Find the central greenbelt
The city park directory lists Williamson Creek Central Greenbelt at 5120 South First Street. Use that destination name instead of a generic Williamson Creek search.[3]
Austin neighborhood field guide
West Congress
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 Congress 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 merges 5 polygons from the city's file, covering the sub-districts the city names NORMANDY-CLARKE, GARNETT-LAREINA, PLEASANT HILL, ALAMO HEIGHTS, with ordinance 20050818-Z001 recorded in the source, and the city last modified it on . The dataset stores the name as WEST CONGRESS.
The local field guide
West Congress: get the Williamson Creek names right
Williamson Creek’s central greenbelt provides a concrete local reference point for West Congress. The city’s separate central and east creek projects are easy to confuse, so this guide starts with the exact park listing and the appropriate vision-plan name.
3 linked sources · CheckedA vision plan from 2021
Austin’s active park-plans directory lists the Central Williamson Creek Greenway Vision Plan with a 2021 adoption year. A vision plan guides improvements; it does not certify every proposed feature is built.[2]
East Williamson is a different project
The city’s Donde Corre El Agua project concerns East Williamson Creek Greenbelt. Its page explicitly distinguishes the separate Central Williamson Creek Greenway plan.[1]
Plan a little better
Before you go
- Match the map to the creek segment
- Use the South First Street listing and central greenway materials for this destination. East Williamson project news describes a different portion of the corridor.[3][2][1]
- Check proposed features before relying on them
- Read the vision plan as a planning document, then confirm current trail access and amenities through city information before choosing a route.[2]
A few things to know
Where is Williamson Creek Central Greenbelt listed?
The city directory lists it at 5120 South First Street. This is separate from the city’s east and west Williamson Creek listings.[3]
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.
- East Williamson Creek: Donde Corre El Agua I Where the Water Runs | Austin Parks and Recreation | AustinTexas.govCity of Austin · Checked 2026-09-05
- Active Plans for Parks and Facilities | Austin Parks and Recreation | AustinTexas.govCity of Austin · Checked 2026-09-05
- Park Directory | Austin Parks and Recreation | AustinTexas.govCity of Austin · Checked 2026-09-05
What the public record says about West Congress
- City of Austin Development Services has issued 1,433 building permits that it has geocoded inside the West Congress planning-area boundary, the earliest dated July 27, 1978 and the most recent September 2, 2026, for a combined declared construction value of $159,099,653. 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 14, 2025.
- The 1 most recent restaurant inspections we could place inside this boundary run from August 21, 2026 to August 21, 2026, averaging 87 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 Congress. A score is a single-visit snapshot.
- Of the 100 highest-grossing mixed-beverage filers the Texas Comptroller lists for ZIP 78704, 78745, 78744, 78741, 78701, 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 West Congress. Filings are monthly and land three to four weeks late.
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Map of the West Congress 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)
2026-076925 BPActive
403 RAMBLE LN
Express- Replacing current siding with hardiplank lap siding to update home to new style
Sep 2Repair$1 declared
2026-105581 BPFinal
429 W BEN WHITE BLVD SVRD EB UNIT E
CHANGE OF USE TO FOOD SALES/cafe selling cakes and serving cake slices and pastries. No food preparation. All food prepared offsite
Aug 19Remodel
2026-074794 BPFinal
4402 S CONGRESS AVE
Remove and replace existing tea and fountain equipment and chiller. Existing CO2 to remain. There is no modification to exterior walls parking sidewalks or landscape.
Jul 9Remodel
2026-072567 BPFinal
4311 S 1ST ST
QT - foundation repair. 15 hybrid piers 3 breakouts 2 deck breakouts. - OVA
Jun 11Remodel
2026-069462 BPActive
207 W MOCKINGBIRD LN
207 W. Mockingbird Lane. New 2-story 3 bedroom 3 bathroom dwelling unit with attached garage covered front porch and side covered patio.
Jun 10New$0 declared
2026-040665 BPFinal
411 THISTLEWOOD DR
Express: foundation repair
Apr 7Repair$1 declared
2026-038151 BPFinal
418 HEARTWOOD DR
EXPRESS: Refoof project tear down to decking and replace with architectural shingle
Mar 31Repair$1 declared
2026-032338 BPActive
410 PHILCO DR BLDG 1
Bldg. 1: New 3 story SFR w/ 4 bedrooms 3.5 bathrooms attached carport and porch
Mar 18New$0 declared
2026-025021 BPFinal
5212 CREEKLINE DR
Express: Foundation repair
Mar 4Repair$1 declared
2026-019883 BPFinal
500 ARBOR LN
Swimming pool (20 x 12) and concrete pool decking
Feb 23New$0 declared
2026-013194 BPActive
503 NORMANDY ST
1-story addition/interior remodel to existing single family residence. Adding 1 bed/1 bath (total: 3 bed/2 bath)
Primary bath and bed addition with the rest of the existing home to be reconfigured
Feb 22Addition and Remodel$1 declared
2025-160711 BPFinal
404 ARBOR LN
Interior Remodel
Dec 22Addition and Remodel$1 declared
2025-154596 BPActive
4402 S CONGRESS AVE
Includes reorganization of existing kitchen equipment and addition of new fryer units. The existing type 1 hood and wrapped ducts will be replaced with Type 1 new equipment. Rooftop equipment will remain existing.
Dec 20Remodel
2025-152018 BPActive
4510 LAREINA DR
Relocation of single-story SFR 992 sq ft circa 1935
Dec 17Relocation$0 declared
2025-150795 BPFinal
4315 S 1ST ST
Interior non structural demolition to multiple units on floors 1 and 2 in this single building apartment complex.
Nov 25Interior Demo Non-Structural$1 declared
2025-146728 BPFinal
507 CLOVER CT
Express: Replace 10 windows siding and electrical service panel
Nov 14Repair$1 declared
2025-132349 BPFinal
210 W MOCKINGBIRD LN BLDG 2
New 2-story 3 bedroom 2.5 bathroom dwelling unit with attached garage covered front porch and rear covered patio.
Oct 15New$0 declared
2025-132348 BPFinal
210 W MOCKINGBIRD LN BLDG 1
New 2-story 3 bedroom 2.5 bathroom dwelling unit with attached garage covered front porch rear covered patio and 2nd floor covered balcony.
Oct 15New$0 declared
2025-108277 BPFinal
201 W ST ELMO RD
Total demo 1218 SF pool Circa 1972 ...
Sep 19Demolition$0 declared
2025-030884 BPFinal
408 CLOVER CT
Total demo of SFR 888 SqFt circa 1958
Submitted concurrently with new construction so tree review fee is waived
Sep 4Demolition$0 declared
2025-110307 BPActive
408 CLOVER CT BLDG 2
Building 2 New 2 Story SFR with attached carport 3/3.5
Sep 4New$0 declared
2025-110308 BPActive
408 CLOVER CT UNIT 1B
Home: Unit 1B New two story Duplex with attached carport 3/3
Sep 4New$0 declared
2025-110309 BPActive
408 CLOVER CT UNIT 1A
Home: Unit 1A New two story Duplex with attached carport 3/3
Sep 4New$0 declared
2025-104497 BPFinal
207 W MOCKINGBIRD LN
Total Demo of SFR 1104 sqft circa 1953
Aug 19Demolition$0 declared
2025-099788 BPFinal
410 PHILCO DR
Total demo of SFR 1048 sqft circa 1958
Aug 14Demolition$0 declared
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
Avid Living At South Congress5412 South Congress, Austin, TX 78745, AustinOct 20New Construction$10.0M estimated (continues on zabalist.com)AUSTIN KIDNEY ASSOCIATES - SOUTH TI321 WEST BEN WHITE BLVD Suite 205-206, Austin, TX 78704, AustinJul 28Renovation/Alteration$200K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)KENDRA SCOTT DISTRIBUTION CENTER407 RADAM LANE, Austin, TX 78745, AustinApr 28Renovation/Alteration$500K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)RADAM LANE RR501 RADAM LANE, Austin, TX 78745, AustinMar 27New Construction$350K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)METROBIKE ENCLOSURE AT CONGRESS TC301 W. BEN WHITE BLVD., Austin, TX 78745, AustinApr 17Renovation/Alteration$68K estimated (continues on zabalist.com)DESIGN INDUSTRY CENTER NORTH-SITE501 RADAM LANE, Austin, TX 78745, AustinOct 25New Construction$75K 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 78704, 78745, 78744, 78741, 78701 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 Congress: questions people actually ask
Is West Congress an official Austin neighborhood?
West Congress 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 Congress boundary merges 5 sub-district polygons from the source file. The city last modified it on September 22, 2021.
Which ordinances are recorded for West Congress?
City of Austin ordinance number 20050818-Z001 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 Congress?
City of Austin Development Services has issued 1,433 building permits that it has geocoded inside the West Congress planning-area boundary, the earliest dated July 27, 1978 and the most recent September 2, 2026, for a combined declared construction value of $159,099,653. 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 Congress?
No ZIP code centroid falls inside the West Congress boundary, so we search the 5 nearest instead: 78704, 78745, 78744, 78741, 78701. 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.