Learn the park’s newer name
Austin Parks Foundation identifies the former Franklin Neighborhood Park as Pastor Edward Clarence Craig Jr. Park. The renaming in 2018 honored a local advocate’s work for the community.[3]
Austin neighborhood field guide
Franklin Park
Get to know the local places, then explore what the public record says: construction, restaurant inspection scores and beverage receipts, with dates and sources beside the data.
About this mapped area City boundary · September 22, 2021
Franklin Park is one of 65 named areas in the City of Austin Neighborhood Planning Areas boundary dataset. The saved source records its planning status as plan approved. These mapped categories differ from colloquial neighborhood names. Districts people name in conversation, like South Congress, Rainey Street or the Sixth Street entertainment district, are not separate areas in this dataset; they sit inside a planning area or straddle two. This boundary is a single polygon in the city's file, with ordinance 20021010-011 recorded in the source, and the city last modified it on . The dataset stores the name as FRANKLIN PARK.
The local field guide
Franklin Park: the community story of Pastor Craig Park
The neighborhood keeps the Franklin Park name, while its local park honors Pastor Edward Clarence Craig Jr. Austin Parks Foundation documents how sustained neighborhood stewardship reshaped the space and led to the 2018 renaming.
3 linked sources · CheckedA place shaped by volunteers
The foundation’s account describes park adopters, neighborhood volunteers and community partners maintaining the space and supporting improvements. It records fitness equipment and basketball-court work as part of that stewardship.[3]
Keep the place names distinct
The city’s renaming documents distinguish the park from the Franklin Park subdivision. The neighborhood name remains useful even though the park has a different official name.[1][2]
Plan a little better
Before you go
- Search with both park names
- Use Pastor Craig Park when looking for current park information, and Franklin Neighborhood Park when reading older records. This avoids mistaking the historical name for a separate destination.[3]
- Start with the park’s stewardship story
- Austin Parks Foundation’s account identifies the neighborhood partners behind improvements. It is useful background for finding the appropriate local group to contact about volunteering.[3]
A few things to know
Sources & research notes
Local context is based on the sources below. Confirm current access, schedules, and reservations with the operator. Civic figures elsewhere on this page retain their own reporting periods.
- Microsoft Word - 18-1256 IFC Tovo Franklin Park Draft Ordinance_AE.docxCity of Austin · Checked 2026-09-05
- services.austintexas.govCity of Austin · Checked 2026-09-05
- Pastor Craig Park: A Legacy of Stewardship in South East AustinAustin Parks Foundation · Checked 2026-09-05
What the public record says about Franklin Park
- City of Austin Development Services has issued 3,062 building permits that it has geocoded inside the Franklin Park planning-area boundary, the earliest dated October 27, 1977 and the most recent September 24, 2026, for a combined declared construction value of $447,440,628. Declared value is the figure an applicant puts on the permit application — not market value and not finished cost. Counted over every issue date in the city’s Issued Construction Permits dataset (3syk-w9eu), building permits only. Placing a permit inside a boundary needs a mapped coordinate, and about one building permit in seven (13.8% of them, as published on 2026-07-26) carries no location at all — those rows cannot be placed in any neighbourhood, here or anywhere else, so this is a count of geocoded permits rather than of every permit issued. How busy it is now is a different question, and the list below is the honest answer to it: the 25 most recently issued permits here were all issued since May 11, 2026.
- None of the Austin Public Health inspections published for ZIP 78744, 78704, 78747, 78741, 78745 could be placed inside this boundary — we match them by geocoded street address, so this means “none we can place”, not “none exist”.
- Of the 100 highest-grossing mixed-beverage filers the Texas Comptroller lists for ZIP 78744, 78704, 78747, 78741, 78745, 0 sit inside this boundary. The Comptroller has not published a filing month for these rows. Per-venue figures are gross receipts reported to the Comptroller, summed over each venue’s own filing months — never a total for Franklin Park. Filings are monthly and land three to four weeks late.
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Map of the Franklin Park boundary
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Boundary drawn from City of Austin Neighborhood Planning Areas, as last modified September 22, 2021. Markers are placed from geocoded street addresses, so a record whose address we cannot geocode is listed below but not pinned. The panels under the map are the full text equivalent.
Building permits
The 25 most recently issued inside this boundary (page limit 25)
2026-125744 BPActive
2500 DOVE SPRINGS DR
Express- Reroof shingle to shingle.
Sep 24Repair$1 declared
2026-118727 BPActive
2206 DOVEHILL DR
Interior Remodel - all sheetrock removed and replaced replacement of siding remove 2 windows and 2 doors framing them in for walls leaving current headings and framing interior and exterior. Demolishing existing unpermitted carport at front of property.
Rewiring home and reconfiguring bathroom
Sep 11Addition and Remodel$1 declared
2026-116134 BPActive
4801 FREIDRICH LN BLDG 2 UNIT 220
ePlan: Commercial Expedited Review - Interior Remodel to Existing Warehouse Suite Scope of Work to Include Adding HVAC and Insulation in One Portion and Install High Pile Storage Racks and Coordinating Lightning in the other Portion (194338 SF).
Sep 3Remodel
2026-114656 BPActive
4509 E ST ELMO RD BLDG 2
Franklin Park Apartments Bldg. 2 Foundation Repair Installing 48 Ext. and 28 Int. Pilings
Sep 2Remodel
2025-074801 BPActive
2315 DOVE SPRINGS DR
express - see attachment
Aug 19Repair$1 declared
2026-107673 BPFinal
4901 CABOB ST
Express: tub to tub and a tub to shower conversion
Aug 19Repair$1 declared
2026-099655 BPActive
2101 DONAHUE LN
New manufactured home 3/2
Aug 10New$0 declared
2026-030346 BPActive
4600 CEDARGROVE DR
Express: Retroactive - replace siding
Jul 27Repair$1 declared
2026-089713 BPActive
2526 CHAPARRAL TRL
Interior remodel to existing sfr and garage conversion to create two new bedrooms
Jul 21Addition and Remodel$150K declared
2026-093177 BPFinal
2009 E STASSNEY LN
Foundation Repair - Installing Steel Piers
Jul 21Repair$1 declared
2026-090717 BPActive
4404 DOVEHILL DR
Express: Replace 4 windows and 1 sliding glass patio door like for like
Jul 16Repair$1 declared
2026-074874 BPActive
4612 TURNSTONE DR
Express: Repairs due to fire damage (like for like repairs layout staying the same and no fixtures are being relocated)
Jul 16Repair$1 declared
2026-088894 BPFinal
4509 FREIDRICH LN BLDG 4 UNIT 401
Interior tenant improvements of ike kind to an existing office/ warehouse lease space within an existing single story building.
Jul 14Remodel
2026-085152 BPFinal
5708 ENCINAL CV
Express: foundation repair
Jul 13Repair$1 declared
2026-077531 BPActive
5409 PONCIANA DR
Demolition of a building at Josephine Houston Elementary School approximately 78525 square feet originally constructed circa 1977.
SP-2024-0112CX -Approved
Jun 30Demolition$1 declared
2026-081920 BPActive
2301 TERN CIR
EXPRESS: Installation of new metal panels over existing 1-layer of shingles. Installation to include fastening purlins over top of shingles then fastening metal panels to purlins.
Jun 30Repair$1 declared
2026-082547 BPActive
4901 CABOB ST
Express: Foundation repair
Jun 29Repair$1 declared
2026-069867 BPActive
5106 VILLAGE SQUARE DR
Mendez Middle School in Austin Texas is updating Building B with new finishes and minor in structural area layout changes.
Jun 5Remodel
2026-067990 BPActive
4509 TURNSTONE DR
Express: Fire damage repair - Please reference AFD incident report - Please reference Engineers report for Required repairs.
Jun 3Repair$1 declared
2026-065639 BPFinal
2201 DOVEHILL DR
Replace tub to shower 1-piece prefabricated acrylic no electrical work needed replace valve with new shower valve only working in wet space.
Jun 2Repair$1 declared
2026-064077 BPActive
4701 1/2 E STASSNEY LN
Verizon to bring in new fiber to an existing cell site.
May 26Remodel
2026-061020 BPFinal
5108 PARELL PATH
Express: Foundation repair
May 20Repair$1 declared
2026-059295 BPFinal
2101 E ST ELMO RD BLDG 1 UNIT 150
Tenant process improvement including demising wall for production room exterior gas storage enclosure and gas piping for production.
May 14Remodel
2026-059296 BPActive
2101 E ST ELMO RD BLDG 1 UNIT 150
Addition of exterior concrete enclosure with roof to store flammable gases in the truck court.
May 14Remodel
2026-058162 BPActive
2108 LEMON DR
Installation of 4 playground shades.
SP-2024-0112CX
May 11New$101K declared
Restaurant inspections
Austin Public Health · up to 15 most recent inside this boundary
We could not place any Austin Public Health inspection from ZIP 78744, 78704, 78747, 78741, 78745 inside this boundary. We match by geocoded street address, so this means none we can place — not none that exist.
Registered projects
Texas Dept. of Licensing & Regulation filings · up to 15 inside this boundary
Poncho4801 Freidrich Ln Bldg 2 Suite 220, Austin, TX 78744, AustinAug 3Renovation/Alteration$650K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)Woodway Village Apartments4600 Nuckols Crossing Road, Austin, TX 78744, AustinMay 29Additions to Existing Building$1.0M estimated (continues on zabalist.com)TRAVIS ASSOC. FOR THE BLIND WAREHOUSE4512 S PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD, Austin, TX 78744, AustinOct 25New Construction$24.0M estimated (continues on zabalist.com)WONDERWALL4401 FRIEDRICH LANE BUILDING 2, STE. 200, Austin, TX 78744, AustinJul 27Renovation/Alteration$300K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)KIPP AUSTIN SOUTH CAMPUS 2016 RENOVATION5107 SOUTH IH 35, Austin, TX 78744, AustinMay 26Renovation/Alteration$212K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)SOUTHPARK COMMERCE CENTER - LOT 42501 E. ST. ELMO RD., Austin, TX 78744, AustinMay 17New Construction$8.9M estimated (continues on zabalist.com)HENDRICK BMW OF SOUTH AUSTIN5501 S I-35 FRONTAGE RD, Austin, TX 78744, AustinJan 27New Construction$23.4M estimated (continues on zabalist.com)AISD MENDEZ MS 2013 BOND IMP PACKAGE 25106 VILLAGE SQUARE, Austin, TX 78744, AustinNov 12Renovation/Alteration$3.0M estimated (continues on zabalist.com)TRAVIS ASSOC FOR THE BLIND RESTROOM ADD4509 FREIDRICH LN #415, Austin, TX 78744, AustinSep 1Renovation/Alteration$75K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)AISD MENDEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL5106 VILLAGE SQUARE DRIVE, Austin, TX 78744, AustinMar 25Renovation/Alteration$150K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)T-MOBILE CONTROL ROOM RENOVATION4401 FREIDRICH LANE, SUITE 311, Austin, TX 78744, AustinMar 18Renovation/Alteration$106K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES AUSTIN SOUTH RENO4525 SOUTH INTERSTATE HWY 35, Austin, TX 78744, AustinJan 7Renovation/Alteration$400K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)ATCIC EXPANSION5105 SOUTH IH-35 Suite 200, Austin, TX 78741, AustinAug 22Renovation/Alteration$454K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)AUSTIN-SOUTH SPRINGHILL SUITES4501 SOUTH IH-35, Austin, TX 78744, AustinAug 7Renovation/Alteration$1.5M estimated (continues on zabalist.com)ONNIT4401 FREIDRICH LANE Bldg 3, Ste #310, Austin, TX 78744, AustinMay 21Renovation/Alteration$150K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)
Bars & restaurants filing receipts
Texas Comptroller mixed-beverage filers we placed inside this boundary
We hold geocoded coordinates for none of the 100 filers in ZIP 78744, 78704, 78747, 78741, 78745 that would place them inside this boundary. Placement uses our address cache, so this is a gap in our data, not a claim that Franklin Park has no bars.
Franklin Park: questions people actually ask
Is Franklin Park an official Austin neighborhood?
Franklin Park is one of 65 named areas in the City of Austin neighborhood-planning boundary dataset. Its status in the saved source is plan approved. Inclusion in this file does not by itself mean a neighborhood plan was adopted. Well-known districts such as South Congress, Rainey Street and the Sixth Street entertainment district are not separate areas in this dataset; they sit inside a planning area, or straddle two. The Franklin Park boundary is a single polygon in the source file. The city last modified it on September 22, 2021.
Which ordinances are recorded for Franklin Park?
City of Austin ordinance number 20021010-011 is recorded against this planning area in the city's Neighborhood Planning Areas dataset, with planning status plan approved.
How much construction is happening in Franklin Park?
City of Austin Development Services has issued 3,062 building permits that it has geocoded inside the Franklin Park planning-area boundary, the earliest dated October 27, 1977 and the most recent September 24, 2026, for a combined declared construction value of $447,440,628. Declared value is the figure the applicant put on the permit application, not market value or finished cost. Counted from the city's Issued Construction Permits dataset (3syk-w9eu), building permits only, over every issue date in that dataset. The boundary test needs a mapped coordinate, and about one building permit in seven (13.8% as published on 2026-07-26) carries no location, so those rows cannot be placed in any neighbourhood and are not in this figure.
What ZIP codes cover Franklin Park?
No ZIP code centroid falls inside the Franklin Park boundary, so we search the 5 nearest instead: 78744, 78704, 78747, 78741, 78745. We match ZIP codes to planning areas by testing each ZIP's centroid against the boundary polygon, so a large ZIP can overlap an area without its centre landing inside it. Use the boundary, not the ZIP, as the authority.