2021 and during the 18 months it took to complete the sale, which closed Oct. 1, 2022.

The club is at 1350 N. Grant St., near the intersection of West Canal Drive and North Edison Street in Kennewick.

“Brae” is a Scottish word for a steep hill and echoes White’s philosophy of honoring the struggle.

Harmon said The BRAE is reconfiguring spaces and expanding to add a pickleball stadium on vacant property facing North Edison Street, which it also purchased.

Two of the three racquetball courts are becoming offices to serve its clinic and provide space for a larger kids’ area on the second floor.

Pacific Clinic hosts various youth programs, including a summer camp and outdoor water park between Memorial and Labor days. The upper space from the racquetball courts will be filled to provide added space on the second floor to accommodate family activities.

“Families are a big priority for us,” she said.

The pickleball stadium is still an idea that needs fleshing out. Harmon said it will be built with roll-up doors.

The facility is already a major outlet for pickleball, the popular sport with Washington roots that is gaining popularity nationwide. It already has six dedicated tennis courts and six dedicated pickleball ones. The tennis courts can be marked off for pickleball.

When it hosts its annual pickleball tournament, the site has more than a dozen courts to play.

“We see more growth in pickleball and medical services,” she said.

The stadium and the neighboring tennis pavilion will get heating and air conditioning systems to provide a comfortable environment for players all year round.

The growth comes indirectly at the expense of the racquetball courts, which are at the heart of the property. Cadwell built the original club around the courts. Harmon said interest remains but can be accommodated with a single court.

“They take up a lot of space,” she said.

Stephen White, The BRAE’s owner, grew interested in the facility when he worked with Carl Cadwell through his own post-concussion issues.

He recovered most of the lost function and embraces regenerative therapy, a cornerstone of his vision for the clinic. The property is packed with services catering to the health and cognitive needs of its members and patients. A full-service pharmacy opened near the entrance in January.

“We’re not the experts. We go find the experts,” Harmon said.

Cadwell originally developed the property around racquetball and it grew to boast a wide variety of offerings, from swim and therapy pools, to workout studios, free weights, cardio equipment, a kid zone, spa facilities, tennis and more.

It added primary care facilities along the way as it pivoted to regenerative health services to aid people being treated for strokes, dementia and other illnesses.

It changed its name to “Pacific Clinic” in 2020, a move Harmon said reflected its commitment to becoming a health outlet. The name predated the pandemic, she said.

For Harmon, uniting health care services with physical fitness goes hand in hand. The clinic wants to be a one-stop shop where members can get in a workout and attend to medical issues, including picking up prescriptions.

Collectively, Pacific Clinic is the umbrella for 13 departments.

“Our goal is to help people see the connection between health and wellness,” she said.

Pacific Clinic employs 185 people, rising to 220 in the busy summer months. It boasts 2,800 memberships covering about 12,000 people. Memberships range from $133 to $153 per month for a couple, depending on the level of services needed.

Go go: pacific.clinic.