78704 Building Permits: Broad Street Coverage and Valleyridge Records
Current comparison
| Recorded measure | September 2024–August 2025 | September 2025–August 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| New units authorized | 124 | 141 |
| Newly counted site groups | 69 | 86 |
| One-unit site groups | 40 | 49 |
| Two-unit site groups | 15 | 23 |
| Three-unit site groups | 12 | 10 |
Units and site groups use different timing. Size categories are provisional and omit larger groups. Definitions and limits.
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 address | New units | City permit evidence |
|---|---|---|
| 1402 VALLEYRIDGE DR | 6 | 4 contributing records
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| 1108 S 5TH ST | 3 | 2 contributing records
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| 1710 S 5TH ST | 3 | 3 contributing records
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Other ZIP totals for comparison
Raw totals; ZIP area and jurisdiction coverage differ. Comparison limits.
78704: monthly records
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78704: historical monthly grid
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| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | 18 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 87 | |||
| 2025 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 147 |
| 2024 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 117 |
| 2023 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 141 |
| 2022 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 17 | 33 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 219 |
| 2021 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 26 | 197 |
| 2020 | 16 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 183 |
| 2019 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 199 |
| 2018 | 31 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 175 |
| 2017 | 10 | 15 | 36 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 34 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 31 | 4 | 227 |
| 2016 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 184 |
| 2015 | 17 | 33 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 24 | 12 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 28 | 248 |
| 2014 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 186 |
| 2013 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 37 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 190 |
| 2012 | 9 | 40 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 166 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 36 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 141 |
| 2010 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 74 |
| 2009 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 90 |
| 2008 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 103 |
| 2007 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 62 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 187 |
| 2006 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 146 |
| 2005 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 134 |
| 2004 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 138 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 54 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 34 |
| 2001 | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 37 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 47 |
| 1998 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| 1997 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 37 |
| 1996 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 60 |
| 1995 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 30 |
| 1994 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 25 |
| 1993 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 48 |
| 1992 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 53 |
| 1991 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 38 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 33 |
| 1988 | 2 | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1986 | 2 | 2 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| 1985 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | 47 |
| 1984 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 77 |
| 1983 | 14 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 32 | 151 |
| 1982 | 19 | 30 | 58 | 34 | 65 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 5 | – | 8 | 278 |
| 1981 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 118 |
78704: separate lot-size history
Lot classifications are a separate measure; do not add them to Units. Grouping and accuracy.
By year
| Year | 1-unit lots | 2-unit lots | 3-unit lots | 1-, 2- and 3-unit lots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 † | 33 | 12 | 6 | 51 |
| 2025 | 40 | 23 | 15 | 78 |
| 2024 | 55 | 23 | 3 | 81 |
| 2023 | 75 | 20 | 1 | 96 |
| 2022 | 149 | 14 | 2 | 165 |
| 2021 | 159 | 16 | 0 | 175 |
| 2020 | 128 | 10 | 1 | 139 |
| 2019 | 117 | 18 | 0 | 135 |
| 2018 | 115 | 19 | 1 | 135 |
| 2017 | 138 | 24 | 1 | 163 |
| 2016 | 94 | 31 | 2 | 127 |
| 2015 | 89 | 40 | 3 | 132 |
| 2014 | 74 | 20 | 2 | 96 |
| 2013 | 59 | 29 | 3 | 91 |
| 2012 | 59 | 16 | 4 | 79 |
| 2011 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 53 |
| 2010 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 48 |
| 2009 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 53 |
| 2008 | 28 | 20 | 1 | 49 |
| 2007 | 46 | 22 | 1 | 69 |
| 2006 | 50 | 21 | 0 | 71 |
| 2005 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 42 |
| 2004 | 54 | 8 | 2 | 64 |
| 2003 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 42 |
| 2002 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
| 2001 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2000 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| 1999 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 23 |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 1997 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| 1996 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 23 |
| 1995 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| 1994 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 1993 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1989 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1986 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| 1985 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 28 |
| 1984 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 53 |
| 1983 | 21 | 42 | 0 | 63 |
| 1982 | 16 | 96 | 1 | 113 |
| 1981 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 40 |
Last 24 months
| Month | 1-unit lots | 2-unit lots | 3-unit lots | 1-, 2- and 3-unit lots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 † | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| July 2026 † | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| June 2026 † | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| May 2026 † | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| April 2026 † | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| March 2026 † | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| February 2026 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| January 2026 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| December 2025 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| November 2025 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| October 2025 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| September 2025 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| August 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| July 2025 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| June 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| May 2025 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| April 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| March 2025 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| February 2025 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| January 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| December 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| November 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| October 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| September 2024 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 24-month total † | 89 | 38 | 22 | 149 |
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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