A center with inclusive programming
The city describes activities for youth, adults and older adults, including therapeutic recreation programs for people with disabilities. Check the specific program information for participation details.[1]
Austin neighborhood field guide
University Hills
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
University Hills 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 20070809-055 recorded in the source, and the city last modified it on . The dataset stores the name as UNIVERSITY HILLS.
The local field guide
University Hills: recreation and a local legacy at Dottie Jordan
Dottie Jordan Recreation Center connects University Hills with neighborhood recreation and the legacy of a local teacher. Its programs include therapeutic recreation, while the separate pool listing makes seasonal swimming access clear.
2 linked sources · CheckedA park with several uses
The recreation page lists a playscape, courts, a walking trail, a community garden and a pool. These are different activities with their own access and scheduling considerations.[1]
The teacher behind the name
The city identifies Dottie Jordan as an Austin ISD orchestra teacher who lived across the street and advocated for the park. The name preserves that neighborhood connection.[1]
Plan a little better
Before you go
- Confirm the therapeutic-recreation program
- Contact the center or follow its registration information for a particular program’s requirements and availability. A general facility description does not establish an individual session.[1]
- Check pool status separately
- The Dottie Jordan Pool page checked for this guide marks a winter-season closure. Confirm the current swimming schedule rather than using recreation-center hours.[2]
A few things to know
Where is Dottie Jordan Pool?
The city lists the pool at 2803 Loyola Lane, with its own facility details and seasonal operating notice.[2]
Who was Dottie Jordan?
The city describes her as an Austin ISD orchestra teacher and nearby resident who spoke up for the park before her death in 1973.[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.
- Dottie Jordan Recreation Center | Austin Parks and Recreation | AustinTexas.govCity of Austin · Checked 2026-09-05
- Dottie Jordan Pool | Austin Parks and Recreation | AustinTexas.govCity of Austin · Checked 2026-09-05
What the public record says about University Hills
- City of Austin Development Services has issued 2,417 building permits that it has geocoded inside the University Hills planning-area boundary, the earliest dated March 23, 1979 and the most recent September 18, 2026, for a combined declared construction value of $303,492,372. 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 June 18, 2026.
- None of the Austin Public Health inspections published for ZIP 78723, 78752, 78721, 78722, 78724 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 96 highest-grossing mixed-beverage filers the Texas Comptroller lists for ZIP 78723, 78752, 78721, 78722, 78724, 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 University Hills. Filings are monthly and land three to four weeks late.
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Map of the University Hills 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)
2026-070361 BPActive
7200 LANGSTON DR
Express- Repair to the existing foundation
Revision 1: add plumbing permit
Sep 18Repair$1 declared
2026-118276 BPActive
6302 WAYNESBURG CV
New windows HVAC electrical meter LVP flooring cabinets paint
Sep 14Repair$1 declared
2026-117872 BPActive
6501 WILLAMETTE DR
Express: installation of 8 steel push piers
Sep 9Repair$1 declared
2026-108234 BPActive
6608 ASHLAND DR
Express- Foundation repair. Install 32 exterior and 19 interior pilings.
Aug 19Repair$1 declared
2026-107094 BPActive
3101 VAL DR
In ground pool and Spa
Aug 19New$0 declared
2026-102528 BPActive
6801 NORTHEAST DR
Demolition of the Andrews Elementary School building approximately 55471 square feet circa
SP-2025-0302CX - Approved
Aug 12Demolition$1 declared
2026-099591 BPActive
6811 WAKE FOREST LN
Addition/remodel. Demolish rear patio awning. Conversion of attached garage into a bedroom bathroom and laundry room. Interior remodel. Reconfigure interior layout. Upgrade kitchen window and door replacement. Addition/remodel will result in a 3 bedroom 2 bathroom single family residence. Roll in scope of work from expired MP#: 2012-048104.
Aug 7Addition and Remodel$1 declared
2026-086108 BPFinal
7200 GENEVA DR
Express: Foundation Repair
Jul 30Repair$1 declared
2026-083063 BPFinal
6428 ZIA DR
Express: Replace 1 window (like for like)
Jul 23Repair$1 declared
2026-083213 BPFinal
6601 BRADLEY DR
Express: Replace 14 windows like for like
Jul 20Repair$1 declared
2026-092736 BPFinal
3014 SUSQUEHANNA LN
Replace kitchen outlets with GFCI bring garbage disposal hook up to code Install CIP concrete ramp and landing at front door to driveway.
Jul 20Repair$1 declared
2026-091094 BPActive
3300 NORTHEAST DR
Express: Re-roofing (located in WUI) - Replace hail-damaged composition roof with dimensional shingles and associated underlayment flashing drip edge
pipe leads and like-kind vents. Work to comply with WUI requirements. No structural changes.
Jul 17Repair$1 declared
2026-090690 BPActive
7200 GENEVA DR
Express - Replace Electrical Wiring replace plumbing pipes with PVC replace shower and sink valves replace all windows and doors size for size
Jul 16Repair$1 declared
2026-090463 BPFinal
2412 LOYOLA LN
Express: Re-roofing (located in WUI)
Jul 14Repair$1 declared
2026-029689 BPActive
7211 NORTHEAST DR BLDG B
Exterior Remodel Only: Repair and Replace Staircase & Railing. Replace all rotten wood to new like to like support posts facia boards stair strings door & window trims & paint around building
(8) Applications
Jul 7Remodel
2026-029690 BPActive
7211 NORTHEAST DR BLDG C
Exterior Remodel Only: Repair and Replace Staircase & Railing. Replace all rotten wood to new like to like support posts facia boards stair strings door & window trims & paint around building
(8) Applications
Jul 7Remodel
2026-029693 BPActive
7211 NORTHEAST DR BLDG F
Exterior Remodel Only: Repair and Replace Staircase & Railing. Replace all rotten wood to new like to like support posts facia boards stair strings door & window trims & paint around building
(8) Applications
Jul 7Remodel
2026-085118 BPActive
7210 GENEVA DR
361 sq ft of Azek landmark fire-rated composite decking 6. 361 sq ft of concrete (flat work) will be removed before the placement of the wood deck.
Jul 7Addition and Remodel$0 declared
2026-029692 BPActive
7211 NORTHEAST DR BLDG E
Exterior Remodel Only: Repair and Replace Staircase & Railing. Replace all rotten wood to new like to like support posts facia boards stair strings door & window trims & paint around building
(8) Applications
Jul 7Remodel
2026-029691 BPActive
7211 NORTHEAST DR BLDG D
Exterior Remodel Only: Repair and Replace Staircase & Railing. Replace all rotten wood to new like to like support posts facia boards stair strings door & window trims & paint around building
(8) Applications
Jul 7Remodel
2026-085119 BPActive
7210 GENEVA DR
New 476 sqft swimming pool with 373 sq ft of concrete decking 6 above grade
Jul 7New$0 declared
2026-029688 BPActive
7211 NORTHEAST DR BLDG A
Exterior Remodel Only: Repair and Replace Staircase & Railing. Replace all rotten wood to new like to like support posts facia boards stair strings door & window trims & paint around building
(8) Applications
Jul 7Remodel
2026-068707 BPActive
6801 NORTHEAST DR BLDG B
ePlan: Commercial Expedited Review - [PUBLIC PROJECT] New Construction of Elementary School. Building B consist of the Platform Dining Kitchen and Gym. (87818 SF)
Jul 2New$25.0M declared
2026-083075 BPFinal
6606 WILLAMETTE DR
Express: Foundation repair - install 12 push piers
Jun 29Repair$1 declared
2022-072451 BPFinal
6904 LANGSTON DR
Express: foundation repair
Jun 18Repair$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, 78752, 78721, 78722, 78724 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
ADDITIONS & RENOV TO WINN ELEM-BID PKG 23500 SUSQUEHANNA LANE, Austin, TX 78723, AustinJan 21Renovation/Alteration$1.2M estimated (continues on zabalist.com)ANDREWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RENOVATIONS6801 NORTHEAST DRIVE, Austin, TX 78723, AustinNov 11Additions to Existing Building$3.0M estimated (continues on zabalist.com)SUBWAY #633817112 ED BLUESTEIN BLVD. Suite 171, Austin, TX 78723, AustinAug 21Renovation/Alteration$80K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)WINGSTOP7112 ED BLUESTEIN BLVD. STE 167, Austin, TX 78723, AustinAug 2Renovation/Alteration$200K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)HEB AUSTIN #13 MINOR INTERIOR REMODEL7112 ED BLUESTEIN, Austin, TX 78723, AustinJun 11Renovation/Alteration$60K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)ACCESS DENTAL7112 ED BLUESTEIN BLVD STE 130, Austin, TX 78701, AustinMay 8Renovation/Alteration$110K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)DOLLAR GENERAL6729 MANOR ROAD, Austin, TX 78723, AustinAug 24New Construction$358K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)
Bars & restaurants filing receipts
Texas Comptroller mixed-beverage filers we placed inside this boundary
1 of 96 filers in ZIP 78723, 78752, 78721, 78722, 78724 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.
University Hills: questions people actually ask
Is University Hills an official Austin neighborhood?
University Hills 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 University Hills boundary is a single polygon in the source file. The city last modified it on September 22, 2021.
Which ordinances are recorded for University Hills?
City of Austin ordinance number 20070809-055 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 University Hills?
City of Austin Development Services has issued 2,417 building permits that it has geocoded inside the University Hills planning-area boundary, the earliest dated March 23, 1979 and the most recent September 18, 2026, for a combined declared construction value of $303,492,372. 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 University Hills?
No ZIP code centroid falls inside the University Hills boundary, so we search the 5 nearest instead: 78723, 78752, 78721, 78722, 78724. 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.