Kirkendoll Management Buys Tampa’s Penthouse Club

NEW ORLEANS—Kirkendoll Management LLC (KM) announced on Newswire.com that it has purchased The Penthouse Club – Tampa and assumed operational control of the venue, under the direction of General Manager Jonas Hair. The Penthouse Club – Tampa will be the fourth Penthouse Club and sixth gentlemen’s club in the privately owned hospitality-investment firm’s portfolio. The new addition further expands the company’s nightclub-industry reach outside of Louisiana, where its corporate headquarters and the bulk of its adult entertainment venues are located. John Kirkendoll, founder and CEO of KM, is no stranger to running ultra-premium venues. The company’s nightclub division boasts clubs in major markets throughout the United States. “We’re very excited about this purchase; we see a lot of similarities between the New Orleans market and the Tampa market and feel like much of what we do at our flagship club in the French Quarter will translate well to Tampa,” said President and Chief Operating Officer Chuck Rolling. "We’re bringing in one of our top managers from the Penthouse Club in New Orleans as the new GM—someone who has worked and trained with us for 19 years. He’s more than qualified." Rolling’s team will initially focus on introducing new management and operations systems, in addition to an updated marketing plan. The company plans an extensive remodel of the property beginning in late 2018.