78757 Building Permits: Dispersed Activity and Specific Three-Home Records
Current comparison
| Recorded measure | September 2024–August 2025 | September 2025–August 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| New units authorized | 107 | 98 |
| Newly counted site groups | 79 | 71 |
| One-unit site groups | 54 | 51 |
| Two-unit site groups | 15 | 15 |
| Three-unit site groups | 9 | 5 |
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 leading street is a small part of the total
West St Johns Avenue contributes seven of the 98 reviewed units, spread across October, December, April, June and July. Arcadia contributes six and Ruth five. The full set spans 79 base addresses and 49 street labels. That distribution supports a block-level competitor search: selecting only the top street would capture a small fraction of the ZIP’s authorizations.
Three addresses offer concrete multi-building examples
Three one-unit records at 906 Ruth Avenue arrive in December 2025. Another three units occur at 1002 Brentwood Street in February 2026, and three at 6305 Camino Real in July. December and July are tied for the largest ZIP month at fourteen units each, but these individual address groups contribute only part of those totals. They are examples to inspect, not evidence that every nearby parcel can use the same layout.
The annual decrease does not make the local search unnecessary
The reviewed year records 98 units compared with 107 previously, a difference of nine. The three address groups above also contribute nine units between them, illustrating the scale of activity that can matter to a nearby project even when the ZIP-wide total declines. For a Brentwood or Crestview site, combine those permit files with the correct neighborhood-plan boundary and the active-permit map before estimating construction competition.
Planning context: Brentwood/Highland neighborhood plan.
Records behind the local findings
| Reviewed street or base address | New units | City permit evidence |
|---|---|---|
| W ST JOHNS AVE | 7 | 6 contributing records
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| 906 RUTH AVE | 3 | 3 contributing records
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| 1002 BRENTWOOD ST | 3 | 3 contributing records
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| 6305 CAMINO REAL | 3 | 2 contributing records
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Other ZIP totals for comparison
Raw totals; ZIP area and jurisdiction coverage differ. Comparison limits.
78757: monthly records
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78757: historical monthly grid
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| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | 6 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 68 | |||
| 2025 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 120 |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 61 |
| 2023 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 76 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 151 |
| 2021 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 105 |
| 2020 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 81 |
| 2019 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 113 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 69 |
| 2017 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 60 |
| 2016 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 52 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 176 |
| 2015 | 19 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 121 |
| 2014 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 154 |
| 2013 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 37 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 105 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 26 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 35 |
| 2007 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2001 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| 1999 | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | – | 2 | 13 |
| 1998 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 61 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 22 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1994 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1988 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1986 | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1985 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 |
| 1984 | 21 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | 30 |
| 1983 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| 1982 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 4 | – | – | 12 |
| 1981 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | – | 10 |
78757: 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 † | 37 | 8 | 4 | 49 |
| 2025 | 56 | 20 | 9 | 85 |
| 2024 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 51 |
| 2023 | 61 | 8 | 0 | 69 |
| 2022 | 120 | 13 | 2 | 135 |
| 2021 | 72 | 14 | 1 | 87 |
| 2020 | 53 | 12 | 0 | 65 |
| 2019 | 69 | 20 | 0 | 89 |
| 2018 | 48 | 11 | 0 | 59 |
| 2017 | 33 | 14 | 0 | 47 |
| 2016 | 141 | 17 | 1 | 159 |
| 2015 | 75 | 19 | 0 | 94 |
| 2014 | 128 | 13 | 0 | 141 |
| 2013 | 91 | 5 | 0 | 96 |
| 2012 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 23 |
| 2011 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| 2010 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
| 2007 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 17 |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2004 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1998 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 44 |
| 1997 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1994 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1987 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1985 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 1984 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| 1983 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
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 † | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| June 2026 † | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| May 2026 † | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| April 2026 † | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| March 2026 † | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| February 2026 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| January 2026 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| December 2025 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| November 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| October 2025 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| September 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| August 2025 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| July 2025 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| June 2025 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| May 2025 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| April 2025 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| March 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| February 2025 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| January 2025 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| December 2024 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| November 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| October 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| September 2024 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 24-month total † | 105 | 30 | 14 | 149 |
Source and reading guide
Austin issued-permit data · current table observation 2026-09-15 · monthly refresh.
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