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78704 Building Permits: Broad Street Coverage and Valleyridge Records

Last reviewed September 17, 2026 · City of Austin issued permit records · Kimbrough Gray · KiliGray Homes
No single street dominates 78704 in the September 2026 review. The contributing records span 74 street names, and South Fifth’s leading eight units represent only a small part of the total. Valleyridge is worth a closer look because several building records accumulate at one base address over two months.
Applies to: Austin-issued residential records in ZIP 78704; buildings with five or more units excluded.

Current comparison

Recorded measureSeptember 2024–August 2025September 2025–August 2026
New units authorized124141
Newly counted site groups6986
One-unit site groups4049
Two-unit site groups1523
Three-unit site groups1210

Units and site groups use different timing. Size categories are provisional and omit larger groups. Definitions and limits.

78704 current applications and active-permit map

Local findings: September 2026 review

Reviewed 2026-09-17; records observed 2026-09-15. Period: September 2025–August 2026. Findings describe that saved window; the current comparison above can advance separately.

The new units are spread across many streets

The reviewed year contains 141 authorized units, up from 124 in the prior period. Those units come from 128 building records at 100 base addresses. South Fifth Street contributes eight and Valleyridge Drive seven; even together they account for only 15 of the 141. Selecting a few streets and calling them the entire 78704 pipeline would leave most of the recorded activity out.

Valleyridge illustrates why the individual files matter

Four records at 1402 Valleyridge contribute six units: four in June and two in July. Two records carry building-number suffixes and two use the base street address. That combination makes the City files more useful than the street total for understanding the proposed work. Summing the six units does not tell us whether the buildings share a sales program or how many will finish together.

South Fifth provides another kind of comparison

South Fifth’s eight units arrive across November, December and January. Within that sequence, 1108 South Fifth contributes three units in December and 1710 South Fifth contributes three in January. These are identifiable small address groups inside a widely distributed ZIP. A nearby-site review can start with them while keeping corridor frontage, access and the relevant planning-area boundary in view.

Planning context: Bouldin Creek: South First, Oltorf and creekside sites.

Records behind the local findings

Reviewed street or base addressNew unitsCity permit evidence
1402 VALLEYRIDGE DR6
4 contributing records
1108 S 5TH ST3
2 contributing records
1710 S 5TH ST3
3 contributing records

Other ZIP totals for comparison

ZIPNew units · September 2025–August 2026
78704141
78702114
78745216

Raw totals; ZIP area and jurisdiction coverage differ. Comparison limits.

78704: monthly records

Expand a number for addresses. † Recent site classifications can change.

MonthUnitsProjectsSingle houses2-unit sites3-unit sites
August 2026 †
11
8
6
1
1
July 2026 †
8
6
5
00
June 2026 †
13
5
1
1
2
May 2026 †
13
10
5
5
0
April 2026 †
5
2
1
00
March 2026 †
6
5
4
1
0
February 2026
10
6
4
1
1
January 2026
18
10
6
2
2
December 2025
13
8
4
2
2
November 2025
15
11
7
2
2
October 2025
20
10
5
4
0
September 2025
9
5
1
4
0
August 2025
9
4
2
1
1
July 2025
19
7
3
1
2
June 2025
11
7
4
1
2
May 2025
13
7
1
3
3
April 2025
8
5
3
0
1
March 2025
11
7
3
3
1
February 2025
12
5
2
2
1
January 2025
7
5
5
00
December 2024
7
2
1
1
0
November 2024
6
5
5
00
October 2024
6
5
5
00
September 2024
15
10
6
3
1
24-month total
265
155
89
38
22

78704: historical monthly grid

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YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear total
2026 (YTD)18106513138113   87
202571211813111999201513147
2024158146101413315667117
20231012818101320899186141
2022151920141622261733131212219
202111913171616242313171226197
202016231913151021151014189183
20191013243218101521142697199
2018319171216151371317169175
201710153611121434202119314227
201615181610231881416171118184
2015173326231816241214231428248
2014188182414161681823914186
201353319371891118145417190
2012940791811171622494166
2011237141236203817613141
20105456816632111774
20091231540101126175590
2008121111315987161100103
20071721121866186218135187
200620131449616141420511146
200552666383221611118134
20041114161193612613073138
20030211336640012754
2002221030364012134
200120201160000021
20000000031132123337
1999102103243617847
199852131102301120
199756142060029237
19965214224146126260
199553421113224230
199442321211142225
1993518040712533048
199278941091173353
1991323129321012038
19901011010600212
198940003273633233
1988220003011514
19870022310110010
1986226231140223
198512642861141247
19844513164162207877
19831401851011334610832151
198219305834652012121558278
198127110139221131201118

78704: separate lot-size history

Lot classifications are a separate measure; do not add them to Units. Grouping and accuracy.

By year

Year1-unit lots2-unit lots3-unit lots1-, 2- and 3-unit lots
2026 †3312651
202540231578
20245523381
20237520196
2022149142165
2021159160175
2020128101139
2019117180135
2018115191135
2017138241163
201694312127
201589403132
20147420296
20135929391
20125916479
2011439153
2010425148
2009467053
20082820149
20074622169
20065021071
2005328242
2004548264
2003329142
2002136019
20012305
2000201122
1999191323
1998180018
1997142117
1996185023
1995161017
1994122014
1993171220
19928019
19916006
19904004
19893104
19886006
19879009
1986182020
19851315028
19842726053
19832142063
198216961113
19812016440

Last 24 months

Month1-unit lots2-unit lots3-unit lots1-, 2- and 3-unit lots
August 2026 †6118
July 2026 †5005
June 2026 †1124
May 2026 †55010
April 2026 †1001
March 2026 †4105
February 20264116
January 202662210
December 20254228
November 202572211
October 20255409
September 20251405
August 20252114
July 20253126
June 20254127
May 20251337
April 20253014
March 20253317
February 20252215
January 20255005
December 20241102
November 20245005
October 20245005
September 202463110
24-month total †893822149

Source and reading guide

Austin issued-permit data · current table observation 2026-09-15 · monthly refresh.

How these reports count units, group addresses and retain dated reviews.

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