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North University

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 University 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 NORTH UNIVERSITY.

The local field guide

North University: a park shaped by water and planning

Adams-Hemphill Neighborhood Park sits at the intersection of recreation and flood-management planning. The city’s concept work shows how a park can be asked to serve both everyday neighborhood use and a broader infrastructure purpose.

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A park and a stormwater project

The city is developing a concept plan involving two proposed detention basins at Adams-Hemphill Park as part of the Guadalupe Street flood-risk-reduction project.[1]

Recreation remains part of the proposal

The concept includes a field, perimeter walking trail and basketball court, alongside other proposed features. These are design elements to follow through the project process, not a guarantee of completed amenities.[1]

A creek corridor with historical character

The city proposes streambank stabilization along Hemphill Branch while preserving the historic appearance of retaining walls. Its project page explains the relationship between erosion, infrastructure and planting.[1]

Plan a little better

Before you go

Check the current concept and timeline
Use the watershed project page before planning around any proposed park feature. Read its latest status rather than treating a concept drawing as the present layout.[1]
Distinguish existing routes from proposals
The city discusses a possible pedestrian bridge and changes to trails. Confirm current access on the ground and through project updates before relying on those connections.[1]

A few things to know

Are the detention basins and redesigned park already complete?

The cited page describes concept planning and proposed facilities. Check its current timeline for design and construction status.[1]

Why is flood-management work proposed in a neighborhood park?

The city explains that detention needs a sufficiently large low-lying site and that alternative locations were evaluated for the Guadalupe project.[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. Adams-Hemphill Neighborhood Park | Austin Watershed Protection | AustinTexas.govCity of Austin · Checked 2026-09-05

What the public record says about North University

  • City of Austin Development Services has issued 1,739 building permits that it has geocoded inside the North University planning-area boundary, the earliest dated September 12, 1978 and the most recent September 30, 2026, for a combined declared construction value of $147,386,043. 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 February 19, 2026.
  • None of the Austin Public Health inspections published for ZIP 78705 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 34 highest-grossing mixed-beverage filers the Texas Comptroller lists for ZIP 78705, 4 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 University. Filings are monthly and land three to four weeks late.
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Map of the North University 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)

2026-125457 BPActive
3704 GROOMS ST
Retroactively permitting accessory use detached uncovered wood deck.
Sep 30New$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-125457 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-125455 BPActive
3704 GROOMS ST
Retroactively permitting accessory use detached covered patio.
Sep 30New$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-125455 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-125454 BPActive
3704 GROOMS ST
Addition/ interior remodel of existing 1-story single-family residential to include: addition of a closet to primary bedroom; Interior remodel consisting of reconfiguration of interior layout kitchen and bathroom window and door modifications.
Sep 30Addition and Remodel$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-125454 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-121874 BPActive
2917 1/2 GUADALUPE ST
Change of fiber / fiber provider at unmanned telecommunications facility (stealth flag pole)
Sep 17Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-121874 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-109476 BPVOID
305 W 35TH ST
Fixing retaining wall located on SE side of the property. Replacing the landscape timbers with new limestone concrete blocks. Permit was not supposed to be issued per the conditions.
Sep 9Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-109476 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-105831 BPActive
3301 SPEEDWAY UNIT 203
Replace the Existing Rotten Deck at the Existing Apartment Complex-Unit 203
Aug 17Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-105831 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-103102 BPActive
3710 CEDAR ST
Demolition of an Adult Assisted Living Facility approximately 14000 square feet circa 1908. SP-2026-0151C.SH - Approved
Aug 12Demolition$0 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-103102 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-103090 BPActive
3707 SPEEDWAY UNIT 101
Interior Non Structural Demo
Aug 10Interior Demo Non-Structural$15K declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-103090 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-093926 BPActive
301 W 29TH ST
7 DAY - fire damage. Replace roof replace siding replace 2 balconies replace trusses drywall lights in corridor painting exterior. - OVA
Jul 22Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-093926 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-090079 BPFinal
202 W 31ST ST
Total demo of detached garage 400 SqFt circa 1940
Jul 17Demolition$0 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-090079 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-074010 BPActive
3023 GUADALUPE ST
Removing the interior of an existing commercial space on Guadalupe St Chongos was the previous restaurant at this location
Jun 11Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-074010 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-069577 BPFinal
302 E 35TH ST
Express: 16 existing windows - size for size
Jun 3Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-069577 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-056304 BPActive
3406 DUVAL ST
ePlan: Residential Expedited Review - New construction of an Accessory to Primary [1bed 0.5bath]. 3406 Duval St.
Jun 2New$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-056304 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-056303 BPActive
3406 DUVAL ST
*PARTIAL DEMO* ePlan: Residential Expedited Review - Addition and Remodel to Existing 1-Story Single Family Res. [2bed 1bath] Work to include: First floor addition Interior remodel Porch conversion new bed new bath [3bed 2bath]. 3406 Duval St.
Jun 2Addition and Remodel$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-056303 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-045769 BPFinal
3406 DUVAL ST
Total demo of detached structure 567 sqft circa 1929
May 30Demolition$0 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-045769 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-063045 BPActive
411 W 34TH ST
Interior Remodel: Interior renovation to update all bathrooms and kitchen including replacement of surface materials such as drywall tile flooring cabinetry countertops paint trim lighting and plumbing fixtures. Bedroom updates limited to flooring paint lighting and fixture replacement. (BLDG 2-unit C)
May 19Addition and Remodel$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-063045 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-057222 BPActive
408 W 33RD ST
Interior Remodel: Interior renovation to update all bathrooms and kitchen including replacement of surface materials such as drywall tile flooring cabinetry countertops paint trim lighting and plumbing fixtures. Bedroom updates limited to flooring paint lighting and fixture replacement. (BLDG 1 unit A & B)
May 12Addition and Remodel$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-057222 BP (opens in a new tab)
2025-077091 BPActive
401 E 34TH ST
Addition/remodel. Addition of a covered walkway to side of existing noncomplying detached garage. Demolish unpermitted rear addition of garage structure.
Apr 30Addition and Remodel$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2025-077091 BP (opens in a new tab)
2022-186996 BPFinal
201 W 30TH ST
Demolition and rebuild of existing apparatus room and existing front porch. Foundation stabilization on residential side of existing station.
Apr 23Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2022-186996 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-032172 BPActive
400 E 34TH ST
Interior and Exterior renovations to a quadplex apartment building and accessory shed. Built in 1927 so opening for Historic Review.
Apr 3Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-032172 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-037204 BPFinal
3101 GUADALUPE ST
2026/03/29 | Birthday party celebrating Wheatsvilles 50th year as a community grocery store. Features include Temporary wrestling ring in parking lot near store front Live music via PA system Food and drinks served on the patio ( including alcohol)
Mar 30New$0 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-037204 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-011703 BPActive
400 W 37TH ST
Renovate existing bath and interior walls remove bathroom window and replace with window similar to historic. Provide foundation improvement per plans. Install new finishes and plumbing fixtures in bath.
Mar 11Addition and Remodel$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-011703 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-021570 BPFinal
3201 SPEEDWAY
Interior Non Structural Demo
Feb 23Interior Demo Non-Structural$0 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-021570 BP (opens in a new tab)
2025-103034 BPActive
3305 1/2 SPEEDWAY
Interior Remodel - retroactively permitting work that was previously completed addressing items in a issued code violation. Work will include work listed in expired permit 2024-092619 MP.
Feb 19Addition and Remodel$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2025-103034 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-020075 BPFinal
202 W 31ST ST
Express: window replacement like for like
Feb 19Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-020075 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 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

Bars & restaurants filing receipts

Texas Comptroller mixed-beverage filers we placed inside this boundary

4 of 34 filers in ZIP 78705 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 University: questions people actually ask

Is North University an official Austin neighborhood?

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

Which ordinances are recorded for North University?

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 North University?

City of Austin Development Services has issued 1,739 building permits that it has geocoded inside the North University planning-area boundary, the earliest dated September 12, 1978 and the most recent September 30, 2026, for a combined declared construction value of $147,386,043. 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 University?

ZIP code 78705 has a centroid inside the North University 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.