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West Austin Neighborhood Group

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

West Austin Neighborhood Group 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 20100923-102 recorded in the source, and the city last modified it on . The dataset stores the name as WEST AUSTIN NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP.

The local field guide

West Austin Neighborhood Group: gardens and wildlife at Mayfield

Mayfield Park provides a distinctive West Austin destination: cottage gardens, stone-edged ponds and the peacocks that appear throughout the city’s description. Its adjacent preserve adds trails and habitat with different rules from a typical neighborhood park.

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A garden built around ponds

The city describes water lilies, lotus, koi and turtles around Mayfield’s ponds, with heritage plants maintained by community volunteers. The peacocks are a recurring part of the park’s identity.[2]

A cottage with a family history

Austin’s account dates the cottage to the late nineteenth century and records Allison Mayfield’s 1909 purchase as a family retreat. Later additions shaped the garden setting.[2]

A preserve is a protected landscape

The city explains that preserve land protects habitat, natural features and ecosystems. Its rules differ from general parkland, including restrictions on bikes and dogs.[3]

Plan a little better

Before you go

Choose a visit that respects the animals
The city describes a park shared with peacocks and other wildlife. Observe the setting without treating those animals as a managed petting attraction.[2]
Check preserve rules before bringing a dog or bike
Austin’s nature-preserve guidance prohibits dogs and bikes in preserves. Confirm the rules for the exact Mayfield area you intend to visit.[3]

A few things to know

What is Mayfield known for in the city’s description?

The city highlights its peacocks, cottage gardens, ponds and preserve trails. These features make it a specific destination beyond the broader West Austin label.[2]

Does the area’s long name mean every West Austin place belongs inside its boundary?

No. West Austin Neighborhood Group is one specific named area in the saved city dataset. Use the polygon map rather than the broad phrase “West Austin.”[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.

  1. City of Austin Neighborhood Planning Area StatusCity of Austin · Checked 2026-09-05
  2. Mayfield Park | Austin Parks and Recreation | AustinTexas.govCity of Austin · Checked 2026-09-05
  3. Natural Resources and Nature Based Programs | Austin Parks and Recreation | AustinTexas.govCity of Austin · Checked 2026-09-05

What the public record says about West Austin Neighborhood Group

  • City of Austin Development Services has issued 10,311 building permits that it has geocoded inside the West Austin Neighborhood Group planning-area boundary, the earliest dated October 27, 1978 and the most recent September 29, 2026, for a combined declared construction value of $878,218,271. 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 August 13, 2026.
  • The 5 most recent restaurant inspections we could place inside this boundary run from June 4, 2025 to September 4, 2026, averaging 100 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 West Austin Neighborhood Group. A score is a single-visit snapshot.
  • Of the 37 highest-grossing mixed-beverage filers the Texas Comptroller lists for ZIP 78703, 11 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 West Austin Neighborhood Group. Filings are monthly and land three to four weeks late.
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Map of the West Austin Neighborhood Group 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)

2026-126597 BPActive
3306 CHERRY LN
additionof attached screened porch. Composite Deck 19x16 and a screen enclosed covering lean-to style roof cover
Sep 29Addition and Remodel$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-126597 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-119500 BPActive
2812 SCENIC DR
Residential Retaining Wall
Sep 25New$0 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-119500 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-125306 BPActive
1900 RALEIGH AVE
Total demo of SFR 1216 SqFt circa 1954
Sep 24Demolition$0 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-125306 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-125498 BPActive
2906 CHERRY LN
Express: Foundation repair
Sep 24Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-125498 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-123635 BPActive
706 WAYSIDE DR
Total demo of sfr 832 sqft ***The building shall not be demolished until after the contractor has fulfilled the neighbor notification requirements outlined in Steps 5 & 6 of the Demolition webpage. ***
Sep 23Demolition$0 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-123635 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-077717 BPActive
2511 WOODMONT AVE
Detached Office
Sep 23New$0 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-077717 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-102534 BPActive
3016 WINDSOR RD
Total demo of sfr 1100 sqft circa 1960
Sep 23Demolition$0 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-102534 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-124328 BPActive
3014 WINDSOR RD
Total demo of sfr 1500 sqft circa 1939
Sep 23Demolition$0 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-124328 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-097348 BPActive
2408 ENFIELD RD UNIT 206
EXPRESS: Replace tub to shower
Sep 21Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-097348 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-118715 BPActive
1603 RALEIGH AVE
EXPRESS: Replacing 7 windows and 4 doors like for like
Sep 21Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-118715 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-121229 BPActive
1904 ROBINHOOD TRL
New construction 2-unit use single-family residential 3-story 5 bedroom 5 bath (4 full 2 half) craft room 2 offices covered front porch and covered patio.
Sep 18New$0 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-121229 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-121231 BPActive
1904 ROBINHOOD TRL
New construction accessory use to primary detached 3-car garage.
Sep 18New$0 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-121231 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-117994 BPActive
2708 SCENIC DR
Express: rooftop solar electric panels tilted up
Sep 16Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-117994 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-047682 BPInactive Pending Revision
2610 BRIDLE PATH
Addition & Remodel- Addition and remodel of 1st floor conditioned area. Addition of second floor conditioned area. Addition of gate. Removal of unpermitted carport and partial driveway. Carport less than 200 sq ft.
Sep 16Addition and Remodel$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-047682 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-053642 BPActive
1703 MEADOWBROOK DR
Total demo of detached garage 400 sqft
Sep 16Demolition$0 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-053642 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-118035 BPActive
2103 ENFIELD RD
ePlan: Residential Expedited Review - New Construction of a 2-Story Single Family Res. [4bed 5bath] with attached carport plunge pool above carport.
Sep 14New$0 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-118035 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-119561 BPActive
2103 INDIAN TRL
Total demo of 1253 SqFt SFR circa 1940
Sep 14Demolition$0 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-119561 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-112422 BPActive
2407 BOWMAN AVE
Convert existing 1-story carport/storage into a garage with playroom and storage
Sep 13Addition and Remodel$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-112422 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-109875 BPActive
2610 W 10TH ST
addition and renovations at o Henry Middle School
Sep 4Remodel
City of Austin record for permit 2026-109875 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-108142 BPActive
2706 CARLTON RD
Express: LIKE FOR LIKE: Remove existing siding to entire home and discard. Install new James Hardie Fiber Cement Siding.
Sep 2Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-108142 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-111692 BPActive
2713 MOUNTAIN LAUREL LN
Total demo of sfr 2616 sqft circa 1958
Aug 27Demolition$0 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-111692 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-111693 BPActive
2713 MOUNTAIN LAUREL LN
Total demo of pool
Aug 27Demolition$0 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-111693 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-004948 BPActive
1301 ELTON LN
ePlan: Residential Expedited Review - New construction of a 2-Story Single Family Res. [5 bed 5.5 bath] with Attached Garage.
Aug 17New$0 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-004948 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-106150 BPFinal
2209 MOUNTAIN VIEW RD
Express- Shower pan and valve replacement
Aug 14Repair$1 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-106150 BP (opens in a new tab)
2026-104731 BPActive
2206 TOWER DR
Retroactive permitting of a solid fence ranging in height from 7-9 to 8-0. Fence is currently 8-7 at its highest point but will be modified to be 8-0 after issuance of permit.
Aug 13New$0 declared
City of Austin record for permit 2026-104731 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

Bars & restaurants filing receipts

Texas Comptroller mixed-beverage filers we placed inside this boundary

11 of 37 filers in ZIP 78703 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.

West Austin Neighborhood Group: questions people actually ask

Is West Austin Neighborhood Group an official Austin neighborhood?

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

Which ordinances are recorded for West Austin Neighborhood Group?

City of Austin ordinance number 20100923-102 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 West Austin Neighborhood Group?

City of Austin Development Services has issued 10,311 building permits that it has geocoded inside the West Austin Neighborhood Group planning-area boundary, the earliest dated October 27, 1978 and the most recent September 29, 2026, for a combined declared construction value of $878,218,271. 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 West Austin Neighborhood Group?

ZIP code 78703 has a centroid inside the West Austin Neighborhood Group 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.