The Fort Pickleball Complex

The Fort Pickleball Complex is located within the City of Fort Lauderdale’s Snyder Park. The 10-acre site features 43 professional-standard courts, including the world’s first dedicated pickleball stadium, 14 weatherproof courts, a pro shop with an outdoor bar, locker rooms, and a recreational beach area. The Fort also has 4,000 square feet of event space with food and beverage options.

The Fort was built with long-term durability, performance, and sustainability in mind. To ensure resilience against South Florida’s climate, the team utilized block and stucco construction, cold-formed steel truss systems, and auger cast piles for a strong foundation. 20,000 square feet of solar panels were installed to support energy efficiency.

A large portion of the site was previously used as a seaweed and debris holding facility, accumulating a significant quantity of organic material. Disposal at a Class 1 landfill would have significantly exceeded the project’s budget so Miller Construction developed a cost-saving and environmentally-sound plan by identifying non-structural areas of the site and safely burying the seaweed onsite, meeting environmental guidelines.  Miller also mined and reused clean fill from within the site to raise low-lying zones by up to 3 feet, helping to mitigate flooding and reducing import costs.