Curious about which new businesses, restaurants and facilities are coming soon or currently underway in your backyard and beyond? Our commercial permit round-up helps identify what is being built in your community. The following commercial permits have been filed recently in Austin under the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. All information, including cost and timeline, is subject to change.

Austin Stone Community Church: 6505 Airport Blvd., Ste. 110, Austin

Type of work: renovation/alteration

Estimated cost: $2.3 million

Timeline: Aug. 1-Jan. 31


Scope of work: interior remodel

5th Street Creative Office: 5200 E. Fifth St., Austin

Type of work: new construction

Estimated cost: $14.17 million


Timeline: Oct. 1, 2022-Oct. 31, 2023

Scope of work: 27,400-square-foot four-story office building shell; site work not included

816 Congress - Spec Suites: 816 Congress Ave., Austin.

Type of work: renovation/alteration


Estimated cost: $4.97 million

Timeline: Aug. 31-Dec. 29

Scope of work: renovations of suites 500, 700, 710, 1120, 1200 and 1800

Pediatric Associates of Austin: 1600 W. 38th St., Ste. 100 & 150, Austin


Type of work: renovation/alteration

Estimated cost: $2.5 million

Timeline: Aug. 1-Dec. 31

Scope of work: three existing suites to be converted to two suites; construction scope to include a full renovation of interior walls, doors, ceilings, lighting and plumbing


Austin-Bergstrom International Airport existing terminal centralized baggage handling system upgrades: 3600 Presidential Blvd., Austin.

Type of work: Additions to existing building

Estimated cost: $42 million

Timeline: Oct. 1, 2022-Dec. 31, 2024

Scope of work: Expansion of the checked baggage system, security screening checkpoint and additional tenant offices and lounges; removal and relocation of select utility lines above head to allow new baggage system equipment installation at the exterior apron



Faulk Building and History Center renovation: 800 Guadalupe St., Austin

Type of work: renovation/alteration

Estimated cost: $12.7 million

Timeline: June 15, 2022-Oct. 9, 2023

Scope of work: renovation of levels two and three for archive storage use; finish renovation of office area on level four; renovation and modification of restrooms on all levels to comply with accessibility requirements

2908 San Gabriel building repair: 2908 San Gabriel St., Austin

Type of work: renovation/alteration

Estimated cost: $100,000

Timeline: July 1-Dec. 1

Scope of work: repairs to the existing exterior wall and related interior repairs of a building hit by a car

The Moody Center locker rooms: 2001 Robert Dedman Drive, Austin

Type of work: new construction

Estimated cost: $3.5 million

Timeline: Nov. 11, 2021-Aug. 1, 2022

Scope of work: new interior finish-out for the men’s and women’s University of Texas basketball programs inside The Moody Center, a multipurpose sports and entertainment arena for basketball games and other events

Helipad Relocation at Ascension Seton Medical Center: 1201 W. 38th St., Austin

Type of work: additions to existing building

Estimated cost: $4.5 million

Timeline: Oct. 15, 2022-May 31, 2023

Scope of work: adding a new helipad to the existing floor, extending the existing fire stair up to the roof and adding a new vestibule, adding a new elevator from the ground floor to the existing roof line

High-rise mixed-use office tower: 208 E. Fourth St., Austin

Type of work: new construction

Estimated cost: $275 million

Timeline: Nov. 1, 2022-Nov. 1, 2025

Scope of work: ground- and second-level lobby and retail with levels 3-19 structured parking; levels 20 and 21 are the sky lobby and office amenities; levels 22-44 are office levels and amenities; level 45 is an amenity deck; and level 46 is a rooftop penthouse