Last fiscal year, the city of Pflugerville saw the highest number of commercial building permits in recent time, according to the Planning and Development Services department. The trend was reported alongside an update on major development projects as the city heads into the new fiscal year.

The gist

Building Official Robert Polanco presented a recap of Pflugerville’s permitting and development projects at a City Council meeting Oct. 22. The record number of commercial permits as well as an increase in site development applications reflect workforce development efforts by the city, Mayor Victor Gonzales said.

By the numbers

There were 480 commercial building permits issued in Pflugerville in FY 2023-24, Polanco said. The figure is up four since FY 2022-23, and is 447 more permits than were issued in FY 2015-16, the earliest year included.

Additionally, there were 132 site development applications last fiscal year. This number is up from 103 in FY 2022-23, and has increased each year since FY 2019-20.

Also of note

Some of the major development projects in Pflugerville in the last year include the Downtown East public utilities district, a third H-E-B opening next month, Skybox Development and Pepsi distribution facility.

A Baylor Scott & White expansion also began last fiscal year and is ongoing.

What else?

While commercial development activity was up across the board last year in Pflugerville, residential development showed some decline. There were 337 residential building permits issued, compared to 402 the year before. However, there were 70 subdivision applications in FY 2023-24, up from the 50 applications in the previous fiscal year.