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Riverside

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

Riverside 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 RIVERSIDE.

The local field guide

Riverside: choose an entrance to the Lady Bird Lake boardwalk

The Boardwalk offers a distinctive stretch of the Butler Trail along Lady Bird Lake. Its access points and viewing areas make it possible to plan a focused outing without committing to the full loop around the lake.

2 linked sources · Checked

A boardwalk within a larger trail

The Trail Conservancy identifies the Boardwalk as a roughly 1.3-mile stretch of the Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail, used by pedestrians and cyclists.[1]

Several ways onto the route

The conservancy lists entrances at East Bouldin Creek, Blunn Creek on East Riverside Drive, the I-35 frontage-road corner and International Shores on South Lakeshore Boulevard.[1]

Maps for different needs

The conservancy provides standard and accessible trail maps, along with information about amenities and parking. Use the map suited to the trip you want.[2]

Plan a little better

Before you go

Choose the entrance before a meetup
Send your group the specific boardwalk access point. The larger Butler Trail loops around the lake, so its general name is not a precise meeting location.[1][2]
Use rest areas for a fishing stop
The conservancy says fishing is permitted from Boardwalk rest areas, not along the main trail. Check the current rules before planning that activity.[1]

A few things to know

Do I need to complete the full Butler Trail to visit the Boardwalk?

No. The conservancy lists multiple Boardwalk entrances, allowing a visit to that section without completing the lake loop.[1]

Where can I find accessible route information?

The Trail Conservancy’s Maps & Parking page links an accessible trail map and other route resources. Use those details for your specific access needs.[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.

  1. Boardwalk Entrances - The Trail Conservancythetrailconservancy.org · Checked 2026-09-05
  2. Maps & Parking - The Trail Conservancythetrailconservancy.org · Checked 2026-09-05

What the public record says about Riverside

  • City of Austin Development Services has issued 2,871 building permits that it has geocoded inside the Riverside planning-area boundary, the earliest dated March 21, 1979 and the most recent September 11, 2026, for a combined declared construction value of $2,241,864,743. 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 December 30, 2025.
  • The 3 most recent restaurant inspections we could place inside this boundary run from July 13, 2026 to August 22, 2026, averaging 74 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 Riverside. A score is a single-visit snapshot.
  • Of the 100 highest-grossing mixed-beverage filers the Texas Comptroller lists for ZIP 78741, 78702, 78701, 78704, 78744, 3 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 Riverside. Filings are monthly and land three to four weeks late.
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Map of the Riverside 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)

2026-042488 BPActive
2201 WILLOW CREEK DR BLDG 30
Replace/Repair posts and railings between bldgs 30-4 and bldgs 27-28 and install drilled piers in bldg 11 for Existing Multi-Family Complex
Sep 11Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-042488 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-113150 BPActive
1703 SYLVAN DR
Express: Replace 4 windows like for like
Sep 8Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-113150 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-107328 BPActive
1701 FAWN DR
New in ground Pool w/ autofill or heating system
Aug 19New$0 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-107328 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-105289 BPActive
1718 FAWN DR
Remove The Existing Garage doors and replace with single larger garage door. Remove fireplace and windows on rear wall and replacing with a 12ft wide door. Add outlets and smoke alarms - see lighting plan. Replace HVAC Removing existing water heater and installing a new tankless water heater
Aug 15Addition and Remodel$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-105289 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-105045 BPActive
1307 LOMA DR
New construction single-family residential 3-story 4 bedroom 2.5 bath with attached 2-car garage covered front porch 3rd floor uncovered roof deck and uncovered wood deck.
Aug 14New$0 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-105045 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-062583 BPActive
1100 MANLOVE ST
Total demo of sfr 2492 sqft circa 1952
Aug 11Demolition$0 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-062583 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-095095 BPFinal
2006 PARKER LN
Express: Foundation repair
Aug 6Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-095095 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-052347 BPActive
1506 BELLAIRE DR
Total demo of 2498 SFR circa 1959
Aug 5Demolition$0 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-052347 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-038084 BPFinal
1402 PARKER LN BLDG 3
Condominium Complex Single Replacement Like for Like. Simple reroof
Jun 30Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-038084 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-074533 BPActive
2300 ORACLE WAY UNIT FLR1
7 DAY - interior alteration of approximately 3823 sq ft of existing office space - OVA
Jun 15Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-074533 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-071742 BPActive
1714 FAWN DR
Express: Foundation repair
Jun 5Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-071742 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-067384 BPFinal
1809 SYLVAN DR
EXPRESS: Foundation repair - installing 16 exterior pilings
May 28Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-067384 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-041117 BPActive
2500 1/2 WILLOW HILL DR
Rip and replace fiber optic cable on cell tower ground cabinets trenching for new conduit.
May 19New$500 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-041117 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-013319 BPActive
1335 1/2 SHORE DISTRICT DR
QT - South Shore Verison to install new fiber to existing rooftop cell equipment - OVA
May 8Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-013319 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-055397 BPFinal
1809 CEDAR RIDGE DR
Express - Existing Foundation Repair as per scope of work attached.
May 5Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-055397 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-039340 BPActive
2124 BURTON DR BLDG 7
Replace exterior doors windows siding and asphalt shingle roofing. Repair entry stairs landings and balconies. Temporarily remove electrical panels and reinstall after siding work complete.
Apr 13Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-039340 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-036849 BPActive
1627 WOODLAND AVE
Interior Non-Structural Demolition -non-load-bearing walls celling and floor
Mar 26Interior Demo Non-Structural$0 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-036849 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-023153 BPFinal
1302 PARKER LN
Foundation Repair - Installing 80 Exterior Pillings for Multi-family Property - Parker Heights
Feb 26Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-023153 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-020787 BPFinal
1300 PARKER LN
Parker Flats - Foundation Repair - Installing 33 Exterior Pilings.
Feb 23Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-020787 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-016327 BPActive
2223 WATERLOO CITY LN
Remove and Replace Two Gates at Lakeshore Pearl Apartments. Replace Loop and Sensors as needed to correct form and function of Entry and Egres. Replace (2) Gate Control Units with Like Kind and Quality to meet Entry Egress Requirements. Detach and Reset (1) Knox box currently attached to Entry Gate 1 to Entry Gate 1 Sone Column. 2026 008744 DA - Pending
Feb 17Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-016327 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-009674 BPExpired
1922 VALLEY HILL CIR
Express- Install 34 concrete pilings
Jan 27Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-009674 BP (opens in a new tab)
2025-161703 BPActive
1503 OAK HEIGHTS DR
Bldg 2 New pool
Jan 14New$0 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2025-161703 BP (opens in a new tab)
2025-161702 BPActive
1503 OAK HEIGHTS DR
Bldg 1 New pool
Jan 14New$0 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2025-161702 BP (opens in a new tab)
2025-163609 BPFinal
1912 CROOKED LN
Express: Foundation repair
Jan 4Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2025-163609 BP (opens in a new tab)
2025-152923 BPFinal
2223 WATERLOO CITY LN
Commercial Re-Roof
Dec 30Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2025-152923 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

Lutron - Ketra Showroom - Austin2301 East Riverside Drive Suite 100, Austin, TX 78741, AustinSep 30Renovation/Alteration$916K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)Gen Boba Tea & Coffee House1333 Shore District Drive, Austin, TX 78741, AustinOct 18Renovation/Alteration$200K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)Grayco South Shore District V1120 Town Creek Dr, Austin, TX 78741, AustinMar 27New Construction$57.6M estimated (continues on zabalist.com)PROJECT WATERFRONT - TENANT INTERIORS2225 SOUTH LAKESHORE BLVD, Austin, TX 78741, AustinNov 14New Construction$46.8M estimated (continues on zabalist.com)O'REILLY AUTO PARTS - AUSTIN, TX2505 E. RIVERSIDE DR., Austin, TX 78741, AustinSep 28Renovation/Alteration$200K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)WATERFRONT - KITCHEN AND SERVERY PACKAGE2225 SOUTH LAKESHORE BLVD, Austin, TX 78741, AustinSep 23New Construction$2.5M estimated (continues on zabalist.com)HC PARKING ALTERATION2508 E RIVERSIDE DRIVE, Austin, TX 78741, AustinAug 16Renovation/Alteration$25K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)GARBO AVEDA SALON1385 SHORE DISTRICT DRIVE Suite 300B, Austin, TX 78741, AustinMay 13Renovation/Alteration$175K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)FIRST CHOICE EMERGENCY ROOM - RIVERSIDE2020 E RIVERSIDE DRIVE, Austin, TX 78741, AustinFeb 22Renovation/Alteration$4.6M estimated (continues on zabalist.com)PHO PLEASE1920 EAST RIVERSIDE DRIVE Building D, Suite D-140, Austin, TX 78741, AustinAug 5New Construction$250K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)MOD-SOUTH SHORE1920 E RIVERSIDE DR D-100, Austin, TX 78741, AustinMar 27Renovation/Alteration$250K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)EPIC HEALTH2410 EAST RIVERSIDE DR. #B1, Austin, TX 78741, AustinOct 31Renovation/Alteration$400K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)BLVD DENTISTRY AUSTIN, PLLC1920 EAST RIVERSIDE DRIVE Suite A-140, Austin, TX 78741, AustinOct 2Renovation/Alteration$175K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)INTEGRAL CARE RIVERSIDE2410 E. RIVERSIDE DR., STE. G3, Austin, TX 78741, AustinAug 11Renovation/Alteration$90K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)RON KING ACADEMY REMODELING/FINISH-OUT2015 E RIVERSIDE DR., BLDG. 6, Austin, TX 78741, AustinJul 29Renovation/Alteration$400K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)

Bars & restaurants filing receipts

Texas Comptroller mixed-beverage filers we placed inside this boundary

3 of 100 filers in ZIP 78741, 78702, 78701, 78704, 78744 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.

Riverside: questions people actually ask

Is Riverside an official Austin neighborhood?

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

Which ordinances are recorded for Riverside?

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 Riverside?

City of Austin Development Services has issued 2,871 building permits that it has geocoded inside the Riverside planning-area boundary, the earliest dated March 21, 1979 and the most recent September 11, 2026, for a combined declared construction value of $2,241,864,743. 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 Riverside?

No ZIP code centroid falls inside the Riverside boundary, so we search the 5 nearest instead: 78741, 78702, 78701, 78704, 78744. 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.