Tidal Creek Brewhouse Cancels Plans for 12-Court Indoor Picklehouse

“A failure to secure ‘the full amount of capital required to responsibly proceed’ has forced Sawczuk to make the ‘difficult decision not to move forward with the project,’” Adrian Sawczuk, co-founder and CEO of Tidal Creek Brewhouse, wrote by email Thursday. “We are extremely disappointed to be delivering this news,” he added. “We truly believed in the vision for Picklehouse and worked diligently over many months to bring it to life. However, without a clear and secure path to full capitalization, we concluded that moving forward would not be in the best interest of the project or its supporters.”

The canceled project, dubbed Tidal Creek Picklehouse, had been pitched as a mixed-use indoor sports and entertainment complex featuring 12 indoor pickleball courts alongside a small brewery, coffee roaster, full bar and craft kitchen. The developer planned to reuse a building on Shine Avenue in The Market Common neighborhood near the existing Tidal Creek Brewhouse at 3421 Knoles St. A photo taken Aug. 29, 2024 showed the front door of 1051 Shine Avenue, a property declared abandoned by Myrtle Beach City Council in 2022 and long targeted for redevelopment.

City officials amended a local ordinance in 2024 to let applicants pursue abandoned-property tax credits as part of redevelopment efforts. The resolution laid out two tax-credit options: a property tax credit or an income tax credit. Those same abandoned-property tax credits have been tapped by the city for a new downtown theater, but even with that municipal incentive available, Sawczuk said the brewery could not bridge the gap between funding raised and total costs as construction and development prices climbed.

Rising construction and development costs were cited explicitly by Sawczuk as widening the funding shortfall. The decision removes one of several planned indoor options for players in the Myrtle Beach area and underscores the financial hurdles private developers face when trying to deliver climate-controlled court space.

Other local projects remain in the pipeline or already open. Bistro B operates three courts in a repurposed building, Dink District is proposed as a 40,000-square-foot indoor facility with 14 pro courts planned for 2026, and Pickleport Myrtle Beach LLC has city approval for a complex with 12 indoor courts and six covered outdoor courts. A separate municipal step related to Pickleport included a first reading on a concession agreement and a reported National Park Service approval of a draft agreement on Sep. 8 for courts planned on an unused portion of Whispering Pines Golf Club.

For players and local organizers, the immediate practical effect is clear: Market Common will not gain a 12-court indoor hub from Tidal Creek, so court-seekers should track openings and approvals for Bistro B, Dink District and Pickleport as alternatives. Watch for follow-up statements from Adrian Sawczuk and actions by City Council on the Shine Avenue parcel and the abandoned-property tax-credit program to see whether another developer steps in or whether the brewery revisits the idea once financing conditions change.