A park named for a civic leader
The city identifies the park and recreation center with Dr. Everett H. Givens, a dentist, World War I veteran and East Austin civic leader.[1]
Austin neighborhood field guide
MLK (Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd)
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
MLK (Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd) 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 merges 2 polygons from the city's file, covering the sub-district the city names OAK SPRINGS, with ordinance 20021107-Z011 recorded in the source, and the city last modified it on . The dataset stores the name as MLK.
The local field guide
MLK: the history and renewal of Givens Park
Givens District Park connects East Austin recreation with the legacy of a local civic leader. Its current project pages distinguish completed pool work from recreation-center renovation, helping visitors understand both the park’s history and changing access.
2 linked sources · CheckedA creek through the grounds
The park-improvement page describes Tannehill Creek running through the park and supporting shade trees along its banks. The park combines that landscape with sports and gathering spaces.[2]
Renovation changes the recreation-center story
The city documents completed aquatic-facility work and ongoing recreation-center and interpretive-signage improvements. Its recreation page records a programming transition beginning in February 2025.[1][2]
Plan a little better
Before you go
- Confirm the program’s current location
- The city moved recreation-center programming during the renovation process. Check the current Givens information before going to a class at its former location.[1]
- Check the park project update
- Review current project information for the specific facility you want. A completed pool renovation does not establish that the recreation center or every other amenity is open.[2]
A few things to know
Is the Givens recreation-center schedule unchanged during renovation?
No assumption should be made. The city’s recreation page records a programming transition associated with the renovation; use its current directions and contacts.[1]
What guides the park improvements?
The city describes the January 2019 Givens District Park Vision Plan as the framework for phased improvements.[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.
- Givens Recreation Center | Austin Parks and Recreation | AustinTexas.govCity of Austin · Checked 2026-09-05
- Givens District Park Improvements | Austin Parks and Recreation | AustinTexas.govCity of Austin · Checked 2026-09-05
What the public record says about MLK (Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd)
- City of Austin Development Services has issued 3,060 building permits that it has geocoded inside the MLK (Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd) planning-area boundary, the earliest dated February 26, 1979 and the most recent September 23, 2026, for a combined declared construction value of $744,271,901. 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 January 29, 2026.
- None of the Austin Public Health inspections published for ZIP 78721, 78722, 78723, 78702, 78751 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, 78722, 78723, 78702, 78751, 1 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 MLK (Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd). Filings are monthly and land three to four weeks late.
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Map of the MLK (Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd) 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)
2026-124657 BPActive
2210 PERSHING DR
New wood deck over existing detention pond.
Sep 23New$1 declared
2026-122597 BPActive
2103 E M FRANKLIN AVE
Overylay roof with Karnak Silicone Roofing System
Sep 18Remodel
2026-114948 BPActive
1700 ASTOR PL
Express: Foundation repair (26 exterior and 20 interior pilings)
Sep 18Repair$1 declared
2026-098539 BPActive
3906 CHASE CIR
Express: Fire repair
Aug 20Repair$1 declared
2026-101985 BPActive
1615 DELONEY ST
Building 2 New two story SFR with attached garage and balcony 3/3
Aug 10New$0 declared
2025-106562 BPActive
3804 MANORWOOD RD BLDG 1
Bldg 1: New 2 story SFR with attached garagecov front porch covered patio. 3 bedroom 2.5 bath
Jul 31New$0 declared
2025-106563 BPActive
3804 MANORWOOD RD BLDG 2
Bldg 2: New 2 story SFR with a covered front porch and balcony. 2 bedroom 1.5 bath.
Jul 31New$0 declared
2026-050590 BPFinal
1615 DELONEY ST
Total demo of detached shed 210 sqft
Jul 8Demolition$0 declared
2026-033701 BPActive
3704 TOWER VIEW CT
Interior remodel: convert one existing bedroom to bathroom; retro-actively permitting carport conversion to utility room.
Jun 29Addition and Remodel$1 declared
2026-082339 BPFinal
4301 GLOMAR AVE
Express: Tub to shower conversion in hall bath replace bathroom window.
Jun 29Repair$1 declared
2026-079206 BPFinal
1607 J J SEABROOK DR
Express: Replace HVAC system replace 240 sq.ft. of sheetrock in master bath and laundry closet
Jun 22Repair$1 declared
2026-076528 BPActive
2106 PALO PINTO DR
Total Demo of SFR 1104 Sqft Built in 1961
***The building shall not be demolished until after the contractor has fulfilled the neighbor notification requirements outlined in Steps 5 & 6 of the Demolition webpage. ***
Jun 18Demolition$0 declared
2026-055087 BPFinal
1400 PEREZ ST
Express: Replace Siding on home; Tub to shower conversion in hall bathroom
May 4Repair$1 declared
2026-053419 BPActive
3512 OAK SPRINGS DR
Retroactive permit. Enclose covered porch conduct interior remodel including replacement and addition of windows bathroom and kitchen remodel replace HVAC unit replace roof shingles and cladding. Build uncovered deck and staircase. (Porch converstion and uncovered deck permits have been sumitted with this application)
May 1Addition and Remodel$1 declared
2026-026217 BPActive
2008 GREENWOOD AVE
Interior remodel (full scope of app) using existing slab and several walls to rebuild after a fire
Apr 27Addition and Remodel$1 declared
2026-050179 BPFinal
4505 KITTY AVE
Express: Replacement of all windows replacement of all siding replacement of back patio sliding door
Apr 23Repair$1 declared
2026-050615 BPFinal
1309 E M FRANKLIN AVE
Express - Install new toilet upgrade main electrical panel replace all hot and cold water lines under the house replace same size windows
Apr 23Repair$1 declared
2025-078780 BPActive
2103 E M FRANKLIN AVE UNIT A
Interior remodel - Change of use to recording rooms for podcast. Replaces abandoned project 2019-036352 BP.
Apr 16Remodel
2026-034125 BPActive
2220 E M FRANKLIN AVE
CONSTRUCT NEW OFFICE BUILDING WITH ACCESORY USES (STORAGE BLOOD DONATION AREAS)
Mar 24New$7.0M declared
2026-034126 BPActive
2220 E M FRANKLIN AVE
CONSTRUCT NEW TRASH ENCLOSURE
Mar 24New$7.0M declared
2026-021919 BPFinal
1609 DELONEY ST
Covered porch enclosure. enclose to make a gym space.
Mar 17Addition and Remodel$1 declared
2026-016120 BPFinal
1195 GREENWOOD AVE
Express: Re-do shower Replace GECIs in bathroom and kitchen Replace rear exterior light Replace all windows like-like
Feb 23Repair$1 declared
2025-131636 BPActive
1902 GREENWOOD AVE BLDG 3
Bldg 3 New pool
Feb 18New$0 declared
2026-009902 BPActive
3210 E MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD
Interior and exterior renovation of an existing restaurant addition of a second drive-thru lane.
Jan 30Remodel
2026-010392 BPFinal
1810 J J SEABROOK DR
Addition/remodel garage and second story addition to existing single-family residence remodel kitchen 3 bed/2.5 bath.
Jan 29Addition and Remodel$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, 78722, 78723, 78702, 78751 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 BEER COMPANY3220 MANOR RD., Austin, TX 78723, AustinJun 23Renovation/Alteration$300K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)ODDWOOD ALES - BREWERY3108 MANOR ROAD, Austin, TX 78723, AustinMay 19Renovation/Alteration$492K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)GUNTER STREET APARTMENTS1142 GUNTER ST, Austin, TX 78721, AustinMay 5New Construction$2.0M estimated (continues on zabalist.com)MORRIS WILLIAMS MAINTENANCE BUILDING3851 MANOR ROAD, Austin, TX 78723, AustinDec 8New Construction$440K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)THE COMPREHENSIVE ENT & NEWU PLASTICS3607 MANOR RD Ste. 101 & 102, Austin, TX 78723, AustinNov 14Renovation/Alteration$590K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)T.U.C. ADMIN OFFICES3607 MANOR RD Suite 100, Austin, TX 78723, AustinSep 23Renovation/Alteration$160K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)EZ PAWN INTERIOR FINISH-OUT1181 AIRPORT BLVD., Austin, TX 78702, AustinOct 2Renovation/Alteration$75K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)ARIANA PLAZA RESTORATION1181 AIRPORT BLVD, Austin, TX 78702, AustinJul 30Renovation/Alteration$120K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)
Bars & restaurants filing receipts
Texas Comptroller mixed-beverage filers we placed inside this boundary
1 of 100 filers in ZIP 78721, 78722, 78723, 78702, 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.
MLK (Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd): questions people actually ask
Is MLK (Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd) an official Austin neighborhood?
MLK (Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd) 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 MLK (Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd) boundary merges 2 sub-district polygons from the source file. The city last modified it on September 22, 2021.
Which ordinances are recorded for MLK (Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd)?
City of Austin ordinance number 20021107-Z011 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 MLK (Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd)?
City of Austin Development Services has issued 3,060 building permits that it has geocoded inside the MLK (Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd) planning-area boundary, the earliest dated February 26, 1979 and the most recent September 23, 2026, for a combined declared construction value of $744,271,901. 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 MLK (Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd)?
No ZIP code centroid falls inside the MLK (Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd) boundary, so we search the 5 nearest instead: 78721, 78722, 78723, 78702, 78751. 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.