A new trailhead and play area
The city’s implementation page says the Springdale Road trailhead, trails and play area are open. The work followed neighborhood input that prioritized trails and play.[1]
Austin neighborhood field guide
Pecan Springs-Springdale
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
Pecan Springs-Springdale 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 3 polygons from the city's file, covering the sub-district the city names ORIENS PARK, with ordinance 20021107-Z011 recorded in the source, and the city last modified it on . The dataset stores the name as PECAN SPRINGS-SPRINGDALE.
The local field guide
Pecan Springs–Springdale: new access to a wooded greenbelt
Little Walnut Creek Greenbelt offers a local story of community priorities becoming trail and play improvements. The city documents a new Springdale Road trailhead and play area, while the larger wooded landscape retains a network of informal trails.
2 linked sources · CheckedCreeks, ravines and informal routes
The greenbelt’s project background describes hilly, wooded terrain crossed by creeks and ravines, with informal trails. Do not assume every path has the same surface or accessibility.[1]
Some amenities are still planned
At the source check, the city described a drinking fountain planned for fall 2026. That future improvement should not be treated as a guaranteed water stop today.[1]
Plan a little better
Before you go
- Bring the right access point
- The city directory lists Little Walnut Creek Greenbelt at 6201 Springdale Road. Use the project map for the intended trailhead rather than another similarly named creek property.[1][2]
- Do not rely on a proposed fountain
- Carry what you need for the outing and verify current amenities. The cited page’s planned fountain date is a forecast, not confirmation of installation.[1]
A few things to know
Is the new Springdale Road play area open?
The city’s implementation page checked for this guide says the trailhead, trails and play area are open to the public. Review later updates before a visit.[1]
Are all trails in Little Walnut Creek Greenbelt formal paved paths?
No such claim is supported. The city describes a larger network of informal trails across wooded, hilly terrain.[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.
- Little Walnut Creek Greenbelt Implementation | Austin Parks and Recreation | AustinTexas.govCity of Austin · Checked 2026-09-05
- Park Directory | Austin Parks and Recreation | AustinTexas.govCity of Austin · Checked 2026-09-05
What the public record says about Pecan Springs-Springdale
- City of Austin Development Services has issued 2,219 building permits that it has geocoded inside the Pecan Springs-Springdale planning-area boundary, the earliest dated September 4, 1979 and the most recent September 29, 2026, for a combined declared construction value of $117,163,217. 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 March 4, 2026.
- None of the Austin Public Health inspections published for ZIP 78723 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 31 highest-grossing mixed-beverage filers the Texas Comptroller lists for ZIP 78723, 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 Pecan Springs-Springdale. Filings are monthly and land three to four weeks late.
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Map of the Pecan Springs-Springdale 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)
2026-125947 BPActive
5304 GLADSTONE DR
Express- Existing foundation repair as per scope of work attached.
Sep 29Repair$1 declared
2026-127179 BPActive
5210 GLADSTONE DR
Interior remodel and new attached uncovered wood deck
Sep 29Addition and Remodel$1 declared
2026-117342 BPActive
4903 HILLDALE DR
Total demo of casita 300 sqft
Sep 10Demolition$0 declared
2026-117262 BPActive
4904 CARSONHILL DR
Express - Replace 1 window like for like
Sep 8Repair$1 declared
2026-100403 BPActive
4702 BROADHILL DR
Express: Replace 2 windows (like for like)
Aug 26Repair$1 declared
2026-100422 BPActive
4805 HILLDALE DR
Express: Replace 9 windows - size for size
Aug 4Repair$9K declared
2026-091072 BPFinal
4711 CARSONHILL DR
Express: Replacing 5 windows like for like in an existing residential home.
Jul 16Repair$1 declared
2026-080175 BPFinal
4901 SINGLE SHOT CIR
Express: Foundation repair
Jun 25Repair$1 declared
2026-078536 BPFinal
5324 HUTCHINSON DR
EXPRESS: Replacing 1 window and 1 door like for like
Jun 19Repair$1 declared
2026-042383 BPActive
4907 EASTDALE DR
Total demo of detached covered porch 835 sqft
Jun 15Demolition$0 declared
2026-068840 BPFinal
4808 EASTDALE DR
Express- Tub to shower conversion in master bath
Jun 1Repair$1 declared
2026-060347 BPFinal
5711 GLOUCESTER LN
Express: Foundation repair
Jun 1Repair$5K declared
2026-067857 BPFinal
5218 MARYMOUNT DR
Express: Install CIP concrete ramp and loading at the rear French door.
May 28Repair$1 declared
2026-050133 BPFinal
4822 STAR JASMINE DR
Express: Replace 5 windows like for like
May 12Repair$1 declared
2026-056747 BPActive
4905 RUSSET HILL DR
*Addressing active code violation* Addition to existing 1-story single-family residential to include: 598 sqft rear addition to 1st floor; new covered patio; carport to garage conversion.
May 8Addition and Remodel$1 declared
2026-033618 BPActive
4704 HILLDALE DR
Interior/exterior remodel of an existing single-family residence with brick and wood veneer; exterior scope of work includes the conversion of an existing bedroom into a garage.
May 7Addition and Remodel$1 declared
2026-046041 BPActive
3210 ROGGE LN
Installation of 3 playground shades.
Apr 17New$70K declared
2026-041162 BPFinal
4802 YORK HILL DR
Express: Foundation repair (install 19 exterior and 5 interior pilings)
Apr 6Repair$1 declared
2026-039575 BPExpired
4913 SINGLE SHOT CIR
Express: install 14 total pilings (11 exterior 1 breakout 2 interior).
Apr 2Repair$1 declared
2026-039376 BPFinal
5605 CORDELL LN
Express: Replace 9 windows (like for like)
Apr 2Repair$1 declared
2026-014699 BPFinal
4801 CARSONHILL DR
Express: Installing 4 windows (like for like)
Mar 18Repair$1 declared
2026-027646 BPFinal
5506 TIPTON DR
Express: Replace tub to shower; replace valve with new shower valve
Mar 10Repair$1 declared
2026-029077 BPFinal
5307 NORTHDALE DR
Express: Foundation repair (install 15 push piers)
Mar 10Repair$1 declared
2026-028147 BPWithdrawn
5328 TOWER TRL
Express: Shower pan and valve replacement
Mar 9Repair$1 declared
2026-022086 BPExpired
5708 GLOUCESTER LN
EXPRESS: Foundation repair on a slab foundation
Mar 4Repair$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 78723 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
ALPHA 7TH DAY ADVENSTIST CHURCH3016 E. 51ST STREET, Austin, TX 78723, AustinSep 27Additions to Existing Building$984K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)TORCHY'S TACOS HEADQUARTERS4501 SPRINGDALE ROAD, Austin, TX 78721, AustinSep 27Renovation/Alteration$800K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)PECAN SPRINGS COMMONS, PHASE 25800 SWEENEY CIRCLE, Austin, TX 78723, AustinJan 28Renovation/Alteration$50K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION 50-0114405 SPRINGDALE RD STE B, Austin, TX 78723, AustinApr 16Unknown (continues on zabalist.com)TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION 50-0104405 SPRINGDALE RD STE A, Austin, TX 78723, AustinApr 16Unknown (continues on zabalist.com)TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION 50-0124405 SPRINGDALE RD STE C, Austin, TX 78723, AustinApr 16Unknown (continues on zabalist.com)STATE LEASE 696-1646-E7A-AUSTIN (TEA)4708 MLK BLVD, Austin, TX 77056, AustinNov 16Unknown (continues on zabalist.com)STATE LEASE 696-1040-E7A-AUSTIN4708 M L K BLVD, Austin, TX 78721, AustinJan 5Unknown (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 31 filers in ZIP 78723 that would place them inside this boundary. Placement uses our address cache, so this is a gap in our data, not a claim that Pecan Springs-Springdale has no bars.
Pecan Springs-Springdale: questions people actually ask
Is Pecan Springs-Springdale an official Austin neighborhood?
Pecan Springs-Springdale 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 Pecan Springs-Springdale boundary merges 3 sub-district polygons from the source file. The city last modified it on September 22, 2021.
Which ordinances are recorded for Pecan Springs-Springdale?
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 Pecan Springs-Springdale?
City of Austin Development Services has issued 2,219 building permits that it has geocoded inside the Pecan Springs-Springdale planning-area boundary, the earliest dated September 4, 1979 and the most recent September 29, 2026, for a combined declared construction value of $117,163,217. 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 Pecan Springs-Springdale?
ZIP code 78723 has a centroid inside the Pecan Springs-Springdale 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.