A Maryland-based indoor pickleball venue operator is planning to open its first two centers in Montgomery County later this year, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal.

Last year, Andrew Wakefield and his father reached an agreement to be a regional developer of Dill Dinkers sites in Chester and Montgomery counties.

They have now entered into lease deals for vacant building space in Lansdale and Hatboro.

The Lansdale lease is for 37,000 square feet in Velocity Station at 1180 Church Road, a former Merck training facility site. The Lansdale Dill Dinkers site is expected to open in July and have 11 courts.

The Hatboro lease is for 48,000 square feet in Hatboro’s Station Park, a mixed-use commercial building at 330 Warminster Road that previously housed a Vicks manufacturing plant until the mid-1990s. This site is expected to open in September.

They are also considering a training center at the Hatboro location that would have programs for adults and children.

“We’d also like to host professional-level tournaments,” said Wakefield. “Long-term, we’d like to get a pro team that would have their home court [at the Hatboro center].”

He added that the start-up cost for both centers is expected to be about $500,000.

Read more about the two new indoor pickleball centers coming to Montgomery County at the Philadelphia Business Journal. 

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