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Hancock

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

Hancock 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 20040826-056 recorded in the source, and the city last modified it on . The dataset stores the name as HANCOCK.

The local field guide

Hancock: golf history and a neighborhood recreation center

Hancock combines a historic golf course with a recreation center and outdoor play spaces. The city’s separate golf and recreation pages explain how the same grounds serve different activities and why visitor plans should follow the relevant program’s rules.

2 linked sources · Checked

A walking golf course

GolfATX describes Hancock as a nine-hole, par-35 course with a pay-station operation, no pro shop and walking-only play. Check its current course instructions before arriving for a round.[2]

A recreation center among the fairways

The city says Hancock Recreation Center sits within the golf course. Its facilities include a ballroom, classrooms, a covered playground, picnic tables, a basketball court and a small sports field.[1]

A connection to Austin golf history

The GolfATX account identifies the grounds as the original Austin Country Club site and describes Harvey Penick’s early work there as a caddie.[2]

Plan a little better

Before you go

Respect reserved program spaces
The recreation center lists periods when its court and field are reserved for youth programs. Review those details rather than assuming every outdoor facility is always available for drop-in play.[1]
Prepare for a walking round
Hancock’s course page specifies walking-only play and pay-station payment. Read those instructions before arriving with assumptions from a different golf course.[2]

A few things to know

Does Hancock Golf Course have a staffed pro shop?

GolfATX describes a pay-station operation with no pro-shop operations. Use the current course page for payment instructions and other requirements.[2]

Can I use the recreation-center courts at any time?

The center reserves court and field periods for youth and sports programs. Check the published schedule before planning informal play.[1]

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.

  1. Hancock Recreation Center | Austin Parks and Recreation | AustinTexas.govCity of Austin · Checked 2026-09-05
  2. Hancock Course | GolfATX | AustinTexas.govCity of Austin · Checked 2026-09-05

What the public record says about Hancock

  • City of Austin Development Services has issued 3,015 building permits that it has geocoded inside the Hancock planning-area boundary, the earliest dated July 8, 1971 and the most recent September 21, 2026, for a combined declared construction value of $544,032,933. 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 April 21, 2026.
  • None of the Austin Public Health inspections published for ZIP 78705, 78751, 78722, 78756, 78702 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 78705, 78751, 78722, 78756, 78702, 2 sit inside this boundary. The newest filing in that set is August 2026. Per-venue figures are gross receipts reported to the Comptroller, summed over each venue’s own filing months — never a total for Hancock. Filings are monthly and land three to four weeks late.
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Map of the Hancock 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)

2026-107770 BPActive
3910 WILLBERT RD
EXPRESS: Replacing 11 windows like for like in existing residential home
Sep 21Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-107770 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-118574 BPActive
919 E 32ND ST
Remodel Hospital - 2nd Floor - PACU - with associated above and below ceiling/floor work (2) Applications
Sep 10Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-118574 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-118573 BPActive
919 E 32ND ST
Remodel Hospital - 2nd Floor - Surgery - with associated above and below ceiling/floor work. (2) Applications
Sep 10Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-118573 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-074383 BPActive
1007 ELLINGSON LN
ePlan: Residential Expedited Review - Addition and Remodel to Existing 1-Story Single Family Res. [1bed 2bath] Work to include: First floor Interior remodel First Floor Addition [1bed 2bath].
Sep 10Addition and Remodel$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-074383 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-115425 BPActive
1017 E 44TH ST
Express - Foundation Repair
Sep 4Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-115425 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-114056 BPActive
2905 SWISHER ST UNIT 207
Replace 1 existing window - size for size.
Sep 1Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-114056 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-107876 BPActive
808 E 31ST ST
Addition to existing 1-story single family residence with interior remodel. Adding bedroom and kitchen 5 bed/4.5 bath Retroactively permit attached covered carport
Aug 20Addition and Remodel$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-107876 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-072314 BPActive
3819 DUVAL ST
Total demo of detached garage 482 sqft circa 1925
Aug 20Demolition$0 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-072314 BP (opens in a new tab)
2025-105840 BPActive
602 TEXAS AVE
Express: siding replacement
Aug 19Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2025-105840 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-103081 BPActive
3703 DUVAL ST
Express- 5 concrete piers
Aug 7Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-103081 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-096546 BPActive
603 E 43RD ST
Express - Existing foundation Repair as per scope of work attached drawing.
Jul 28Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-096546 BP (opens in a new tab)
2025-116885 BPActive
3505 GREENWAY
New in ground spa
Jul 21New$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2025-116885 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-092100 BPActive
606 RATHERVUE PL
QT - New EV chargers installed in parking lot
Jul 20Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-092100 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-089709 BPFinal
3211 LIBERTY ST
Addition of an uncovered wood deck to the rear of a single-family residence. (354 sqft)
Jul 15Addition and Remodel$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-089709 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-083120 BPInactive Pending Revision
909 E 44TH ST UNIT A
Unit A New 2-Story duplex unit with habitable attic 3 Bed/3.5 Bath attached carport covered porch and balcony
Jul 1New$0 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-083120 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-083121 BPInactive Pending Revision
909 E 44TH ST UNIT B
Unit B New 2-Story duplex unit with habitable attic 3 Bed/3.5 Bath attached garage covered porch and covered patio
Jul 1New$0 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-083121 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-075833 BPActive
2905 SWISHER ST UNIT 301
Drywall kitchen bathrooms flooring & painting due to Fire/Water Damage for 5 Units Unit 301
Jun 18Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-075833 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-071362 BPActive
808 E 31ST ST
Install new 20x10 inground concrete pool with a 1 width coping pool area will be 22x12 and total depth will be 5
Jun 10New$0 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-071362 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-071352 BPActive
1000 E 41ST ST BLDG J UNIT 200A
Change of use to personal services with second-gen finish out
Jun 8Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-071352 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-056929 BPFinal
3906 WILLBERT RD
Express- Foundation repair on a pier and beam structure. Install 18 spread footing sonotube piers and 98 of 4x6 beam for support. Improve level.
Jun 1Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-056929 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-067566 BPFinal
3906 WILLBERT RD
Express: replace window like for like
May 28Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-067566 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-055638 BPActive
504 E 38TH HALF ST
Interior Remodel- minor changes to structural framing updates to electrical plumbing hvac.
May 12Addition and Remodel$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-055638 BP (opens in a new tab)
2025-082882 BPActive
1000 E 41ST ST
Install new 100.00 KWDC Rooftop solar system servicing existing commercial.
May 6Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2025-082882 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-053797 BPFinal
714 E 32ND ST
Express: Replacement of 3 windows like for like
May 1Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-053797 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-048545 BPActive
1021 E 43RD ST
Interior remodel and addition to an existing single-family house adding 1-bedroom 1-bath family room laundry a rear covered porch and an attached unconditioned storage room.
Apr 21Addition and Remodel$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-048545 BP (opens in a new tab)

Restaurant inspections

Austin Public Health · up to 15 most recent inside this boundary

We could not place any Austin Public Health inspection from ZIP 78705, 78751, 78722, 78756, 78702 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

AUSTIN'S HABIBI3316 HARMON AVENUE, Austin, TX 78705, AustinOct 12Renovation/Alteration$150K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)SDMC ENDOSCOPY SUITE919 EAST 32ND STREET, Austin, TX 78705, AustinSep 9Renovation/Alteration$850K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)YOSHI3318 HARMON AVE., Austin, TX 78705, AustinJul 27Renovation/Alteration$244K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)SDMC ICU 12 BED BUILD OUT919 E. 32ND ST., Austin, TX 78765, AustinJun 1Renovation/Alteration$3.2M estimated (continues on zabalist.com)WILDFLOWER OB/GYN2911 MEDICAL ARTS STREET Suite #8, Austin, TX 78705, AustinMay 20Renovation/Alteration$1.2M estimated (continues on zabalist.com)SPRINT 21881000 E 41ST STREET Suite 840, Austin, TX 78751, AustinMay 18Renovation/Alteration$100K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)SDMC CARDIOLOGY SERVICES RENOVATION919 E. 32ND ST., Austin, TX 78705, AustinMay 10Renovation/Alteration$180K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)AUSTIN BONE AND JOINT RENOVATIONS1015 E 32ND ST. Suite 101, Austin, TX 78705, AustinMay 5Renovation/Alteration$65K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)SURGERY SUITES WEST DOORS919 EAST 32ND STREET, Austin, TX 78705, AustinApr 21Renovation/Alteration$175K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)EMBASSY SUITES AUSTIN CENTRAL RENOVATION3901 N I-35 FRONTAGE RD., Austin, TX 78723, AustinApr 19Renovation/Alteration$2.5M estimated (continues on zabalist.com)AMERICA'S BEST-AUSTIN-HANCOCK CENTER1000 EAST 41ST ST., Austin, TX 78751, AustinJan 11Renovation/Alteration$150K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)

Bars & restaurants filing receipts

Texas Comptroller mixed-beverage filers we placed inside this boundary

2 of 100 filers in ZIP 78705, 78751, 78722, 78756, 78702 placed inside this boundary. Each venue’s figure is its own gross receipts over its own filing months — there is deliberately no area total, because this is a sample, not a census.

Hancock: questions people actually ask

Is Hancock an official Austin neighborhood?

Hancock 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 Hancock boundary is a single polygon in the source file. The city last modified it on September 22, 2021.

Which ordinances are recorded for Hancock?

City of Austin ordinance number 20040826-056 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 Hancock?

City of Austin Development Services has issued 3,015 building permits that it has geocoded inside the Hancock planning-area boundary, the earliest dated July 8, 1971 and the most recent September 21, 2026, for a combined declared construction value of $544,032,933. 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 Hancock?

No ZIP code centroid falls inside the Hancock boundary, so we search the 5 nearest instead: 78705, 78751, 78722, 78756, 78702. 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.