Plans are coming into clearer focus for two gaming concepts that plan to use old buildings near Atlanta BeltLine trails in creative new ways.
Atlanta-based Painted Hospitality says the additions to its roster of “Painted” entertainment, hospitality, and food-and-beverage offerings are on pace to open this winter. The company currently operates the Painted Pin in Buckhead and the Painted Duck in West Midtown.
The first new concept expected to open, the Painted Pickle, is claiming warehouse space at 279 Ottley Drive in Armour Yards, a former industrial district that will soon be connected to paved BeltLine when the Northeast Trail’s Segment 2 opens this fall, linking the Lindbergh area to Piedmont Park.
The facility will also be adjacent to a forthcoming Northeast Trail stretch the BeltLine recently scored $25 million in federal funding to build.
Location of the Painted Pickle’s forthcoming warehouse conversion at 279 Ottley Drive in Armour Yards, just north of Interstate 85. Google Maps
The 32,500-square-foot Painted Pickle is described as a “high end pickleball compeatery™”—in other words, a mix of indoor and outdoor space that melds America’s fastest growing sport with a menu offering everything from sushi to charcuterie, cocktails, local craft beer, artisanal wines, and a stage for live music.
Other spaces will see free competitive pub games and social perks, such as shuffleboard, darts, beach and lawn games, an indoor putting green, ping pong, bucketball, subsoccer tables, and cornhole.
The indoor pickleball component will feature eight courts with permanent nets and a cottage clubhouse. An elevated central seating area will overlook center court, while one signature court will be located outside.
According to project leaders, Painted Pickle is aiming to open in December.
Planned interiors at the Painted Pickle on Ottley Drive. Painted Hospitality/David Heimbuch Architect
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