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Rosewood

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

Rosewood 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 20011129-067 recorded in the source, and the city last modified it on . The dataset stores the name as ROSEWOOD.

The local field guide

Rosewood: a historic park with a new playground chapter

Rosewood Park holds a significant place in Austin’s Black history and remains a setting for recreation and community life. The city records a completed 2026 playground project, adding new play and gathering spaces to a much older civic landscape.

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A park with historical significance

The city dates Rosewood’s establishment to 1929 as Austin’s first public space designated for African Americans. Its history includes recreation, community gatherings and Juneteenth celebrations.[1]

New play and gathering spaces

The city says a new playscape opened in winter 2026, followed by a pavilion, seating, shade trees and sidewalk improvements in summer. The project page marks the work complete.[1]

A recreation-center history to explore

The Delores Duffie Recreation Center page traces the property’s earlier residential history and the development of public recreation programs beginning in 1929.[2]

Plan a little better

Before you go

Choose the facility as well as the park
Choose the recreation center or Doris Miller Auditorium for the activity you want. The city lists their programs separately; confirm the correct facility and current contact details before an indoor visit.[2]
Check an event’s current details
Rosewood’s role in Juneteenth is part of its history. Confirm a particular year’s event date, route and park arrangements through current organizers.[1]

A few things to know

Is the Rosewood playground replacement complete?

The city project page checked for this guide says the playground and associated 2026 improvements are complete and open to the public.[1]

Where is Delores Duffie Recreation Center listed?

The city lists it at 1182 North Pleasant Valley Road and provides facility and auditorium contact information on the recreation-center page.[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. Rosewood Playground Replacement | Austin Parks and Recreation | AustinTexas.govCity of Austin · Checked 2026-09-05
  2. Delores Duffie Recreation Center | Austin Parks and Recreation | AustinTexas.govCity of Austin · Checked 2026-09-05

What the public record says about Rosewood

  • City of Austin Development Services has issued 3,439 building permits that it has geocoded inside the Rosewood planning-area boundary, the earliest dated August 16, 1978 and the most recent September 25, 2026, for a combined declared construction value of $635,150,189. 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 30, 2026.
  • None of the Austin Public Health inspections published for ZIP 78722 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 17 highest-grossing mixed-beverage filers the Texas Comptroller lists for ZIP 78722, 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 Rosewood. Filings are monthly and land three to four weeks late.
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Map of the Rosewood 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)

2026-123090 BPActive
1180 1/2 SOL WILSON AVE
Addition of SFR
Sep 25Addition and Remodel$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-123090 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-125110 BPActive
2605 SOL WILSON AVE
New construction accessory use in-ground pool with autofill and pool cover.
Sep 24New$0 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-125110 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-122911 BPActive
2605 SOL WILSON AVE
Total demo of pool 452 sqft
Sep 21Demolition$0 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-122911 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-121005 BPActive
2947 ECKERT ST
Interior Remodel - Changing internal walls per architectural plan running new electrical plumbing and HVAC. Replacing sidings windows remodel bathrooms and kitchen retile and resurface bathrooms new cabinets and appliances replace flooring drywall doors trims replace AC units. Demo shed. Replacing deck. Landscaping. Replacing Driveway.
Sep 16Addition and Remodel$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-121005 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-121814 BPActive
2406 ROSEWOOD AVE
ePlan: Commercial Expedited Review - Interior Remodel Change of Use and Addition from Educational to Mix Use; Restaurant Retail and Offices (36068 SF).
Sep 16Addition and Remodel$0 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-121814 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-118490 BPActive
3020 E 12TH ST
Express: Remove and replace siding on entire home (like for like)
Sep 10Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-118490 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-073341 BPActive
1185 OAK GROVE AVE
Express: Replace drywall fixtures (like for like) countertops cabinets appliances flooring windows and doors like for like siding electrical outlets mechanical system roof shingles upgrade electrical service
Aug 21Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-073341 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-105973 BPFinal
1408 SANCHEZ ST
EXPRESS: Handicap Ramp
Aug 13Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-105973 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-099925 BPActive
1181 RIDGEWAY DR
Total demo of 1224 SqFt SFR circa 1940
Aug 12Demolition$0 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-099925 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-087149 BPActive
2102 NEW YORK AVE
Screened-in porch enclosure
Aug 6Addition and Remodel$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-087149 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-099598 BPFinal
1602 SANCHEZ ST
Express: Foundation repair
Aug 4Repair$5K declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-099598 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-091173 BPWithdrawn
2947 ECKERT ST
Express: Replace sidings replace same size windows remodel bathrooms and kitchen - replace plumbing fixtures retile and resurface bathrooms new cabinets and appliances replace flooring drywall doors trims Withdrawn due to scope of work changing to interior remodel.
Jul 16Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-091173 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-081023 BPActive
3102 E 12TH ST
Total demo of sfr 788 sqft circa 1955
Jul 16Demolition$0 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-081023 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-085103 BPActive
1812 CLIFFORD AVE
New 3-story single family residence 5 bed/3.5 bath attached carport wooden porches and balcony
Jul 6New$0 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-085103 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-081274 BPFinal
2714 E 22ND ST
Express: foundation repair
Jun 30Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-081274 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-028787 BPActive
3104 E 12TH ST
Total demo of sfr 908 sqft circa 1954
Jun 17Demolition$0 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-028787 BP (opens in a new tab)
2025-088484 BPActive
1160 RIDGEWAY DR
Express: replace windows (like for like) replace trim replace siding
Jun 17Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2025-088484 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-076303 BPActive
2817 E 22ND ST
Total demo of sfr 1299 sqft circa 1941
Jun 16Demolition$0 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-076303 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-070675 BPFinal
2947 ECKERT ST
Express - Foundation Repair
Jun 9Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-070675 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-044986 BPActive
3009 E 14TH ST
Addition/ interior remodel of existing 1-story single-family residential to include: new primary bath laundry room and rear covered patio. Renovation includes replacing windows throughout in existing locations with existing sizes replacing fixtures in the same locations replacing drywall insulation siding updated mechanical.
May 17Addition and Remodel$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-044986 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-049622 BPFinal
2933 E 13TH ST
Express: Foundation repair
Apr 27Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-049622 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-048112 BPFinal
2300 ROSEWOOD AVE
Installation of metal shape pavilion
Apr 20Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-048112 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-047156 BPActive
1180 1/2 SOL WILSON AVE--FDN
Foundation Repair
Apr 17Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-047156 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-042765 BPActive
1185 PANDORA ST
Express: Replacing 10 windows (like for like)
Apr 8Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-042765 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-031603 BPFinal
1408 SANCHEZ ST
Express: Replace water heater replace roofing demo & replace sagging.ceiling drywall in the living room replace Kitchen GFCL -outlets replace high use outlets in living room & front bedroom.
Mar 30Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-031603 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 78722 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

3 of 17 filers in ZIP 78722 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.

Rosewood: questions people actually ask

Is Rosewood an official Austin neighborhood?

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

Which ordinances are recorded for Rosewood?

City of Austin ordinance number 20011129-067 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 Rosewood?

City of Austin Development Services has issued 3,439 building permits that it has geocoded inside the Rosewood planning-area boundary, the earliest dated August 16, 1978 and the most recent September 25, 2026, for a combined declared construction value of $635,150,189. 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 Rosewood?

ZIP code 78722 has a centroid inside the Rosewood 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.