Pickleball America Officially Opens In Stamford

STAMFORD, CT — Pickleball America, billed as the largest indoor pickleball facility in the country, has officially opened in Stamford.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony, pickleball toss and champagne toast were held on Thursday at Stamford Town Center, 140 Atlantic St.

Courts at the mega, 80,000-square-foot facility will be rolled out in two phases in the space formerly occupied by Saks Off 5th, which closed in 2021.

Phase 1 begins immediately with 13 courts in 38,000 square feet on the first floor. The second floor, encompassing 42,000 square feet and 14 courts as part of phase 2, will open at some point in the near future.

Created by local Stamford professionals Jay Waldner, Joseph Schipani, Mia Schipani and Jay Ross, the four joined forces to launch a "sports-tainment" center focused on pickleball, which is considered one of the fastest-growing sports in the world.

The opening was originally scheduled earlier this summer, but it was delayed as the permitting and inspection process played out.

Pickleball America offers a standard membership at $199 per person. Discounted memberships at $99 are available for students, seniors, first responders and government employees. Tiered family memberships are also available.

If members sign up in the month of September, they'll receive one free day of doggy daycare at the brand-new Luxury Dog Resort in Stamford.

Registration is currently open for family, corporate, house and inter-club leagues. These will be two, 12-week sessions independent of each other running from November to February, and February to May.

There will also be a Nike adult pickleball camp from Oct. 13-15. The camp will be led by the head of pickleball for the state of Florida, Andy Rubenstein, and it will be an intensive, crash course in the sport.

With an in-house caterer, Pickleball America can also host a variety of events, from bar mitzvahs to birthday parties and corporate team-building events, and even exhibitions, expos and large fundraisers.

Pickleball America will be open from 7 a.m., to 10 p.m., seven days a week.

For more information on Pickleball America, check out their website.