Austin Building Permit Search & History
Look up 4,320 recent Austin building permits — addresses, permit types, contractors, and valuations, updated multiple times a day from the city's official records, with history back to October 21, 2025. Free email alerts when new permits match your filters.
Recent Austin Permits
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Sign up to see all permits and set alertsAustin Permit Filing Trends
Weekly filing volume from the last 12 weeks of Austin permit data:
| Week | Permits filed | Declared value |
|---|---|---|
| July 20, 2026 | 1 | — |
| July 13, 2026 | 1195 | — |
| July 6, 2026 | 1167 | — |
| June 29, 2026 | 920 | — |
| June 22, 2026 | 1027 | — |
| June 15, 2026 | 1076 | — |
| June 8, 2026 | 1408 | — |
| June 1, 2026 | 1951 | — |
| May 25, 2026 | 969 | — |
| May 18, 2026 | 1130 | — |
| May 11, 2026 | 1638 | — |
| May 4, 2026 | 1236 | — |
Most common permit types in the last 90 days: EP (4235) · BP (4109) · PP (3972) · MP (3198) · DS (304)
Busiest ZIP codes: 78744 (1103 permits) · 78704 (995 permits) · 78745 (870 permits) · 78747 (699 permits) · 78731 (665 permits) · 78757 (662 permits)
Most Active Austin Contractors
The contractors named on the most Austin permits filed in the last 90 days:
- IES Residential, Inc. — 290 permits
- Victory Plumbing Company — 282 permits
- In Charge Electrical Services — 276 permits
- Texas Multifamily Solution, LLC — 268 permits
- Radiant Plumbing and Air Conditioning — 213 permits
- Radiant Plumbing & AC — 198 permits
- Stan's Heating, Air, Plumbing, & Electrical — 177 permits
- Landmark Electric — 170 permits
Austin Building Permit History
Building permits are public records: every filing leaves a permanent paper trail of what was built, altered, or repaired at an address. The Permit Sheet's Austin feed currently covers 37,422 permits going back to October 21, 2025, refreshed multiple times a day from the city's official database.
Online records are essentially complete from about 1980 onward (the city's open-data extract shows only scattered digitized entries before then, the earliest from 1921); the Austin History Center's guide states permits from 1939 to present are searchable online but warns of errors and omissions from digital conversion, so pair online searches with archival records for older properties.
For pre-1980 permits, the Austin History Center (Austin Public Library, John Henry Faulk Building, 800 Guadalupe St.) holds building permit cards for 1939-1979, microfilmed permit applications for 1951-1979, and inspection permits for 1967-1982, searchable by address with staff help. Development Services also retrieves older permit records and commercial plans via a public information request through the city's Public Records Center (public.information@austintexas.gov), with in-person records viewing at the PDC by appointment only.
To research a specific property, start with the address search on Austin Build + Connect (AB+C), then use our free permit lookup to see recent filings, contractors, and valuations side by side.
Austin Building Department
City of Austin Development Services Department
Open the AB+C portal's Public Search at abc.austintexas.gov (no account or registration required) and enter the street address, or a permit or case number if you have one. The results list every permit and case tied to that property; click a record to see its status, description of work, fees, and inspection history. You only need to create an AB+C account if you want to apply for permits, pay fees, or schedule inspections.
Which Austin permit tool do I use?
The city runs several official tools; each answers a different question:
Austin Permit Guides
About Austin Building Permits
Building permits in Austin are public records administered by the City of Austin Development Services Department. They cover new construction, renovations, demolitions, electrical work, plumbing, roofing, solar installations, and more. Every permit includes the property address, type of work, estimated valuation, and the applicant and contractor on record.
The Permit Sheet monitors Austin's official permit records multiple times per day, so you can search recent filings on this page without paging through the city portal — and get an email the moment a new permit matches your trade, neighborhood, or valuation filters. Contractors use it to be first to new projects; investors and neighbors use it to see what's being built nearby.
How to search Austin permits
- Browse the live feed above — the 20 newest filings with addresses, types, and valuations, refreshed all day.
- Look up a specific address — use the free permit lookup or the city's official Austin Build + Connect (AB+C) to pull filings for one property.
- Set an alert — create a free account and get new Austin permits matching your filters by email within minutes.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up building permits in Austin?
Two ways: search the city's official portal, Austin Build + Connect (AB+C) (Open the AB+C portal's Public Search at abc.austintexas.gov (no account or registration required) and enter the street address, or a permit or case number if you have one. The results list every permit and case tied to that property; click a record to see its status, description of work, fees, and inspection history. You only need to create an AB+C account if you want to apply for permits, pay fees, or schedule inspections.) — or browse the live feed on this page, which tracks Austin filings continuously and adds contractor and valuation details.
How do I find the permit history of a Austin address?
Search the address on Austin Build + Connect (AB+C) for the city's official record. The Permit Sheet's Austin feed goes back to October 21, 2025 with 37,422 permits tracked — each weekly digest also lists the biggest filings by address. For pre-1980 permits, the Austin History Center (Austin Public Library, John Henry Faulk Building, 800 Guadalupe St.) holds building permit cards for 1939-1979, microfilmed permit applications for 1951-1979, and inspection permits for 1967-1982, searchable by address with staff help. Development Services also retrieves older permit records and commercial plans via a public information request through the city's Public Records Center (public.information@austintexas.gov), with in-person records viewing at the PDC by appointment only.
How many building permits were filed in Austin this month?
4320 building permits appear in our Austin feed for the last 30 days. The most common type is EP.
Can I get email alerts for new Austin building permits?
Yes. The Permit Sheet sends real-time email alerts within minutes of new permits being filed. Filter by permit type (roofing, electrical, solar, HVAC), valuation range, and neighborhood. Free tier available.
Where is the Austin building department?
City of Austin Development Services Department, Permitting and Development Center (PDC), 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive, Austin, TX 78752, 512-978-4000. Monday-Friday 7:45 a.m.-4:45 p.m.; walk-in services 8 a.m.-4 p.m..