The Picklr, a fast-growing indoor pickleball franchise, celebrated the grand opening of the company’s location in Naperville this weekend. The Naperville club is within the Fox River Commons retail center and will be the first of three locations in the Chicago area, with other clubs set to open later this year.

The Picklr, Naperville, features nine indoor courts with high-quality outdoor style surfacing, a full pro shop, private event space, unlimited league play, tournaments, and open play. The Picklr signed a lease with Continental Realty Corporation for 27,333 square feet of space within the 241,000 square foot shopping center last year.

The Picklr offers an unparalleled pickleball experience for players of all skill levels. All locations offer professional-grade outdoor surfacing, best-in-class technology, and access to free leagues, tournaments, and clinics. In 2023, The Picklr announced plans to expand to eighty new facilities in eleven states. Pickleball Kingdom, another indoor pickleball franchise, also recently signaled its plans to open several state-of-the-art indoor pickleball clubs across Chicago.

The Pickleball craze shows no sign of abating. The Serve Pickleball + Kitchen is seeking rezoning approval for a $15-plus million project in Cornelius, north of Charlotte.

DB Entertainment Real Estate Management looks to rezone a 6.39-acre parcel adjacent to the Magnolia Estates neighborhood. That property is currently vacant. Plans call for a 51,086-square-foot facility. It would have 16 pickleball courts, including six outdoors. There would be a pro shop as well as a pickleball professional to hold camps and lessons.

A restaurant, café, bar, and lounge will also be available for all-day use by the community. There will be four Top Golf Swing Suites as well. The Serve will create up to 30 immediate jobs, with plans to grow to 70 at full utilization.

Spectrum Builders will be the general contractor on the project. Praxis3 serves as the architect, while ESP is the engineer.

The pickleball craze shows no sign of slowing, and when you add golf simulators to the mix, you’re on top of the latest experiential development trends. The owners of Pin Point say their new project will be the largest indoor pickleball and golf facility in the country.

Located in warehouse space at 2201 S. Wilmington St., Pin Point will feature 16 professional pickleball courts, eight commercial golf simulators and a chipping and putting area.

The Triangle Business Journal reports Pin Point will lease a 71,000-square-foot space on the second floor of a warehouse building. The buildout for Pin Point is expected to cost between $1.5 million and $2 million.

The chipping and putting area at Pin Point will cover around 8,600 square feet. The facility will also have a sports bar, a pro shop and two large rooms available for event and party bookings. Pin Point will have the capacity to host groups of up to 570 people.

Pin Point is expected to open this summer.