78746 Building Permits: Eternity Terrace and Austin’s Coverage Limits
Current comparison
| Recorded measure | September 2024–August 2025 | September 2025–August 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| New units authorized | 20 | 29 |
| Newly counted site groups | 19 | 27 |
| One-unit site groups | 17 | 23 |
| Two-unit site groups | 2 | 4 |
| Three-unit site groups | 0 | 0 |
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.
Eternity Terrace accounts for much of the March peak
Nine Eternity Terrace units are recorded in March 2026, when the entire ZIP records eleven. The street also contributes two in October and one in December, for twelve over the year. The other seventeen reviewed units are on fourteen additional street labels. A broad claim that activity increased uniformly across 78746 would not follow from this distribution.
A small annual base makes these records influential
The unit total rises from twenty in the prior twelve months to twenty-nine in the reviewed year. Eternity’s twelve current-period units are large relative to that nine-unit difference, although that alone does not prove the street caused the increase; the earlier street-level records would be needed for that attribution. The review contains 28 contributing building records at 27 base addresses.
Begin a property comparison with its permit authority
Barn Swallow and Marshall Ranch each contribute two reviewed units, as does Ridgewood Road. These locations provide concrete Austin record links to inspect. They should not be used to assume the dataset includes every authority issuing permits to a 78746 postal address. Confirm that the subject property and its comparables are represented before treating the report as a complete local pipeline.
Records behind the local findings
| Reviewed street or base address | New units | City permit evidence |
|---|---|---|
| ETERNITY TER | 12 | 12 contributing records
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| BARN SWALLOW DR | 2 | 2 contributing records
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| MARSHALL RANCH RD | 2 | 2 contributing records
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| 401 RIDGEWOOD RD | 2 | 1 contributing records
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Other ZIP totals for comparison
Raw totals; ZIP area and jurisdiction coverage differ. Comparison limits.
78746: monthly records
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78746: historical monthly grid
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| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 24 | |||
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 34 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 60 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 48 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 21 |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| 2016 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 45 |
| 2015 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 44 |
| 2014 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 38 |
| 2013 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 26 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 2007 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 34 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 80 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 49 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 42 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2001 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 |
| 1999 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 5 | 129 |
| 1998 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 81 |
| 1997 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 129 |
| 1996 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 96 |
| 1995 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 78 |
| 1994 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 55 |
| 1993 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 40 |
| 1992 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 35 |
| 1991 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 24 |
| 1990 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| 1989 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| 1988 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 1986 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 1985 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 27 |
| 1984 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 56 |
| 1983 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 95 |
| 1982 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 9 | 115 |
| 1981 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 140 |
78746: 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 † | 20 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| 2025 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
| 2024 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2023 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| 2022 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| 2021 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 2020 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 2019 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| 2018 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 2017 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 2016 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| 2015 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2014 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| 2013 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2012 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2011 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2010 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 2009 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 2008 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 2007 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| 2006 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 28 |
| 2005 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| 2004 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2000 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 1999 | 88 | 3 | 0 | 91 |
| 1998 | 74 | 3 | 0 | 77 |
| 1997 | 111 | 2 | 1 | 114 |
| 1996 | 89 | 2 | 1 | 92 |
| 1995 | 66 | 2 | 1 | 69 |
| 1994 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| 1993 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| 1992 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| 1991 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 1989 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| 1988 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 1987 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1985 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| 1984 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 52 |
| 1983 | 88 | 3 | 0 | 91 |
| 1982 | 74 | 14 | 0 | 88 |
| 1981 | 88 | 22 | 1 | 111 |
Last 24 months
| Month | 1-unit lots | 2-unit lots | 3-unit lots | 1-, 2- and 3-unit lots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 † | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| July 2026 † | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| June 2026 † | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| May 2026 † | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| April 2026 † | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| March 2026 † | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| February 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| January 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| December 2025 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| November 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| October 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| September 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| August 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| July 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| June 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| April 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| March 2025 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| February 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| January 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| December 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| November 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| October 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| September 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 24-month total † | 40 | 6 | 0 | 46 |
Source and reading guide
Austin issued-permit data · current table observation 2026-09-15 · monthly refresh.
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