A sculptor’s Austin studio
The city’s museum history records that Ney established her Formosa studio in 1892. Here she sculpted figures including Stephen F. Austin and Sam Houston and gathered works from her European career.[2]
Austin neighborhood field guide
Hyde 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
Hyde 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 20000413-063 recorded in the source, and the city last modified it on . The dataset stores the name as HYDE PARK.
The local field guide
Hyde Park: the artistic legacy of Formosa
Elisabet Ney’s former home and studio is a defining Hyde Park cultural landmark. Its history remains worth exploring while the museum is closed for renovation; current city information directs visitors toward programs and the eventual reopening.
2 linked sources · CheckedA home for artistic conversation
The museum account describes Formosa as a gathering place for discussion of art, politics and philosophy. After Ney’s death, friends preserved the studio and its contents as a museum.[2]
Renovation affects visits
At the source check, the museum’s official page marked it closed for renovations and anticipated a spring 2027 reopening. That is an operator forecast, not a guaranteed opening date.[1]
Plan a little better
Before you go
- Check programs before traveling to the museum
- The city directs readers to its programs and event calendar during the closure. Confirm a specific event’s location and access details rather than expecting normal museum entry.[1]
- Explore the studio history online
- The city’s Formosa history describes Ney’s portraits and the studio’s later preservation. It offers context while normal museum access is interrupted.[2]
A few things to know
Can I currently tour the Elisabet Ney Museum?
The official page checked for this guide says the museum is closed for renovation. Review its latest update before visiting 304 East 44th Street.[1]
What was Formosa?
Formosa was Elisabet Ney’s Austin studio, established in 1892. Friends preserved the studio and its contents as a museum after her death.[2]
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.
- Elisabet Ney Museum | City of Austin | AustinTexas.govCity of Austin · Checked 2026-09-05
- About the Elisabet Ney Museum | Elisabet Ney Museum | AustinTexas.govCity of Austin · Checked 2026-09-05
What the public record says about Hyde Park
- City of Austin Development Services has issued 3,898 building permits that it has geocoded inside the Hyde Park planning-area boundary, the earliest dated September 26, 1978 and the most recent September 24, 2026, for a combined declared construction value of $171,620,747. 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 July 1, 2026.
- The 2 most recent restaurant inspections we could place inside this boundary run from December 16, 2025 to July 17, 2026, averaging 89 out of 100. Austin Public Health publishes these in irregular batches, historically weeks after the visit, and this page lists at most 15 — so that count is the size of our list, not the number of restaurants in Hyde Park. A score is a single-visit snapshot.
- Of the 24 highest-grossing mixed-beverage filers the Texas Comptroller lists for ZIP 78751, 5 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 Hyde Park. Filings are monthly and land three to four weeks late.
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Map of the Hyde 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)
2026-124106 BPActive
704 E 46TH ST
Addressing active code violation for the addition of an unpermitted 8 fence.
Sep 24New$0 declared
2026-107591 BPActive
4505 1/2 DUVAL ST
T-Mobile is modifying their equipment at this Rooftop wireless site. Swapping anetnnas radios cabinets.
Sep 23Remodel
2026-114951 BPActive
4700 AVENUE G
Total demo of sfr 900 sqft circa 1952
Sep 17Demolition$0 declared
2026-120238 BPActive
5004 AVENUE G
EXPRESS: Foundation repair
Sep 14Repair$1 declared
2026-104197 BPActive
4506 AVENUE F
Addition/ remodel of existing 1-story single-family residential to include: extending existing living room addition of 3 bedrooms 2 baths covered rear patio and covered side porch; complete interior remodel of existing residence.
Sep 14Addition and Remodel$220K declared
2026-105261 BPActive
4115 AVENUE D
ePlan: Residential Expedited Review - Interior Remodel for Change of Use from Church to 2-story SF Res [4bed 4bath] new doors and windows DA 2024-133090
Sep 8Remodel
2026-115533 BPActive
4412 AVENUE B
Express- Foundation repair due to structural problems.
Sep 2Repair$1 declared
2026-112970 BPActive
4409 AVENUE D
Replace one window like for like
Sep 1Repair$1 declared
2026-108997 BPActive
4111 SPEEDWAY
Express - Staircase Repair
Aug 24Repair$1 declared
2026-107656 BPActive
4301 GUADALUPE ST UNIT 100
ePlan: Commercial Expedited Review - First Time Finish Out for Restaurant (958 SF).
Aug 20Remodel
2026-104164 BPActive
4110 AVENUE C
Interior Remodel of an existing two-story single-family residence with no change to building footprint condition area roof height or exterior envelope - no exterior window door-opening wall or roof.
Aug 18Addition and Remodel$1 declared
2026-101982 BPActive
4806 CASWELL AVE
New Pool to replace existing pool
Aug 11New$0 declared
2026-049094 BPFinal
4010 SPEEDWAY BLDG B
Express- replace roof shingles and repair roof decking replacing windows like for like.
Aug 7Repair$1 declared
2026-045749 BPFinal
4010 SPEEDWAY BLDG A
Express- Patch stucco siding replace roof shingles repair roof decking replace appliances and ac replace windows like for like.
Aug 7Repair$1 declared
2026-098219 BPActive
4010 AVENUE B
ePlan: Residential Expedited Review - Addition and Remodel to Existing 2-Story Single Family Res. [2bed 2bath] Work to include: First floor Interior remodel First Floor Addition Replacement of Doors/Windows New Rear patio New beds New baths [4bed 3.5bath]. 4010 AVENUE B
Aug 3Addition and Remodel$1 declared
2026-098220 BPActive
4010 AVENUE B
ePlan: Residential Expedited Review - New Accessory to Primary storage shed [0bed 0bath]. 4010 AVENUE B
Aug 3New$1 declared
2026-096536 BPActive
4700 AVENUE G
ePlan: Residential Expedited Review - Addition and Remodel to Existing Single Family Res. work to include demo of all walls existing foundation to remain addition of second floor remodel and addition near the center of the house creating a larger kitchen work to includes: (additional bed and bath).
REV 1: Existing foundation to be demolished and replaced with pier and beam foundation due to foundation found to be unsalvageable. Floor plan staying the same existing underground plumbing to be reused
Jul 27Addition and Remodel$1 declared
2026-047281 BPActive
4603 AVENUE F
Addition of 2nd unit: 2nd story 1 bedroom 1 bath w/ 1st floor entry.
Jul 27Addition and Remodel$1 declared
2026-092590 BPActive
4505 DUVAL ST BLDG 12
Stair treads replacement on 1 staircase for Multi-Family Building 12
Jul 21Remodel
2026-091272 BPActive
4315 AVENUE A
New in ground pool and spa with gas heater remove 30 sf of concrete walk
Jul 17New$0 declared
2026-092315 BPActive
809 E 45TH HALF ST
Express: Interior non-structural exploratory work for structural evaluation only. Remove drywall no structural elements will be
removed or modified
Jul 17Repair$1 declared
2026-088457 BPFinal
813 E 48TH ST
Total demo of detached accessory 284.82 sqft circa 1949
Jul 13Demolition$0 declared
2026-087361 BPActive
813 E 48TH ST
ePlan: Residential Expedited Review - All walls of existing home being demolished keeping portion of existing foundation. New 2-story SF Res [4bed 3bath] with attached carport over existing foundation.
Jul 8Addition and Remodel$1 declared
2026-084019 BPActive
306 W 44TH ST
Express: Foundation repair
Jul 1Repair$1 declared
2026-084308 BPActive
306 W 41ST ST
Express: Foundation repair
Jul 1Repair$1 declared
Restaurant inspections
Austin Public Health · up to 15 most recent inside this boundary
Registered projects
Texas Dept. of Licensing & Regulation filings · up to 15 inside this boundary
Bars & restaurants filing receipts
Texas Comptroller mixed-beverage filers we placed inside this boundary
5 of 24 filers in ZIP 78751 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.
HYDE PARK BAR & GRILL
$33K
avg/mo over 236 filings
4206 DUVAL ST
Last filed with the Comptroller: August 2026
MONGERS
$49K
avg/mo over 71 filings
4119 GUADALUPE ST
Last filed with the Comptroller: August 2026
JULIO'S CAFE
$13K
avg/mo over 236 filings
4230 DUVAL ST
Last filed with the Comptroller: August 2026
ALLDAY PIZZA
$19K
avg/mo over 29 filings
4300 SPEEDWAY STE 103
Last filed with the Comptroller: August 2026
TINY GROCER
$17K
avg/mo over 19 filings
4300 SPEEDWAY STE 101
Last filed with the Comptroller: August 2026
Hyde Park: questions people actually ask
Is Hyde Park an official Austin neighborhood?
Hyde 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 Hyde Park boundary is a single polygon in the source file. The city last modified it on September 22, 2021.
Which ordinances are recorded for Hyde Park?
City of Austin ordinance number 20000413-063 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 Hyde Park?
City of Austin Development Services has issued 3,898 building permits that it has geocoded inside the Hyde Park planning-area boundary, the earliest dated September 26, 1978 and the most recent September 24, 2026, for a combined declared construction value of $171,620,747. 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 Hyde Park?
ZIP code 78751 has a centroid inside the Hyde Park boundary. 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.