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North Lamar

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

North Lamar 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 20100624-110 recorded in the source, and the city last modified it on . The dataset stores the name as NORTH LAMAR.

The local field guide

North Lamar: shopping, public art and a neighborhood voice

Chinatown Center provides a recognizable North Lamar destination, while the local planning contact team documents parks and public-art work along the corridor. Together, those sources offer a more grounded introduction than treating the entire road as one uniform district.

3 linked sources · Checked

Start with a shopping-center directory

Chinatown Center lists a mix of food and retail destinations, including MT Supermarket, Pho Saigon and Texas Bakery. Its operator directory is the place to check the specific businesses you want to visit.[3]

A local account of public art

The North Lamar/Georgian Acres contact team documents the planned “4 Elements” artwork at Heron Hollow near Peyton Gin and North Lamar. Its posts record the commission and neighborhood context; they do not establish current installation status.[2]

A shared planning conversation

North Lamar and Georgian Acres have a combined neighborhood plan. The city’s resources and local contact team offer different views of formal planning and neighborhood participation.[1][2]

Plan a little better

Before you go

Check individual shops directly
A center-wide directory is a starting point, not a shared opening schedule. Confirm hours and service details with the particular operator before a food or shopping trip.[3]
Check the date on neighborhood updates
Contact-team posts include older proposals and event notices. Read their dates and later updates before treating a planned artwork or gathering as current.[2]

A few things to know

Is every Chinatown Center business on the same schedule?

The center lists separate shops and restaurants. Use the individual operator’s information to confirm opening times and services.[3]

What is the North Lamar/Georgian Acres contact team?

It is the local neighborhood-plan contact team whose site documents planning, parks and community projects for the combined area.[2][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. North Lamar Combined — City planning resourcesCity of Austin · Checked 2026-09-05
  2. parks and trees – North Lamar/Georgian Acres neighborhoodsNorth Lamar/Georgian Acres Neighborhood Plan Contact Team · Checked 2026-09-05
  3. Chinatown Center AustinChinatown Center · Checked 2026-09-05

What the public record says about North Lamar

  • City of Austin Development Services has issued 1,721 building permits that it has geocoded inside the North Lamar planning-area boundary, the earliest dated March 10, 1980 and the most recent September 14, 2026, for a combined declared construction value of $109,519,636. 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 13, 2026.
  • The 5 most recent restaurant inspections we could place inside this boundary run from March 4, 2026 to September 3, 2026, averaging 91 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 North Lamar. A score is a single-visit snapshot.
  • Of the 47 highest-grossing mixed-beverage filers the Texas Comptroller lists for ZIP 78753, 6 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 North Lamar. Filings are monthly and land three to four weeks late.
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Map of the North Lamar 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)

2026-119533 BPActive
9515 N LAMAR BLVD UNIT 182
CHANGE OF USE RETAIL TO RESTAURANT interior remodel for new ice cream shop
Sep 14Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-119533 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-112720 BPFinal
503 HARDIN CT
QT - Replacing damaged blocks supporting the treads of the stairway at existing multifamily residential
Sep 2Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-112720 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-081587 BPFinal
10429 DOC HOLLIDAY TRL
Express- Tub to shower conversion in master bathroom. Replace walls in shower. Replace ceiling fan in master bedroom.
Jun 30Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-081587 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-076999 BPActive
10508 MC MILLIAN DR
Express: Replace existing roof with metal roof and repair or replace any damaged eaves or facings
Jun 30Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-076999 BP (opens in a new tab)
2024-137655 BPFinal
209 E APPLEGATE DR
Express: reinstall ceiling after electrical repairs (no change to ceiling height no structural modifications like for like)
Jun 2Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2024-137655 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-054002 BPFinal
105 W GARRETT RUN
Express- Remove and replace 4 windows size for size. No modification to structure or framing. Install new flooring in bedroom new front door size for size new stormdoor and new sliding patio door size for size.
May 13Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-054002 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-053311 BPFinal
300 FERGUSON DR BLDG 4
Structural repairs. Buildings 3 4 and 7. Multifamily residential.
May 12Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-053311 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-051681 BPFinal
10607 MC MILLIAN DR
Express: Replace 7 windows like for like
May 12Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-051681 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-056636 BPFinal
10011 DERRINGER TRL
Express: Replace 1 window (like for like)
May 7Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-056636 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-055765 BPFinal
9503 ORIOLE DR
Express- Remove and replace 6 windows size for size. No modification to structure or framing
May 5Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-055765 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-053312 BPFinal
300 FERGUSON DR BLDG 7
Structural repairs. Buildings 3 4 and 7. Multifamily residential.
May 5Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-053312 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-053310 BPFinal
300 FERGUSON DR BLDG 3
Structural repairs. Buildings 3 4 and 7. Multifamily residential.
May 5Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-053310 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-044722 BPFinal
701 W LONGSPUR BLVD BLDG 14
RE-ROOF - REMOVE EXISTING SHINGLES WITH NEW TAMKO TITAN SHINGLES AT EXISTING MULTI-FAMILY - OVA
Apr 23Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-044722 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-044861 BPFinal
701 W LONGSPUR BLVD BLDG 16
RE-ROOF - REMOVE EXISTING SHINGLES WITH NEW TAMKO TITAN SHINGLES AT EXISTING MULTI-FAMILY - OVA
Apr 23Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-044861 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-044558 BPFinal
701 W LONGSPUR BLVD BLDG 13
Remove existing shingles and replace with new Tamko Titan shingles.
Apr 23Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-044558 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-047413 BPFinal
701 W LONGSPUR BLVD
Remove existing shingles and replace with new Tamko Titan shingles. Multifamily residential.
Apr 17Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-047413 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-045357 BPFinal
701 W LONGSPUR BLVD BLDG 6
Remove existing shingles and replace with new Tamko Titan shingles for Bldg. 6
Apr 15Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-045357 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-045308 BPFinal
701 W LONGSPUR BLVD BLDG 5
Remove existing shingles and replace with new Tamko Titan shingles for Bldg. 5
Apr 15Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-045308 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-044580 BPFinal
701 W LONGSPUR BLVD BLDG 23
Remove existing shingles and replace with new Tamko Titan shingles. Multifamily Residential
Apr 13Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-044580 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-044644 BPFinal
701 W LONGSPUR BLVD BLDG 4
Remove existing shingles and replace with new Tamko Titan shingles for Bldg. 4
Apr 13Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-044644 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-044675 BPFinal
701 W LONGSPUR BLVD BLDG 24
Remove existing shingles and replace with new Tamko Titan shingles. Multifamily Residential.
Apr 13Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-044675 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-044560 BPFinal
701 W LONGSPUR BLVD BLDG 3
Remove existing shingles and replace with new Tamko Titan shingles for Bldg. 3
Apr 13Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-044560 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-044653 BPFinal
701 W LONGSPUR BLVD BLDG 11
Remove existing shingles and replace with new Tamko Titan shingles.
Apr 13Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-044653 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-044703 BPFinal
701 W LONGSPUR BLVD BLDG 9
RE-ROOF - REMOVE EXISTING SHINGLES WITH NEW TAMKO TITAN SHINGLES AT EXISTING MULTI-FAMILY - OVA
Apr 13Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-044703 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-044473 BPFinal
701 W LONGSPUR BLVD BLDG 21
Remove existing shingles and replace with new Tamko Titan shingles. Multifamily Residential.
Apr 13Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-044473 BP (opens in a new tab)

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

Lucky Claw Mania10901 N. Lamar Blvd, Suite 140, Austin, TX 78753, AustinSep 15New Construction$100K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)VICTOR SELF-STORAGE FACILITY700 VICTOR ST., Austin, TX 78753, AustinDec 19New Construction$4.6M estimated (continues on zabalist.com)NORTH LAMAR SIDEWALKS:PARMER TO US183NORTH LAMAR, Austin, TX 78704, AustinNov 1Renovation/Alteration$1.5M estimated (continues on zabalist.com)BURGER KING # 42289523 N. LAMAR BLVD., Austin, TX 78753, AustinJul 13New Construction$425K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)MT MARKET REMODEL10901 N LAMAR BLVD, Austin, TX 78753, AustinSep 11Renovation/Alteration$200K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)FIT AUSTIN10901 NORTH LAMAR BOULEVARD, Austin, TX 78753, AustinMar 30Renovation/Alteration$120K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)STATE LEASE #303-8-11379 HHSC10205 NORTH LAMAR BLDV. Suite 120, Austin, TX 78653, AustinJan 2Renovation/Alteration$208K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)FERGUSON OFFICE | WAREHOUSE501 FERGUSON DRIVE, Austin, TX 78714, AustinDec 6New Construction$600K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)JUMP USA10601 N. LAMAR BLVD., Austin, TX 78753, AustinApr 30Renovation/Alteration$155K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)GOLFSMITH - CORPORATE A - RENOVATION11000 NORTH IH-35, Austin, TX 78753, AustinFeb 26Renovation/Alteration$2.5M estimated (continues on zabalist.com)ST. MARK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH601 W. BRAKER LANE, Austin, TX 78753, AustinFeb 3Additions to Existing Building$544K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)AUSTIN (N LAMAR BLVD) DENTAL9813 N LAMAR BLVD., Austin, TX 78753, AustinMay 11Renovation/Alteration$195K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)DOLLAR TREE - ARLINGTON NORTHWEND9515 N. LAMAR BLVD., SUITE 110, Austin, TX 78753, AustinMay 29Renovation/Alteration$132K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)BUSINESS INK10214 N. IH-35, Austin, TX 78758, AustinDec 27Renovation/Alteration$100K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)VINA MEDICAL CENTER11207 N. LAMAR BLVD., Austin, TX 78753, AustinJun 23Renovation/Alteration$300K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)

Bars & restaurants filing receipts

Texas Comptroller mixed-beverage filers we placed inside this boundary

6 of 47 filers in ZIP 78753 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.

North Lamar: questions people actually ask

Is North Lamar an official Austin neighborhood?

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

Which ordinances are recorded for North Lamar?

City of Austin ordinance number 20100624-110 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 North Lamar?

City of Austin Development Services has issued 1,721 building permits that it has geocoded inside the North Lamar planning-area boundary, the earliest dated March 10, 1980 and the most recent September 14, 2026, for a combined declared construction value of $109,519,636. 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 North Lamar?

ZIP code 78753 has a centroid inside the North Lamar 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.