Building permit times in Austin Council District 1

New-home permits in Council District 1 took a median 46 days from application to permit in the last 22 months, number 3 of 10 among Austin's council districts.

City of Austin building permits issued through October 19, 2026. Updated monthly.

Wait by type of job

Job	Permits	Median days, District 1	Median days, citywide
New homes (1–2 units)	971	46	57
Residential additions and remodels	184	59	68
Swimming pools and spas	46	108	78
Residential demolitions	109	37	22
Commercial remodels and finish-outs	374	58	55
New commercial buildings	187	205	121

Jobs with fewer than 20 permits in the district are left out.

New homes, year by year

Year issued	Permits	Median days
2021	1,375	41
2022	1,007	51
2023	422	61
2024	399	45
2025	557	40

District is the City's current council district for each permit's location. Compare every district or read how the numbers are computed.

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New-home permits took a median of 46 days in the last 22 months; the slowest tenth took more than 215 days. The table above shows other job types.

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