78754 Building Permits: Spring and Summer Concentration on Nine Streets
Current comparison
| Recorded measure | September 2024–August 2025 | September 2025–August 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| New units authorized | 218 | 102 |
| Newly counted site groups | 1 | 102 |
| One-unit site groups | 0 | 102 |
| Two-unit site groups | 0 | 0 |
| 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.
Four months contain ninety-eight of the year’s units
The reviewed total is 102 units. April contributes 27, June 28, July 24 and August nineteen, totaling 98. Only four units fall in the other eight months combined. Calling this a steady year-round pace would conceal how concentrated the recorded authorizations are, even though the annual total is lower than the prior year’s 218.
The concentration is spread over individual addresses on a few streets
The 102 unit contributions use 102 different base addresses but only nine street labels. Native Pearl Lane leads with 22 units, Tallsalt Drive adds nineteen and Bridwell Lane fifteen. Native Pearl’s largest contribution is twelve units in June. Thus the concentration is at the street and time level, rather than multiple unit contributions at one repeated base address.
The previous project count is not a reliable market-growth denominator
The historical project series records only one newly counted group in the preceding twelve months, alongside 218 unit authorizations. In the reviewed year it records 102 groups and 102 units. That dramatic group-count change should not be described as a hundredfold expansion in development activity. The earlier grouping and the later unit dates describe different sets; the comparable unit totals actually fall.
Records behind the local findings
| Reviewed street or base address | New units | City permit evidence |
|---|---|---|
| NATIVE PEARL LN | 22 | 22 contributing records
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| TALLSALT DR | 19 | 19 contributing records
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| BRIDWELL LN | 15 | 15 contributing records
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Other ZIP totals for comparison
Raw totals; ZIP area and jurisdiction coverage differ. Comparison limits.
78754: monthly records
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78754: historical monthly grid
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Grid legend: zeros, dashes, blank cells and highlighting
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 28 | 24 | 19 | 6 | 107 | |||
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 66 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 219 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 55 | 12 | 1 | 24 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 190 |
| 2021 | 21 | 3 | 11 | 52 | 34 | 37 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 246 |
| 2020 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 56 | 19 | 59 | 227 |
| 2019 | 42 | 31 | 55 | 19 | 57 | 22 | 35 | 63 | 54 | 69 | 55 | 29 | 531 |
| 2018 | 70 | 29 | 59 | 33 | 24 | 47 | 32 | 8 | 40 | 52 | 26 | 39 | 459 |
| 2017 | 28 | 27 | 36 | 44 | 50 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 12 | 283 |
| 2016 | 17 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 26 | 11 | 36 | 39 | 43 | 1 | 24 | 266 |
| 2015 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 178 |
| 2014 | 24 | 21 | 39 | 16 | 22 | 35 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 245 |
| 2013 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 42 | 36 | 31 | 21 | 6 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 241 |
| 2012 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 23 | 8 | 175 |
| 2011 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 132 |
| 2010 | 14 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 90 |
| 2009 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 140 |
| 2008 | 25 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 171 |
| 2007 | 33 | 38 | 36 | 41 | 59 | 33 | 34 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 351 |
| 2006 | 22 | 10 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 20 | 65 | 31 | 27 | 49 | 35 | 371 |
| 2005 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 37 | 64 | 26 | 26 | 6 | 34 | 12 | 36 | 34 | 323 |
| 2004 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 106 |
| 2003 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 98 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 68 |
| 2001 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 |
| 1999 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 35 |
| 1998 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 20 |
| 1997 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 32 |
| 1996 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40 |
| 1995 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 45 |
| 1994 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 61 |
| 1993 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 38 |
| 1992 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 47 |
| 1991 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 36 |
| 1990 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 53 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 1988 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1986 | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1985 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| 1984 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| 1983 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 32 | 2 | 4 | – | 1 | 40 |
| 1982 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1981 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 12 | – | 0 | – | 14 |
78754: 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 † | 107 | 0 | 0 | 107 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2022 | 181 | 5 | 0 | 186 |
| 2021 | 236 | 1 | 0 | 237 |
| 2020 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 171 |
| 2019 | 482 | 6 | 0 | 488 |
| 2018 | 429 | 5 | 0 | 434 |
| 2017 | 248 | 4 | 1 | 253 |
| 2016 | 256 | 6 | 0 | 262 |
| 2015 | 156 | 7 | 0 | 163 |
| 2014 | 216 | 15 | 2 | 233 |
| 2013 | 213 | 12 | 1 | 226 |
| 2012 | 147 | 14 | 1 | 162 |
| 2011 | 121 | 4 | 1 | 126 |
| 2010 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 82 |
| 2009 | 120 | 5 | 0 | 125 |
| 2008 | 144 | 16 | 2 | 162 |
| 2007 | 300 | 17 | 0 | 317 |
| 2006 | 337 | 19 | 3 | 359 |
| 2005 | 300 | 13 | 1 | 314 |
| 2004 | 95 | 6 | 0 | 101 |
| 2003 | 92 | 2 | 0 | 94 |
| 2002 | 63 | 4 | 0 | 67 |
| 2001 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2000 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 1999 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 34 |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 1997 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
| 1996 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| 1995 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 1994 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 60 |
| 1993 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| 1992 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| 1991 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 1990 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 53 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1988 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1983 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 14 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Last 24 months
| Month | 1-unit lots | 2-unit lots | 3-unit lots | 1-, 2- and 3-unit lots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 † | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| July 2026 † | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| June 2026 † | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| May 2026 † | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| April 2026 † | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| March 2026 † | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| February 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| January 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| November 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| October 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| March 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| January 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| November 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| October 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24-month total † | 102 | 0 | 0 | 102 |
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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