A pedestrian connection restored
The city reported a new pedestrian bridge open after the 2015 flood destroyed the earlier crossing. The project restored a link associated with the Krieg Fields side of the park.[1][2]
Austin neighborhood field guide
Pleasant Valley
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
Pleasant Valley 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 20061116-055 recorded in the source, and the city last modified it on . The dataset stores the name as PLEASANT VALLEY.
The local field guide
Pleasant Valley: reconnecting Roy G. Guerrero Park
Roy G. Guerrero Park’s story includes a rebuilt pedestrian connection and major creek-stabilization work after flood damage. The city documents how the project restored access while protecting the parkland and infrastructure around it.
2 linked sources · CheckedEngineering follows the creek
Three grade-control structures help manage the creek’s descent toward the Colorado River. The city explains them as part of erosion stabilization, alongside the bridge work.[2]
Restoration beyond concrete
The project account includes tree planting and landscape restoration along the creek corridor. Construction was completed in September 2025, followed by a February 2026 ribbon cutting.[2]
Plan a little better
Before you go
- Use the current connection map
- Check the city’s project and park information before planning a route through the former bridge-work area. Older maps or closure reports can describe the damaged layout.[1][2]
- Read the infrastructure story on site
- The project page explains the grade-control structures and bridge. Knowing their purpose adds context to a park walk without treating engineered flood resilience as a guarantee in every event.[2]
A few things to know
Is the bridge at Roy G. Guerrero Park still the one damaged in 2015?
The city documents a replacement pedestrian bridge and completed creek-stabilization project. Check current park notices for any later access changes.[1][2]
Why did the park need such extensive work?
The city describes worsening erosion after the 2015 flood, threatening parkland, trails, roads and nearby infrastructure. The project stabilized the creek and restored a crossing.[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 Celebrates Historic Stabilization Project at Roy G. Guerrero Park | AustinTexas.govCity of Austin · Checked 2026-09-05
- Roy G. Guerrero Colorado River Park Channel and Bridge Repairs | AustinTexas.govCity of Austin · Checked 2026-09-05
What the public record says about Pleasant Valley
- City of Austin Development Services has issued 1,341 building permits that it has geocoded inside the Pleasant Valley planning-area boundary, the earliest dated October 8, 1979 and the most recent September 16, 2026, for a combined declared construction value of $267,665,405. 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 9, 2025.
- The 3 most recent restaurant inspections we could place inside this boundary run from August 12, 2025 to August 31, 2026, averaging 80 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 Pleasant Valley. A score is a single-visit snapshot.
- Of the 35 highest-grossing mixed-beverage filers the Texas Comptroller lists for ZIP 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 Pleasant Valley. Filings are monthly and land three to four weeks late.
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Map of the Pleasant Valley 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)
2026-121651 BPActive
2101 RIVERS EDGE WAY BLDG 35
EXPRESS: Foundation repair
Sep 16Repair$1 declared
2026-107809 BPActive
400 GROVE BLVD
Install (1) 2-bay swing with shade with 4 tot seats. Install (1) 3- bay with shade with (6) belt seats.
Sep 2Remodel
2026-096231 BPActive
1601 FARO DR UNIT 704
Express: Replace 8 windows like for like
Jul 24Repair$1 declared
2026-086409 BPActive
400 GROVE BLVD
Installation of solar light poles around the existing playground area to increase security.
2026 015673 DA - Approved
Jul 13Remodel
2026-069519 BPFinal
2005 KENNETH AVE BLDG B
Express- Replace 11 existing windows size for size. Replace 1 existing entry door size for size.
Jun 3Repair$1 declared
2026-052344 BPActive
2239 CROMWELL CIR UNIT 19
QT - FOUDNATION REPAIR (40 EXTERIOR AND 7 INTERIOR PILINGS) AT EXISTING MULTIFAMILY - OVA
May 5Remodel
2026-046447 BPActive
1600 GROVE BLVD
Installation of 2 EV Chargers
CITY OF AUSTIN FLEET MOBILITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Apr 16New$100K declared
2026-028734 BPActive
2001 FARO DR BLDG 32
Express- Foundation repair. Install 23 exterior pilings.
Mar 10Repair$1 declared
2026-020753 BPFinal
2101 RIVERS EDGE WAY BLDG 6
Express: Foundation repair
Feb 24Repair$8K declared
2025-158104 BPFinal
2310 WICKERSHAM LN BLDG 20
QT - FOUNDATION REPAIR TO AN EXISTING MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL
Dec 15Remodel
2025-154024 BPExpired
2101 RIVERS EDGE WAY BLDG 9
Express- Install 7 Concrete Piers
Dec 4Repair$1 declared
2025-153328 BPFinal
2101 RIVERS EDGE WAY BLDG 5
Express: Foundation repair
Dec 3Repair$1 declared
2025-144429 BPFinal
2001 FARO DR BLDG 12
Express: Foundation repair
Nov 12Repair$1 declared
2025-141805 BPActive
2025 1/2 FARO DR
ATT is proposing to install on tower 3 Ericsson Air antennas 3 Ericsson remote radios 3 2.5 STD x 10 mount pipes 3 Rosenberger mounting brackets. Ground scope of work 1 DC power plant 10 DC converters 11 48V DC converters 6 50A DC breakers 1 48V Battery rack. No change of tower height nor ground disturbance.
Nov 6Remodel
2025-135532 BPFinal
2101 RIVERS EDGE WAY BLDG 29
Express: Foundation Repair
Oct 22Repair$1 declared
2025-120966 BPFinal
2001 FARO DR BLDG 18
Express: Foundation repair
Sep 25Repair$1 declared
2025-118823 BPFinal
2101 RIVERS EDGE WAY BLDG 24
Express: Foundation repair
Sep 18Repair$6K declared
2025-115370 BPFinal
400 GROVE BLVD
Shaded basketball court
Sep 12New$402K declared
2025-097591 BPFinal
2239 CROMWELL CIR UNIT 17
Foundation Repair
Aug 7Remodel
2023-094333 BPExpired
2401 RIVERSIDE FARMS RD
Express: window replacement (like for like)
Apr 28Repair$1 declared
2025-047435 BPActive
1900 CROSSING PL BLDG 1
ePlan: Commercial Expedited Review - [APPROVED] New Construction of a Music Venue (62943 SF).
Apr 18New$35.0M declared
2025-036844 BPFinal
2008 KENNETH AVE BLDG B
Express: Replace bathtub in guest bathroom upstairs
Mar 31Repair$1 declared
2025-032761 BPFinal
5604 PENICK DR
Express: replace 6 windows like for like
Mar 20Repair$1 declared
2025-016007 BPFinal
2008 KENNETH AVE BLDG B
Express: Replace bathtub in guest bathroom upstairs.
Feb 10Repair$1 declared
2024-068574 BPFinal
2101 FARO DR
REDESIGNING CORRIDOR WALLS WITH NEW WINDOWS AND TRANSITION WINDOW ALONG WITH NEW STOREFRONT SYSTEM TO CREATE A SECURE VESTIBULE.
Feb 9Remodel
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
MRCC-PH-West Lab : UT MR2 North Lab2706 Montopolis Drive, Austin, TX 78741, AustinSep 11Renovation/Alteration$750K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)MIMCO, INC. 1825 SOUTH PLEASANT VALLEY1825 SOUTH PLEASANT VALLEY, Austin, TX 78741, AustinSep 23New Construction$223K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)WOMEN'S LOCKER ROOM ADDITIONS PHASE 55309 EAST RIVERSIDE DRIVE, Austin, TX 78741, AustinSep 13Additions to Existing Building$300K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)CP611530 MRC: LEVEL ONE RENO & ABATEMENT2706 MONTOPOLIS, Austin, TX 78741, AustinJun 22Renovation/Alteration$60K 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 35 filers in ZIP 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 Pleasant Valley has no bars.
Pleasant Valley: questions people actually ask
Is Pleasant Valley an official Austin neighborhood?
Pleasant Valley 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 Pleasant Valley boundary is a single polygon in the source file. The city last modified it on September 22, 2021.
Which ordinances are recorded for Pleasant Valley?
City of Austin ordinance number 20061116-055 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 Pleasant Valley?
City of Austin Development Services has issued 1,341 building permits that it has geocoded inside the Pleasant Valley planning-area boundary, the earliest dated October 8, 1979 and the most recent September 16, 2026, for a combined declared construction value of $267,665,405. 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 Pleasant Valley?
ZIP code 78741 has a centroid inside the Pleasant Valley 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.