The building at 1019 Central Park Avenue used to be a Buy Buy Baby. Since October 17 it has been The Picklr Scarsdale, a 22,000-square-foot club with eight indoor pickleball courts. In downtown New Rochelle, PickleRage took over a second-floor space that used to be a health club. SPORTIME's newest club went into a business park in Armonk.
Those three clubs opened in 2026 and added 32 dedicated indoor courts. Add the dedicated clubs that were already open in Yorktown and Hawthorne and Westchester has 62 indoor courts built only for pickleball. More than half of them are less than a year old. Because the clubs are so new, they haven't settled on a common way to charge. One sells a monthly membership, one sells single sessions, and one rents courts by the hour. Their price lists don't line up, so the cheapest place to play this winter depends mostly on how many times a month you'll go.
Where the 2026 Courts Landed
Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner treats the Picklr opening as part of a bigger change on Central Avenue. In the Town of Greenburgh's grand-opening announcement, he wrote:
"Central Ave, with fitness centers, two golf simulator businesses and now a Pickleball facility is becoming a destination point for residents who like exercise and recreation activities."
Feiner cut the ribbon on November 7 with the owners, Heather Rhyu and Noah Allen. Both live in Westchester. Rhyu also owns four Club Pilates studios and a Rumble Boxing studio in the county, and Allen has worked as a tennis pro and coach for more than 25 years.
PickleRage opened to the public on March 26, lohud reported. On April 6, Louis R. Cappelli, Mayor Yadira Ramos-Herbert, State Senators Nathalia Fernandez and Shelley Mayer, and franchise operators Henry Sztul and Brian Snyder held the formal opening. The club is in a Cappelli Organization building at 173 Huguenot Street and has 13 courts, locker rooms with showers, and three Full Swing golf simulators. It also received money from the city's Tenant Improvement Program. In the Cappelli Organization's release, Cappelli called it "the perfect tenant in the perfect location at the perfect time," and tied it to the new residents moving into the downtown apartment towers.
SPORTIME Pickleball Armonk opened on March 15 at 112 Business Park Drive with 11 climate-controlled courts and two party rooms. In SPORTIME's announcement, the company pointed to the site's closeness to the Connecticut line, which lets it serve players from both Westchester and Fairfield counties. lohud covered the opening that week.
The Full Indoor Map Heading Into Winter
The table covers indoor clubs with dedicated pickleball courts, plus Court 16, which shares its courts with tennis.
| Club | Location | Indoor courts | How a non-member gets on court |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Picklr Scarsdale | 1019 Central Park Ave., Greenburgh | 8 | Walk-in open play or court reservations; built around monthly memberships |
| PickleRage New Rochelle | 173 Huguenot St., Floor 2, New Rochelle | 13 | $30 open-play session |
| SPORTIME Pickleball Armonk | 112 Business Park Dr., Armonk | 11 | Open play, rentals and clinics at nonmember rates |
| SPORTIME Pickleball Yorktown | 355 Downing Dr., Yorktown Heights | 12 | Free Associate account, then nonmember rates |
| Cross Court Hawthorne | 5 Browns Lane, Hawthorne | 6 | Free Basic tier, $20 open play |
| Cross Court Skyline | 16 Skyline Dr., Hawthorne | 6, plus 4 padel courts | Free Guest account, $30 to $35 open play |
| East Coast Sports & Fitness | 201 Veterans Rd., Yorktown Heights | 6 | Pickleball membership or gym add-on |
| Court 16 Ridge Hill | 32 Market St., Yonkers | 5, shared with tennis | $32 open-play class |
The clubs are spread out. The southern end has New Rochelle, Ridge Hill and Central Avenue. Hawthorne has two clubs close together, and Yorktown Heights and Armonk cover the north. SPORTIME's Harbor Island club in Mamaroneck has four pickleball courts, but they are outdoors and open April through November as weather allows, so they aren't a winter option. Court 16 at Ridge Hill hosted a USTA tournament on June 6, 2026. It offers pickleball clinics, leagues and open play along with tennis.
Three Ways of Charging for the Same Game
The Picklr sells monthly memberships. Its Play plan costs $149 a month and includes eight open-play sessions, half-price court reservations booked up to three days ahead, one clinic pass and four guest passes. Unlimited costs $229 a month, and Pro costs $269 with a 14-day booking window and a $100 annual club credit. Family Unlimited is $499 a month for up to two adults and four juniors, and Junior Unlimited is $119 for players ages 5 to 17. None of the plans requires a long-term contract, and paying annually saves up to 15%. The club takes non-members, but its website doesn't list a single-visit price.
PickleRage sells single sessions. A non-member pays $30 for an open-play session. Open play can be booked the same day, and courts can be booked up to three days ahead. The New Rochelle club's monthly plans are Pro at $99, Premium at $159 and Platinum at $199. Pro includes free open play on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and charges $15 a session during prime hours. Premium and Platinum include open play at no extra charge. The club's hours are 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day.
Cross Court rents courts by the hour and adds annual tiers. At Hawthorne, the free Basic tier pays $50 or $55 an hour for a court and $20 for open play. The $120-a-year Full tier brings that down to $45 or $50 an hour and $15 for open play. Skyline costs more. Guests pay $60 or $65 an hour and $30 or $35 for open play. The $300-a-year Skyline Pickle tier lowers those to $50 or $55 an hour and $20 or $25 for open play. A $540 annual pass covers both locations. Peak hours run from 5 to 11 p.m. on weekdays and 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. on weekends, with surcharges during those times.
SPORTIME falls between these models. A pickleball membership costs $20 a month and gets you member pricing, booking ahead and some free open play, clinics and events each month. Non-members can make a free Associate account and pay nonmember rates.
The Math for a Once-a-Week Player and a Twice-a-Week Player
The comparison below uses open play only, at the prices the clubs listed in November 2026, and assumes a month with four or eight visits.
- Once a week, four sessions a month. At Cross Court Hawthorne on the free tier, that comes to $80. At PickleRage as a non-member, it comes to $120. The Picklr's Play plan costs $149 and covers twice as many sessions as this player uses.
- Twice a week, eight sessions a month. At PickleRage as a non-member, the total is $240. The Picklr's Play plan is still $149, or about $18.63 a session. At Cross Court Hawthorne, the Full tier works out to $10 a month spread over a year, plus eight sessions at $15, for about $130.
- The crossover point. Five PickleRage drop-ins at $30 each add up to $150, a dollar more than the Picklr's Play plan. Anyone playing five or more times a month pays less with a plan than with walk-in sessions. At PickleRage itself, the $159 Premium plan includes open play, so it costs less than eight $30 drop-ins.
The comparison works best for open play. Court rentals are harder to compare because each club counts differently. Court 16 at Ridge Hill charges $83 or $100 per court for up to six players, or $71 or $88 outside peak hours, which works out to a reasonable price per person when a full group splits it. East Coast Sports & Fitness in Yorktown Heights sells a pickleball membership or an add-on to a gym membership, lists per-session play as available, and handles court rentals by inquiry. On weekdays its listed open-play hours are 7 a.m. to noon.
What a Membership Buys Beyond Court Time
Clubs that charge by the month are also selling scheduling. The Picklr's Unlimited plan allows one open reservation at a time with a 7-day booking window. The Pro plan doubles both, which matters most at 6 p.m. on a weeknight. Every Picklr plan also comes with nationwide club access. At SPORTIME, the $20 membership mostly buys priority on courts, and its newest club was built to the company's own specifications. In SPORTIME's announcement, CEO Claude Okin called Armonk "a one-of-a-kind facility that was constructed for SPORTIME, to our specifications." At Cross Court Skyline, members also get access to four padel courts.
If you'll play about once a week, pay per session and go to whichever club has an open-play slot that fits your schedule. If you'll play twice a week or more, compare the monthly plans before your second week.
If you're spending more evenings on Central Avenue or Huguenot Street this winter and start wondering what living closer to the courts would cost, Sunbelt Realty can lay out the numbers for you. Schedule a tour: call or text Juan Carlos today.
