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Southeast

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

Southeast 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 20021010-011 recorded in the source, and the city last modified it on . The dataset stores the name as SOUTHEAST.

The local field guide

Southeast: a library anchor on Nuckols Crossing

Southeast Branch provides a precise public-service destination on Nuckols Crossing Road. Its books, printing information and reservable meeting room offer an everyday civic reference point, while the city’s combined planning documents explain the broader area name.

3 linked sources · Checked

Find Southeast Branch

Austin Public Library lists the branch at 5803 Nuckols Crossing Road. Its location page supplies maps, contact information and current hours.[3]

Plan a small group gathering

The branch links its meeting-room calendar and reservation process. Check that calendar when a group needs a space rather than just a library visit.[3]

A planning name shared with neighboring areas

The city’s Southeast Combined plan includes Southeast, Franklin Park and McKinney. This page’s records still use the specific polygon named Southeast.[2][1]

Plan a little better

Before you go

Check the actual branch listing
A search for “southeast Austin library” can describe a broad part of the city. Use Southeast Branch and its Nuckols Crossing address for this destination.[3]
Prepare digital printing before an errand
The branch page describes printing from a personal device or public computer. Review its current instructions and supported format before sending a document.[3]

A few things to know

Where is Southeast Branch Library?

Austin Public Library lists it at 5803 Nuckols Crossing Road and links maps from its dedicated branch page.[3]

Does “Southeast” on this page mean all of southeast Austin?

No. It is one named area in the saved city planning-boundary dataset. The broad directional phrase can describe a much larger part of Austin.[1][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. City of Austin Neighborhood Planning Area StatusCity of Austin · Checked 2026-09-05
  2. Southeast Combined — City planning resourcesCity of Austin · Checked 2026-09-05
  3. Southeast Branch | Austin Public LibraryCity of Austin · Checked 2026-09-05

What the public record says about Southeast

  • City of Austin Development Services has issued 1,660 building permits that it has geocoded inside the Southeast planning-area boundary, the earliest dated July 16, 1984 and the most recent September 28, 2026, for a combined declared construction value of $366,804,251. 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 78741, 78742, 78719, 78744, 78702 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 100 highest-grossing mixed-beverage filers the Texas Comptroller lists for ZIP 78741, 78742, 78719, 78744, 78702, 1 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 Southeast. Filings are monthly and land three to four weeks late.
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Map of the Southeast 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)

2026-127230 BPActive
3401 HOVENWEEP AVE
Express: Foundation repair 20 pillars leveling concrete slab
Sep 28Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-127230 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-108573 BPActive
7301 METRO CENTER DR UNIT 200
ePlan: Commercial Expedited Review - [APPROVED] Phase 2- Interior De- Energized Substation Training Facility for Natural Resources company (5000 SF).
Sep 18Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-108573 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-113134 BPActive
3400 SAND DUNES AVE
Express: Foundation repair
Sep 2Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-113134 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-108593 BPActive
4117 MC KINNEY FALLS PKWY
CUT IN NEW MOBILE DOCK DOOR IN EXISTING CONCRETE TILT-UP BUILDING. NO SQFT ADDED NO CHANGE IN EGRESS OCCUPANCY LOAD OR FIRE PROTECTION.
Aug 26Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-108593 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-108572 BPActive
7301 METRO CENTER DR UNIT 200
ePlan: Commercial Expedited Review - [APPROVED] Phase 1- Interior Remodel with Change of Use With Exterior Stair and Landing (39342 SF).
Aug 25Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-108572 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-110533 BPActive
8000 METROPOLIS DR BLDG A UNIT 300
Finish out for admin office.
Aug 24Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-110533 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-099327 BPFinal
6406 OLD BURLESON RD
Simple Re-Roof. Existing office.
Aug 3Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-099327 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-099560 BPFinal
6406 OLD BURLESON RD UNIT 120
Replace mop sink and relocate existing water heater.
Aug 3Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-099560 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-094506 BPActive
7217 OUTFITTER DR
Express- Existing foundation repair as per scope of work attached
Jul 22Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-094506 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-092300 BPFinal
7405 CEDAR EDGE DR
Express: Foundation repair
Jul 17Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-092300 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-083344 BPActive
4308 NORWOOD LN
Amnesty CO
Jul 6Addition and Remodel$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-083344 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-043912 BPActive
7301 METRO CENTER DR UNIT 300
INSTALL CONCRETE PAD NEW NITRO TANK AND LINES.
Jun 8New$45K declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-043912 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-036253 BPActive
7301 METRO CENTER DR UNIT 300
INSTALL NEW EXHAUST/VENT/DUCT SYSTEM FOR LAB 186/R&D LAB 184.
Jun 4Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-036253 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-067303 BPFinal
3813 CARBONDALE AVE
Express: Tub to shower conversion in hall bathroom Replace walls in shower
Jun 3Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-067303 BP (opens in a new tab)
2025-075885 BPActive
2816 PALOMINO TRL
New Manufactured home to be placed on vacant lot with permanent foundation standard utilities
May 29New$0 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2025-075885 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-065309 BPActive
7228 OUTFITTER DR
EXPRESS: Foundation repair as per scope of work attached
May 26Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-065309 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-054702 BPActive
3520 AUTUMN BAY DR
Express: Foundation repair
May 6Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-054702 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-040447 BPActive
7000 METROPOLIS DR UNIT 200
App 2. Provide 265 L2 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations for the currently operational delivery van fleet utilizing the existing primary electrical service on site.
Apr 14New$1.9M declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-040447 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-040446 BPActive
7000 METROPOLIS DR UNIT 200
App 1. Provide 2 L3 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations for the currently operational delivery van fleet utilizing the existing primary electrical service on site.
Apr 14New$1.9M declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-040446 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-039734 BPFinal
53 PALMA CIR
Mobile Homes with Decks 2 4x4 4x4 =32
Apr 3Addition and Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-039734 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-038567 BPFinal
38 ESPINOSA DR
Connect New Mobile Home w/ Decks (4x4 front & back)
Mar 31Addition and Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-038567 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-038570 BPFinal
31 ESPINOSA DR
Connect New Mobile Home w/ Decks (4x4 front & back)
Mar 31Addition and Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-038570 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-031600 BPFinal
6406 OLD BURLESON RD UNIT 120
Interior Non Structural Demolition
Mar 16Interior Demo Non-Structural$17K declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-031600 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-030368 BPFinal
7125 OUTFITTER DR
Express: Foundation repair - install 13 push piers
Mar 12Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-030368 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-024976 BPFinal
3717 BRONCO BEND LOOP
Express: Foundation repair
Mar 4Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-024976 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 78741, 78742, 78719, 78744, 78702 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

Parts Tree Office Expansion & Warehouse Renovation6406 Burleson Road , Suite 140, Austin, TX 78744, AustinSep 29Renovation/Alteration$600K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)LMG Burleson Shallow Bay8016 Burleson Shallow Bay, Austin, TX 78744, AustinSep 29New Construction$4.7M estimated (continues on zabalist.com)AMD Metcenter Tenant Fit Out - Board Ops8000 Metropolis Drive Building C, Austin, TX 78744, AustinJul 30Renovation/Alteration$75K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)VA Austin Procedure Suite & SPS7901 Metropolis Drive, Austin, TX 78744, AustinJul 22Renovation/Alteration$350K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)RWE Austin Training Center7301 Metro Center Drive, Austin, TX 78741, AustinJul 2Renovation/Alteration$6.8M estimated (continues on zabalist.com)GRAVITRON3501 DIME CIRCLE, Austin, TX 78744, AustinDec 14Renovation/Alteration$105K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)MET 3 TENANT FINISH OUT7000 METROPOLIS DR., SUITE 100, Austin, TX 78744, AustinAug 9New Construction$1.3M estimated (continues on zabalist.com)BERGSTROM TECH CENTER LOBBY RENOVATIONS6800 BURLESON ROAD, Austin, TX 78744, AustinJul 15Renovation/Alteration$250K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)MET CENTER FORD AV7901 E RIVERSIDE DRIVE SUITE 1, Austin, TX 78744, AustinJun 8Renovation/Alteration$90K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)LOCKHEED6800 BURLESON RD 150, Austin, TX 78744, AustinApr 19Renovation/Alteration$205K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)CYRUSONE AUSTIN MET SPECTRA TENANT F/OUT7100 METROPOLIS DRIVE, Austin, TX 78744, AustinApr 13Renovation/Alteration$300K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)DFPS & HHSC STATE LEASE #303-6-20491-A7701 METROPOLIS DRIVE, SUITE 100, Austin, TX 78744, AustinJan 11New Construction$1.1M estimated (continues on zabalist.com)UMC LABORATORY8201 E. RIVERSIDE DR., Austin, TX 78744, AustinDec 16Renovation/Alteration$210K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)CYRUSONE AUSTIN MET IV TENANT IMPRVMNT7100 METROPOLIS DRIVE, Austin, TX 78744, AustinDec 1Renovation/Alteration$300K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)COLORADO CROSSING AMENITIES CENTER3705 BRECKENRIDGE DR, Austin, TX 78744, AustinApr 1New Construction$800K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)

Bars & restaurants filing receipts

Texas Comptroller mixed-beverage filers we placed inside this boundary

1 of 100 filers in ZIP 78741, 78742, 78719, 78744, 78702 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.

Southeast: questions people actually ask

Is Southeast an official Austin neighborhood?

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

Which ordinances are recorded for Southeast?

City of Austin ordinance number 20021010-011 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 Southeast?

City of Austin Development Services has issued 1,660 building permits that it has geocoded inside the Southeast planning-area boundary, the earliest dated July 16, 1984 and the most recent September 28, 2026, for a combined declared construction value of $366,804,251. 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 Southeast?

No ZIP code centroid falls inside the Southeast boundary, so we search the 5 nearest instead: 78741, 78742, 78719, 78744, 78702. 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.