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Building permits in Downtown Austin

Every building permit the City of Austin issued in ZIP 78701 over the last 12 months that names a contractor and lists a phone number — what's being built, and who to call about it.

438permits, 12 months
36per month
8%new construction
100%have a phone number

What's being built in Downtown Austin

By work class, last 12 months. In Downtown Austin the most common filing is remodel (375 permits). New construction runs 8% of the area's filings — that's where the full trade stack gets bought.

Remodel375
New34
Interior Demo Non-Structural17
Demolition4
Addition and Remodel4
Shell2

Full breakdown

Work classPermits
Remodel375
New34
Interior Demo Non-Structural17
Demolition4
Addition and Remodel4
Shell2
Repair1
Addition1

Recently issued here

Real filings from 78701, straight from the city. Contractor names and phone numbers go to subscribers.

Value not stated Remodel
91 Red River St · 78701
Demo/remodel of the outdoor pool on level 12 at The Quincy for multi-family use
issued 2026-07-30 · City of Austin DSD
Value not stated Remodel
415 Lavaca St · 78701
Finish out for guestrooms and common area, floor 18
issued 2026-07-29 · City of Austin DSD
Value not stated Remodel
415 Lavaca St · 78701
Finish out for arrival lobby, loading and common area with 2,988 sq ft shell space, floor 1
issued 2026-07-29 · City of Austin DSD

How many of these are actually callable?

All 438 of them. Austin publishes the contractor's phone number directly on the permit, which is unusual — most cities make you match the company against a state licence registry and hope. That means every permit in Downtown Austin is a lead with a live number attached, not just an address and a scope of work.

One caveat we'll be straight about: Austin doesn't reliably record a job value. Roughly nine in ten recent permits carry a placeholder figure, so we show the declared value only when the city actually recorded one, and say "value not stated" the rest of the time rather than invent a number.

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