Pickle Ball has become one of the fastest growing sports in America, loved by people of all ages. Pickle Haus, a new venture between Hubbard Street Group and College Park Athletic Club, was established to try and meet the growing need for new courts. The first Pickle Haus is under construction in a former furniture store in Algonquin. Not only will it provide pickle ball courts, but it will also be a full-service club providing retail sales, food and beverage options, an event space, golf simulators, and an outdoor plaza with fire pits, dining, and other activities. It is also a great example of how to reuse vacant big-box retail buildings which are in abundant supply. HMPG worked with Harken interiors to develop the planning concepts for the first of hopefully many Pickle Haus facilities and establish their interior design standards and branding. HMPG is currently working with Pickle Haus to look at numerous other locations, both the reuse of former big-box retail as well as new construction, across the Chicagoland area and Midwest.
