CTP signs InterPadel as padel gains real-estate momentum in Central Europe

CTP has signed InterPadel, a move that puts one of padel’s most active operators inside the orbit of Europe’s largest listed developer, owner and manager of industrial and logistics real estate by gross lettable area. The deal matters because it treats padel less like a recreational add-on and more like a tenant with destination value, capable of driving visits to sites that need traffic beyond office hours and the usual retail rush.

That shift has become one of the clearest business stories in padel. Former warehouses, logistics sheds and retail-adjacent plots are well suited to clusters of courts, social space and supporting services, which is why the sport has been attractive to property owners trying to activate underused square footage. For developers, a padel operator can do more than fill a unit: it can anchor a mixed-use site, create repeat visits from players and spectators, and make a development feel alive on weekday evenings as well as weekends.

CTP’s own padel push underlines how seriously the sector is taking the format. In Prague on 5 March 2026, the company said it was partnering with Padel Powers to open three new indoor padel centres in Brno, Ostrava and Plzeň in 2026. That sits alongside a broader property strategy that has already been scaled up across Central Europe. In May 2023, CTP said it planned to invest €600 million in Poland and Germany and to double its pan-European portfolio to 20 million square metres by 2030. Piotr Flugel was appointed Managing Director for Poland effective 1 March 2024, giving the company a named operational lead in one of the region’s most important growth markets.

InterPadel brings its own track record to the table. A Nasdaq-distributed Acenta Group announcement said InterPadel Holding AS operated 13 padel facilities in Norway and had signed a five-year exclusive supply agreement for the Norwegian market. That footprint suggests a business that is already operating at scale, not a start-up chasing novelty. It also fits a pattern already visible in Poland: a March 2026 MLP Group LinkedIn post said InterPadel became the first tenant at MLP Business Park Poznań, leasing about 2,800 square metres.

Taken together, those moves show where padel is heading next. The strongest clubs are no longer being planned only as stand-alone sports venues. They are being slotted into business parks, logistics assets and mixed-use schemes where landlords want reliable, recurring footfall and operators want sites with enough space to build multi-court destinations that can keep growing.