Stamford's Long Ridge Club Is Up for Sale

Contributed photo: The Long Ridge Club in Stamford.

The verdant Long Ridge Club in North Stamford has been put on the market.

And the owners of the 15-acre private tennis and swim club that has been in operation for more than 50 years, is being marketed as an opportunity to continue operations with an “opportunity to develop” a portion of the property for single-family homes, according to a Monday announcement from CBRE Group’s Westchester/Fairfield County office.

Located at 2517 Long Ridge Road on 15 acres in the North Stamford area, the Long Ridge Club is a private tennis and swim club that has been in operation since 1958. A group of investors own the club along with the Shippan Racquet Club that owns several clubs in the region including the Kings Highway Tennis Club in Darien, Milford Indoor Tennis, Fairfield Indoor Tennis, Oak Hills Tennis Club in Norwalk and the Trumbull Racquet Club.

The listing price is $3.3 million. Some of the investor owners have retired and are seeking to divest. None of the other facilities are on the market, according to CBRE’s spokesman.

The club features nine Har-Tru tennis courts—with three equipped for night play—a 6,210 square foot, heated, eight lane competition pool; a recreational swimming pool; a tennis backboard court; a kiddie pool; and a small children’s playground. There’s also snack bar and locker/clubhouse facilities.

According to CBRE, the grounds are zoned RA2 — 2-acre single family residence—so there’s an opportunity exists to redevelop Long Ridge Club in its entirety. However, the group of private investors selling the property prefers an investor that would take advantage of the ease of ownership transition that the club’s existing membership and staff would provide, while developing a portion of the grounds for single family residences, senior housing or other compatible uses, according to a statement released by the club’s spokesman.

“Long Ridge Club provides an amazing opportunity for an investor interested in capitalizing on this club’s long history, convenient location and potential for development,” said Patrick Colwell, a senior vice president for investment properties at CBRE who leading the marketing efforts for the property.

According to CBRE’s spokesman, “The highest and best use would be building a larger project. Cluster homes or assisted living or a house of worship.”