SHB Companies Buys Former Marsh Site for Slide Park

Slick City Action Park will open the first location of its kind in northeast Indiana at the long-vacant 7301 Maplecrest Road building.

Updated on Nov. 10, 2026 in Openings & Closings

Wide view of a bare, single-story commercial building with a blank beige facade and an empty parking lot under overcast sky. — SHB Companies purchased 7301 Maplecrest Road in Fort Wayne, where Slick City Action Park will open an indoor slide park in the vacant former Marsh supermarket. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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SHB Companies has purchased the property at 7301 Maplecrest Road, a long-vacant former Marsh supermarket in Fort Wayne. Slick City Action Park has been secured as the property's new tenant, converting the building into an indoor slide park.

Why it matters

The project returns a long-empty commercial building to use and adds an entertainment option that is not currently available in northeast Indiana. It also marks the first Slick City location in the region for the company's network of more than 100 locations.

Slick City has more than 100 locations open or under construction across the United States, according to the company's footprint cited in the announcement. The Fort Wayne site will be its first in northeast Indiana, but the announcement did not disclose a purchase price, lease terms, or an opening date.

The players

SHB Companies

SHB Companies is the Fort Wayne-based firm that purchased the Maplecrest Road property and secured Slick City as its tenant.

Slick City Action Park

Slick City Action Park is an entertainment company headquartered in Nashville and St. Louis with more than 100 locations open or under construction across the U.S.

The details

SHB Companies purchased the property at 7301 Maplecrest Road, a building that had been vacant for a long period after operating as a Marsh supermarket. Slick City Action Park, an entertainment company headquartered in Nashville and St. Louis, was secured as the tenant to convert the space into an indoor slide park.

November 10, 2026: SHB Companies' property purchase and the Slick City lease were announced.

Market Landscape

Slick City has grown to more than 100 locations open or under construction across the United States, and the Fort Wayne project extends that national expansion into northeast Indiana. The move reflects a broader pattern of entertainment operators repurposing large vacant retail buildings rather than building new structures.

Fort Wayne residents will gain a family entertainment option in northeast Indiana once the Slick City location opens. The reopening of the former Marsh building also means a previously empty commercial site on Maplecrest Road will be back in use.

The takeaway

Vacant big-box buildings can be repurposed by entertainment operators, creating new local amenities without new construction. Residents interested in the project can watch for further announcements on Slick City's opening timeline.