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Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission issues license to Austin's Padel Collective

Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission issues license to Austin's Padel Collective

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Club open with five indoor courts on Dungan Lane; grand opening set for November 21, founding membership at $170 a month

October 29th, 2026: Pilates & Padel event held

Overview

Updated Oct 17

The Padel Collective is open at 1610 Dungan Lane with five indoor courts, a Finnish sauna, cold plunge and a Revolución café. The club has set its grand opening for November 21, a Riviera-themed party with DJ sets and drinks across the courts.

Founding membership costs $170 a month, locks that rate for 12 months and waives a $200 initiation fee; the club caps it at 50 spots. The liquor license, a wine and malt beverage retailer's permit, was first issued October 1 and runs through September 2028. The club plans four outdoor courts and EV charging in a second phase in early 2027.

Why it matters

The club adds five indoor courts and liquor service to Austin's quickly growing padel scene, a market chasing the city's pickleball boom.

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Key Indicators

2026-11-21
Grand opening
Riviera-themed opening party at the club, 6 to 10 p.m.
$170
Founding membership / month
Rate locked 12 months from the grand opening, $200 initiation fee waived, 30% off court bookings. The offer is capped at 50 spots.
5
Indoor courts open
All five air-conditioned courts are open for bookings on Playtomic.

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People Involved

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Yaro Kazakov
Co-founder, The Padel Collective
Running the club after its October 2026 opening; grand opening set for November 21.
 Daria Dergileva
Daria Dergileva
Co-founder, The Padel Collective
Running the club after its October 2026 opening; grand opening set for November 21.

Organizations Involved

The Padel Collective
The Padel Collective
Private padel and wellness club
Open at 1610 Dungan Lane with five indoor courts; grand opening set for November 21; liquor license issued October 1; founding membership at $170 a month.

Five-court indoor padel club in northeast Austin with a sauna, cold plunge, coffee bar, and cafe.
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
State regulator
Issued the club's license on October 1, 2026

Texas state agency that licenses and regulates the sale of alcoholic beverages.
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR)
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR)
State Agency
Overseeing the club's construction accessibility compliance

Texas agency that registers commercial construction projects for accessibility compliance.

Timeline

November 2025 November 2026

8 events Latest: October 29th, 2026 · 1 week ago
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  1. Grand opening scheduled

    Upcoming Event

    The club plans a Riviera-themed opening party from 6 to 10 p.m., with DJ sets, drinks and food. Guests get a first look at an unannounced $7,000 prize.

  2. Pilates & Padel event held

    Latest Operations

    Austin Fitness Community held a 30-minute Pilates and 30-minute padel session at the club, with a matcha from Revolución.

  3. Free intro to padel class scheduled

    Operations

    Playtomic lists a free intro-to-padel class at 9:00 a.m. October 14, expanding the club's public programming after its October 10 intermediate clinic.

  4. First intermediate clinic scheduled

    Operations

    Playtomic shows an intermediate clinic set for 10:30 a.m. and court bookings through the day. Founding membership terms, including 30% off bookings, are listed ahead of an unannounced grand opening.

  5. Court bookings open on Playtomic

    Operations

    The club's Playtomic page shows court reservations available for October 6, the day after its planned soft launch, with founding membership terms listed.

  6. Liquor license issued

    Permitting

    Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission issues a license to The Padel Collective at 1610 Dungan Lane.

  7. Club opens to players

    Operations

    The club's website states it opened in October 2026. It is running classes and open court bookings on Playtomic, including a beginner clinic and a free intro class on October 17.

  8. Build-out registered with state regulators

    Permitting

    Interior build-out for the padel and wellness facility registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

Scenarios

1

Padel Collective opens with alcohol service by winter

Likely Resolves by End of 2026

Discussed by: Padel Courts Finder lists the club's soft launch on its booking page for October 5, 2026

The club opened in October 2026 with five indoor courts and is taking bookings on Playtomic. Its liquor license was first issued October 1.

2

Build-out delays push Padel Collective opening into 2027

Possible Resolves by Jan 31, 2027

Discussed by: Delays are common in commercial build-outs; TDLR records note an accessibility inspection must follow construction

Construction or final inspections run past the soft launch date. The club postpones public bookings and revises its opening timeline into early 2027, holding its liquor license for a later start.

3

Padel Collective builds a founding membership base

Likely Resolves by End of 2026

Discussed by: Playtomic founding membership offer

The club's founding offer locks rates for 12 months, waives the $200 initiation fee, and gives 30% off court bookings. Membership sign-ups will show whether the club can sustain its upscale positioning in Austin's growing padel market.

4

Padel Collective announces a formal grand opening

Likely Resolves by End of 2026

Discussed by: The club's founding-membership offer, which says terms are locked at the Grand Opening

The club announced a November 21 grand opening, with founding memberships still capped at 50 spots. The date sets the membership cutoff and full five-court play.

Historical Context

2 moments from history that rhyme with this story — and how they unfolded.

2020-2024

Austin's pickleball boom (2020-2024)

Pickleball grew explosively after the pandemic, with courts installed across Austin and dedicated clubs opening. A 2024 report by an online sports teaching marketplace named Austin "the nation's pickleball capital."

Then

Dedicated pickleball facilities opened and tournaments drew players regionally.

Now

The boom demonstrated Austin will sustain multiple racket-sport clubs, setting a template for padel.

Why this matters now

Padel is the next racket-sport wave following pickleball, and Austin's appetite for these clubs is already proven.

Early 2000s

Racquetball's early-2000s wave

Austin went through a racquetball phase in the early 2000s, with players flocking to dedicated courts before interest eventually cooled, according to CultureMap Austin.

Then

Racquetball clubs opened and drew steady players for several years.

Now

Interest tapered, showing the boom-bust pattern that can follow racket-sport fads.

Why this matters now

The new club enters a market where earlier racket-sport booms have come and gone, a caution for padel investors.

Sources

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Texas Open Data Portal Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation CultureMap Austin Padel Courts Finder Playtomic Padel Browser LicenseCheck Zabalist LinkedIn PourWire The Padel Collective El Remate Luma X3Insights News Austin Fitness Community Padel Courts Finder IE2 Construction, Inc. on LinkedIn Playtomic