Massive pickleball complex with restaurant and cocktail bar coming to St. Pete

Massive pickleball complex with restaurant and cocktail bar coming to St. Pete

A massive 45,000-square-foot sports entertainment venue opening in St. Pete early next year will feature pickleball courts, padel courts, table tennis, a full-service restaurant, and a cocktail bar.

St. Pete Athletic Paddle & Social Club has inked a lease at 2544 Fairfield Avenue South inside The Factory, a 90,000-square-foot arts and culture hub situated on the Pinellas Trail in the Warehouse Arts District.

The club will occupy 30,000 square feet of existing space on the west side of The Factory property and a new 15,000-square-foot building will be constructed to accommodate more pickleball courts.

St. Pete Athletic is the brainchild of serial entrepreneur Reuben Pressman and owner of Major League Pickleball’s Florida Smash Graham D’Amico, alongside key partners Jarrett Sabatini, owner of Intermezzo Coffee and Cocktails; and Nathan Stonecipher, owner of Green Bench Brewing.

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39-acre youth sports park to undergo $23.5 million transformation in Pinellas Park

39-acre youth sports park to undergo $23.5 million transformation in Pinellas Park

The aging athletic facilities and fields at Pinellas Park's youth sports center will be completely removed and a new upgraded sports campus will take its place.  

A newly filed stormwater application permit calls for demolition of the existing 39-acre youth park site at 4100 66th Avenue North located just off U.S. Highway 19 and Interstate 275. 

The park currently consists of three natural grass baseball fields, a tennis court, a roller hockey rink, visitor seating, and parking. 

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