A municipal animal-services resource
Austin Animal Services describes its role as the municipal shelter for Austin and unincorporated Travis County. Its programs include adoption, fostering and pet-resource services.[1]
Austin neighborhood field guide
Johnston Terrace
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
Johnston Terrace 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 20030327-012 recorded in the source, and the city last modified it on . The dataset stores the name as JOHNSTON TERRACE.
The local field guide
Johnston Terrace: the civic life of Levander Loop
Levander Loop brings a public-service campus and a layered local history into Johnston Terrace’s story. Austin Animal Services offers a practical point of connection, while city records explain the campus’s earlier educational use and neighborhood planning discussions.
3 linked sources · CheckedSeveral ways to volunteer
The city lists animal-enrichment, adoption-support and other volunteer roles, with separate information for individual, group and youth participation. These opportunities follow an application and orientation process.[3]
A campus with an earlier history
A 2009 city memorandum about 7201 Levander Loop discusses the history of the Texas Deaf, Blind and Orphan School and consultation with the Govalle/Johnston Terrace planning team. It is a historical record, not a current project schedule.[2]
Plan a little better
Before you go
- Choose the right service before a visit
- Use Animal Services’ own adoption, fostering or pet-resource links and check current closures. Those services can have different procedures and availability.[1]
- Apply before planning a volunteer shift
- Review the city’s volunteer requirements and orientation process. A shelter visit and an approved volunteer assignment are different arrangements.[3]
A few things to know
Can a group volunteer with Austin Animal Services?
The city describes one-time opportunities for community and other groups. Follow the group process on the official volunteer page to confirm a suitable opportunity.[3]
Why do older records mention a school at Levander Loop?
The city’s 2009 memorandum discusses the site’s earlier school history and approaches to commemoration during campus redevelopment discussions.[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.
- Austin Animal Services | City of Austin | AustinTexas.govCity of Austin · Checked 2026-09-05
- Maria VCity of Austin · Checked 2026-09-05
- Volunteer with Austin Animal Services | Austin Animal Services | AustinTexas.govCity of Austin · Checked 2026-09-05
What the public record says about Johnston Terrace
- City of Austin Development Services has issued 829 building permits that it has geocoded inside the Johnston Terrace planning-area boundary, the earliest dated August 21, 1980 and the most recent August 31, 2026, for a combined declared construction value of $537,257,437. 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 October 31, 2025.
- None of the Austin Public Health inspections published for ZIP 78721, 78702, 78722, 78742, 78741 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 78721, 78702, 78722, 78742, 78741, 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 Johnston Terrace. Filings are monthly and land three to four weeks late.
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Map of the Johnston Terrace 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)
2014-083095 BPActive
914 KOERNER LN
Addition to existing garage and change of use to secondary apartment with an interior remodel of the space.
Note: expiration date extended to Dec. 31 2021 per mayors COVID-19 order
Aug 31Addition and Remodel$40K declared
2026-109817 BPFinal
1025 GARDNER RD
EXPRESS: Replace tub to shower 1-piece prefabricated acrylic no electrical work needed replace valve with new shower valve only working in wet space.
Aug 21Repair$1 declared
2026-074551 BPActive
6201 STILES CV
Express: Tub to shower conversion (walk in shower); replace valve with new shower valve
Jun 23Repair$1 declared
2026-071630 BPFinal
5403 STUART CIR
Express: Tub to shower conversion in hall bath Demo and replace rear walkway to remove trip hazards install short CIP concrete ramp with one railing and correct slope.
Jun 5Repair$1 declared
2026-066442 BPFinal
1119 PERRY RD
Express: Tub to shower conversion in hall bath replace walls in shower area
Jun 4Repair$1 declared
2026-068823 BPActive
1104 GARDNER RD
Interior remodel of SFR - interior renovation of existing structure. Interior walls to be removed and reorganized. Windows to be replaced. New window and door openings to be installed in exterior walls.
Jun 3Addition and Remodel$1 declared
2026-069283 BPFinal
1111 EMMITT RUN
Express: Tub to shower conversion in master replace walls in shower
Jun 1Repair$1 declared
2026-044981 BPActive
1104 GARDNER RD
Total demo of detached storage shed 680 sqft circa 1968 Total demo of detached storage building (2 structures under 200 sqft each)
Apr 14Demolition$0 declared
2026-029997 BPActive
840 INTERCHANGE BLVD
ePlan: Commercial Expedited Review - Interior Remodel of Phase II to Existing Food Warehouse Facility. Autostore Automatic High-Pile racking system installation.
Mar 17Remodel
2026-020547 BPActive
840 INTERCHANGE BLVD
Installation of a conveyor system inside of an existing customer warehouse - no mechanical electrical or plumbing work being conducted within this scope of work.
Feb 23Remodel
2025-024854 BPActive
5907 JORGE GUERRA ST
Building 5907 Jorge Guerra St New construction of a 3-story duplex as part of a larger development of 15 total buildings on a single lot. 3/3
Jan 2New$0 declared
2025-027056 BPActive
5903 JORGE GUERRA ST
New Construction two-unit residential 3-story duplex: 3 bedroom 3 bath covered front porch and covered rear porch.
Dec 31New$0 declared
2025-024853 BPActive
5905 JORGE GUERRA ST
Building 5905 Jorge Guerra St New construction of a 3-story duplex as part of a larger development of 15 total buildings on a single lot. 3/3
Dec 31New$0 declared
2025-027055 BPActive
5901 JORGE GUERRA ST
New Construction two-unit residential 3-story duplex: 3 bedroom 3 bath covered front porch and covered rear porch.
Dec 31New$0 declared
2025-024394 BPActive
815 JOHNNY LIMON WAY
New Construction of 2 Story SFR Condo
Dec 30New$0 declared
2025-025744 BPActive
805 JOHNNY LIMON WAY
New Construction of 3 Story Duplex Condo Unit A - 2 beds 2.5 baths covered porch
(805 Johnny limon)
Dec 29New$0 declared
2025-028723 BPActive
803 JOHNNY LIMON WAY
New Construction of 3 Story Duplex Condo (3 beds 3 baths covered patio)
(803 Johnny Limon Way)
Dec 29New$0 declared
2025-024300 BPActive
819 JOHNNY LIMON WAY
819 New Construction of a 3 Story Duplex Condo
Dec 29New$0 declared
2025-024299 BPActive
817 JOHNNY LIMON WAY
817 New Construction of a 3 Story Duplex Condo
Dec 29New$0 declared
2025-028722 BPActive
801 JOHNNY LIMON WAY
New Construction of 3 Story Duplex Condo (3 beds 3 baths covered patio)
(801 Johnny Limon Way)
Dec 29New$0 declared
2025-025746 BPActive
807 JOHNNY LIMON WAY
New Construction of 3 Story Duplex Condo Unit A - 2 beds 2.5 baths covered porch
(807 Johnny limon)
Dec 29New$0 declared
2025-025930 BPActive
811 JOHNNY LIMON WAY
New Construction of 3 Story Duplex Condo
811 Johnny Limon Way
Dec 29New$0 declared
2025-025929 BPActive
809 JOHNNY LIMON WAY
New Construction of 3 Story Duplex Condo
(809 Johnny Limon Way)
Dec 29New$0 declared
2025-157074 BPFinal
5933 LUX ST
addition - enclosing a patio using exisitng concrete slab. we will be constrcuting a single slope roof walls with (2) window units and (1) door unit spray foam insulation will be applied (4) new duplex outlets switches (4) can lights (1) ceiling fan circut. sheetrock trim paint and flooring will be applied to finish out. NO HVAC
Dec 15Addition and Remodel$1 declared
2025-140840 BPFinal
1101 ARTHUR STILES RD
Express: Replace 9 windows
Oct 31Repair$1 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 78721, 78702, 78722, 78742, 78741 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
LASA High School1012 Arthur Stiles Rd, Austin, TX 78721, AustinAug 21Renovation/Alteration$21.3M estimated (continues on zabalist.com)EASTSIDE MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL RENOVATION1012 ARTHUR STILES ROAD, Austin, TX 78721, AustinDec 24Renovation/Alteration$3.5M estimated (continues on zabalist.com)MENLO WORLDWIDE REMODEL845 INTERCHANGE BLVD, Austin, TX 78721, AustinSep 16Renovation/Alteration$99K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)UNIFIRST6000 BOLM ROAD, Austin, TX 78721, AustinNov 23New Construction$5.0M estimated (continues on zabalist.com)SUITE 1011300 SMITH ROAD, SUITE 101, Austin, TX 78721, AustinJul 7Renovation/Alteration$230K 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 78721, 78702, 78722, 78742, 78741 that would place them inside this boundary. Placement uses our address cache, so this is a gap in our data, not a claim that Johnston Terrace has no bars.
Johnston Terrace: questions people actually ask
Is Johnston Terrace an official Austin neighborhood?
Johnston Terrace 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 Johnston Terrace boundary is a single polygon in the source file. The city last modified it on September 22, 2021.
Which ordinances are recorded for Johnston Terrace?
City of Austin ordinance number 20030327-012 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 Johnston Terrace?
City of Austin Development Services has issued 829 building permits that it has geocoded inside the Johnston Terrace planning-area boundary, the earliest dated August 21, 1980 and the most recent August 31, 2026, for a combined declared construction value of $537,257,437. 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 Johnston Terrace?
No ZIP code centroid falls inside the Johnston Terrace boundary, so we search the 5 nearest instead: 78721, 78702, 78722, 78742, 78741. 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.