Polk Street area
Austin · ZIP 60644 · 47 sites
These are early possibilities identified from public records — not availability listings. Ownership, condition, and feasibility must be verified.
01 Opportunity summary
Polk Street area groups 47 nearby vacant lots and buildings in Austin, along the Roosevelt/Cicero corridor context. It is worth examining together because nearby vacant sites can sometimes be studied as one reuse opportunity — these are early possibilities from public records, not availability listings.
02 Map and boundary
Streets in this area: Arthington Street, Fifth Avenue, Cicero Avenue, Polk Street, Harrison Street.
03 At a glance
- Parcels in the group
- 47
- Combined approximate area
- about 3,500 sq ft (size partly unknown)
- Land / building mix
- 11 vacant land · 36 vacant buildings
- Zoning (most common)
- M1-2 — Manufacturing/industrial; verify project-specific eligibility.
- • 47 of 47 mapped sites intersect an incentive geography
- • Near the Roosevelt/Cicero corridor
Ownership types in this group
- 11 of 47 sites: Public agency ownership type
- 36 of 47 sites: Not yet classified ownership type
04 What could happen here
- ›Side-lot or community reuse could support further exploration.
- ›Light-manufacturing or industrial reuse could support further exploration.
05 What needs checking
- •36 of 47 sites are not yet classified by ownership type
- •Mixed ownership types across the group
- •Some sites carry tax-sale or violation history — verify current status
- •Zoning is not recorded for 36 mapped sites — confirm allowable uses
06 Suggested next steps
- 01Corridor partner: Confirm present site conditions and community priorities.
- 02Project team: Review official parcel and deed records for each site.
- 03Development partner: Test zoning and financial feasibility.
07 Properties in this area
| Address | Type | Ownership type | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4741 W ARTHINGTON ST | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 4737 W ARTHINGTON ST | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 4735 W ARTHINGTON ST | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 4704 W FIFTH AVE | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 4738 W FIFTH AVE | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 4736 W FIFTH AVE | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 4732 W FIFTH AVE | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 917 S CICERO AVE | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 4908 W POLK ST | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 4737 W HARRISON ST | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 4840 W ARTHINGTON ST | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 4832 W ARTHINGTON ST | Vacant building | Not yet classified | — |
| 4747 W ARTHINGTON ST | Vacant building | Not yet classified | Parcel record ↗ |
| 4744 W FIFTH AVE | Vacant building | Not yet classified | Parcel record ↗ |
| 4746 W FIFTH AVE | Vacant building | Not yet classified | Parcel record ↗ |
| 4944 W POLK ST | Vacant building | Not yet classified | — |
| 4831 W POLK ST | Vacant building | Not yet classified | — |
| 4911 W POLK ST | Vacant building | Not yet classified | Parcel record ↗ |
| 735 S LAVERGNE AVE | Vacant building | Not yet classified | — |
| 4845 W POLK ST | Vacant building | Not yet classified | Parcel record ↗ |
| 4830 W ARTHINGTON ST | Vacant building | Not yet classified | Parcel record ↗ |
| 4950 W POLK ST | Vacant building | Not yet classified | — |
| 4820 W POLK ST | Vacant building | Not yet classified | — |
| 4832 W ARTHINGTON ST | Vacant building | Not yet classified | — |
| 4901 W POLK ST | Vacant building | Not yet classified | Parcel record ↗ |
Showing 25 of 47 mapped addresses in this area
08 Sources and limitations
Records as of July 22, 2026.
This area is grouped by proximity from public records — nearby tracked vacant sites linked geographically, never by common ownership. Owner information appears only as a category mix; no owner names or mailing addresses are shown.
Grouping methodology
Proximity clusters: tracked sites within ~100 m linked; contiguous areas larger than ~500 m are divided into sub-areas for intervention planning; minimum five sites. Boundaries are analytical, not parcel-contiguous.