# New Construction Apartments Austin | New Austin Apartment Team > Map and cards for every ground-up new apartment in the Austin metro: base rent, the special, net effective, true monthly with fees, and year two, pulled daily. URL: https://newapartmentsaustin.com/new-construction-apartments/ The New Build Board · 2024 to 2027 deliveries # Every New Austin Apartment Built 2024 to 2027, Priced and Dated Last updated: October 27, 2026 Prices pulled Oct 25, 2026 at 6:14 AM CT · Travis · Williamson · Hays · Bastrop · Caldwell Every ground-up building in the five-county metro on one map and one set of cards, each priced on net effective, required fees, and year two. - Free to you, and your rent is the same either way - 144 new communities tracked (as of Oct 25, 2026) - Prices pulled every morning Get my shortlist [#get-shortlist →](#get-shortlist) Decode a special [#special-decoder →](#special-decoder) ![Newly completed limestone and glass apartment building in the Austin metro at golden hour](/images/misc/wide-angle-golden-hour-view-of-a-newly-completed-l.webp) Illustrative photo. Renderings on the board are labeled as renderings. - Licensed Texas brokerage Spirit Real Estate Group, LLC, TREC #562021 - Free to renters Communities pay the brokerage. Your rent is the same either way. - Prices pulled every morning Every card shows the date and time it was pulled - Score can't be bought Commission rates never affect score, sort, placement, or picks From the board ## New Build Board: what each card shows Cards render server-side from the daily feed. Pulled Oct 25, 2026 at 6:14 AM CT. Stale prices hide; unconfirmed specials don't publish. ![Exterior of a new apartment building in Far East Austin (illustrative photo)](/images/blog/labeled-exterior-photo-of-a-new-four-story-limesto.webp) Austin // Decker Lease-up Who can rent: Some units: essential housing (income-qualified) ### Citizen House Decker Far East Austin [/far-east-austin/ →](/far-east-austin/) · Austin Energy (no plan choice) · Manor ISD 1\. True monthly (rent + required fees) $1,059 / mo 2\. Net effective$947 / mo 3\. Base rent$1,172 / mo **4\. Special:** Up to 10 weeks free on a 12-month lease 5\. Year two at the same base: $1,284.50 / mo (+21%) Required fees $112.50 (Greystar fee calculator). FEMA Zone X · MetroRapid 837 stop 0.46 mi. Pulled Oct 25, 2026 at 6:14 AM CT Illustration, values as of Oct 25, 2026; live page uses the feed. Request the full fee sheet → [#get-shortlist →](#get-shortlist) On this view - Map and cards for every community in scope, with the pull time on each card - Net effective, true monthly with required fees, and year two at 0% and +3% - Austin New Build Score (0-100): deal depth 30, price vs. nearby new builds 20, year-two risk 15, lease-up stage 15, fee disclosure 10, build complete 10 - Electric setup, ISD, and stage for every building - Save without an account, compare four, send the list to the team - Price and special history; alerts only on saved buildings, with consent, one a day 144 Communities tracked Board, Oct 25, 2026 10.8 weeks Median special Board, Oct 25, 2026 $120.50 Median required fee n=12 buildings, Oct 25, 2026 +26% Year-two jump At median special, same base Rent math tool True Monthly Cost Calculator Add required fees, electric, water, parking, and pet rent to net effective. Open the calculator [/tools/true-monthly-cost-calculator/ →](/tools/true-monthly-cost-calculator/) ## What is the New Build Board? The New Build Board is our map and card list of every ground-up new apartment in the Austin metro [/ →](/) with first move-ins from 2024 to 2027. On Oct 25, 2026 it held 144 communities across Travis, Williamson, Hays, Bastrop, and Caldwell counties. Each card answers one question for you: what will this building cost each month, this year and next? To answer that, every card carries the same nine fields, pulled every morning and dated: 1. **Base rent**, the asking number before any special. 2. **The special in plain words**, with its end date and the lease length it needs. 3. **Net effective rent**, base rent minus free rent, spread across the lease. 4. **True monthly**, net effective plus required fees, an electric estimate, the water charge, and parking. 5. **Year two** at 0% and +3%, because renewals price from base rent. 6. **Electric setup**: Austin Energy, Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative, Georgetown Utility Systems, or Oncor with plan choice. 7. **Stage and fill estimate**: pre-leasing, lease-up phase, or first 24 months, with percent leased where the community reports it. 8. **Austin New Build Score**, 0 to 100. 9. **Confirmation date**, the last price check and the date we confirmed the special. ## Which buildings count as new construction? We use a strict line. A building is in scope only if it’s ground-up new construction with a Certificate of Occupancy issued for first move-ins between 2024 and 2027, and it’s still in pre-leasing, lease-up, or its first 24 months. Renovated older buildings, office-to-residential conversions, and renamed properties are out. That rule keeps the comparison fair: you’re weighing buildings at the same point in their life, with similar concession pressure. Older buildings show up only as a price reference inside the math. Northmarq put Class A effective rent at $1,420 against $1,376 for Class B after concessions in Q2 2026. That $44 gap is narrow, which is why the special and the fees matter more than the label. ## How does the Austin New Build Score work? The score adds six parts, each from the feed: | Part | Points | What it measures | | --- | --- | --- | | Deal depth | 30 | Net effective vs. base rent for your lease length | | Price vs. nearby new builds | 20 | True monthly against comparable new buildings nearby | | Year-two risk | 15 | The size of the renewal jump at 0% and +3% | | Lease-up stage | 15 | Where the building sits on its fill curve | | Fee disclosure | 10 | Whether the written fee addendum matches the listing | | Build complete | 10 | Amenities and phases finished vs. still under construction | It never scores location, schools, reviews, or people, and no one can pay for it. Commission rates never affect the score, sort, placement, recommendations, or alerts. A high score means the numbers are favorable and well documented. It doesn’t mean a building is right for you; your commute, pets, and move date decide that. ## How much do new construction apartments in Austin cost? The honest answer is “it depends on the special and the fees,” and both move daily. That’s why we don’t publish a city-wide average as fixed text. Here’s one dated example from the board, labeled as an illustration: > **Illustration, values as of Oct 25, 2026; live page uses the feed** > > Citizen House Decker, Far East Austin: $1,172 base and up to 10 weeks free on 12 months is $947 net effective. Required fees of $112.50 (Greystar calculator) bring it to $1,059 a month. Year two at the same base is $1,284.50, a $225 jump (+21%). Across the market, Northmarq reported $1,316 effective rent for Q2 2026, down 5.0% year over year. Yardi put asking rent at $1,508 in May 2026. We say “effective” or “asking” every time because the two numbers answer different questions. ## What changes the true monthly number? Five inputs move true monthly away from net effective: - **Required fees.** Tech packages, valet trash, pest control, and package lockers. At 12 board buildings they ran $78-$228 a month (median $120.50, Oct 25, 2026). Austin’s fee ordinance No. 20260528-045 [/blog/austin-fee-ordinance-in-effect-october-2026/ →](/blog/austin-fee-ordinance-in-effect-october-2026/) requires owners of 50+ units to itemize these and advertise rent plus required fees from Oct 1, 2026. - **Electric.** Across 144 board buildings: Austin Energy 83, Pedernales 28, Bluebonnet 13, Georgetown Utility Systems 3, and Oncor with plan choice 16. We’ll help you set it up before move-in. - **Water billed by the property.** PUCT rules (16 TAC Ch. 24) require the allocation method and past bills to be disclosed, and cap the service charge on submetered water at 9%. - **Parking.** Garage and reserved spaces often carry a monthly charge. - **Pets.** Monthly pet rent is per pet at most buildings. Our all-in budget guide [/guides/all-in-apartment-budget/ →](/guides/all-in-apartment-budget/) walks through the same formula, or we can run it on your shortlist. The full fee layer is covered in required monthly fees at new apartments [/guides/required-monthly-fees-new-apartments/ →](/guides/required-monthly-fees-new-apartments/) . ## When does the board help most? Three situations make the board worth the most to you: - **Your lease ends in a set month.** We match buildings to your move date and flag pre-leasing dates we confirmed within 30 days on Opening Soon [/opening-soon/ →](/opening-soon/) . - **You’re weighing deep specials.** The Apartment Specials [/apartment-specials/ →](/apartment-specials/) view lists only specials we confirmed within 7 days, each with year two beside it. - **You want an open building.** Lease-Ups [/lease-up-apartments/ →](/lease-up-apartments/) sorts open buildings by stage and fill estimate, with what’s finished confirmed in writing. ## What we confirm before you tour Listings show renderings and model units. We confirm the actual unit number, the floor and view, the special with its end date and minimum lease term, the written fee sheet, the special expiration date, and amenity open dates. Renderings are labeled as renderings on every card. If something changes between the card and the lease, we take it up with the community in writing and report back. Every board number is checked against the published method on How We Do the Math [/how-we-do-the-math/ →](/how-we-do-the-math/) , and community corrections are logged within one business day on the corrections log [/corrections/ →](/corrections/) . What we check ## What we confirm before a building goes on the board Finish package: the actual unit, not the model Required fees, in writing Electric provider by address What's finished vs. not yet open Photos are illustrative of what we check on tours. Renderings are labeled; community photos appear only with permission and credit. Why it goes wrong ## Why headline rent is the wrong number to compare Problem 1 ### Specials don't compare The board median was 10.8 weeks free on Oct 25, 2026. On a 12-month lease that's about 21% off base, spread across the year, not a discount you see every month. Problem 2 ### Fees sit outside the rent Required fees ran $78-$228 a month at 12 market-rate board buildings, median $120.50 (Oct 25, 2026). That's $1,446 a year the headline rent doesn't show. Problem 3 ### Year two resets to base Renewals price from base rent. At the median special, year two jumps about 26% at the same base, before any increase. So we show net effective, true monthly, and year two on every card, with the date we confirmed it. The Special Decoder ## Turn 'weeks free' into the number you'll pay each month Same formula we use on every building. Gift cards stay out of net effective, and year two is shown beside every special. $1,269 Net effective $1,389 With fees $1,620 Year two +17% Renewal jump Free rent value $2,769 Discount off base 15.4% Lease total after special $15,231 Fees per year $1,440 8 weeks free on a $1,500 apartment works out to about $1,269 a month across 12 months. Add $120 in fees and you're at $1,389, and year two starts at $1,620 if the base holds. Estimates only. The community sets rent, fees, and approval. We confirm them in writing before you sign. Gift cards are shown separately and are not part of net effective. See this math on every building → [/contact/ →](/contact/) How we do the math [/how-we-do-the-math/ →](/how-we-do-the-math/) New builds by area ## Where the new buildings are, and what they cost after the special Counts, typical special, and 'from' prices render from the feed with each row's pull date. Areas with fewer than 3 new builds aren't listed. Five-county map Click a point or a row to cross-highlight. Vacancy: Matthews Q2 2026. Electric: address and property checks, Oct 25, 2026. | Area | Tracked | Typical special | Vacancy (Q2 2026) | ISD | Electric | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Far North Austin | From feed | From feed | 25.0% | Pflugerville ISD / Round Rock ISD | Austin Energy | | Northeast Austin | From feed | From feed | 17.0% | Pflugerville ISD / Manor ISD | Austin Energy, Oncor (plan choice) by address | | Far East Austin | From feed | From feed | Metro figure | Manor ISD | Austin Energy (no plan choice) | | Southeast Austin | From feed | From feed | 16.2% | Del Valle ISD / Austin ISD | Austin Energy | | San Marcos | From feed | From feed | 19.9% | San Marcos CISD | PEC or Bluebonnet by address | Tracked count, market-rate studio/1BR "after special, from" price, typical special, and 2026 first move-ins render from the feed (area.\* tokens) with the pull date on each row. ISD is a fact, not a rating. 12 more area pages are in progress. The concierge ## How we help with new build board 1. 1 Shortlist We make the calls and confirm the unit, special, and written fee sheet. Same day during hours. 2. 2 Compare Year-two and 24-month math on up to four buildings, plus our top two picks and the tradeoff. 3. 3 Tour Up to four tours in one routed afternoon, or a live video walk of the actual unit. 4. 4 Sign and move in We read the concession and fee addenda with you, then check the ledger at day 7 and day 30. **When something goes wrong:** If the special is missing from the ledger, a fee wasn't disclosed, or move-in slips, we take it up with the community in writing and report back. The 60-second form ## Tell us what you need. We make the calls. You don't have time to call 20 leasing offices. We do, and confirm the unit, the special, and the written fee sheet the same day during hours. 1. 1 Same day We call or text during hours with a shortlist plan. 2. 2 In writing Unit, special, end date, and fee sheet confirmed before you tour. 3. 3 Year two shown Every pick shows year two at 0% and +3%, plus a 24-month total. Prefer to talk? Call or text 512-000-000 [tel:+1512000000 →](tel:+1512000000) , Mon-Fri 8 AM-8 PM · Sat 9 AM-6 PM · Sun 12-5 PM. Free, same day during hours ## Get my shortlist Step 1 of 3 ### Thanks, we have your details. We'll call or text the same day during hours with your shortlist plan. Straight answers ## New Build Board: questions renters ask Direct answer first, then the source and date. If your question isn't here, ask us on the form or by text. ### Which buildings are on the New Build Board? Ground-up new construction only, with first move-ins 2024 to 2027, in pre-leasing, lease-up, or the first 24 months. We tracked 144 communities on Oct 25, 2026. Renovations, conversions, and renamed older buildings aren't included. ### How often are prices updated? Every morning. Each card shows the date and time it was pulled. If a price goes stale, we hide it instead of showing an old number, and unconfirmed specials don't publish. ### What does the Austin New Build Score measure? Deal depth (30 points), price vs. nearby new builds (20), year-two risk (15), lease-up stage (15), fee disclosure (10), and build completion (10). It never scores location, schools, reviews, or people. ### Can a community pay for a better score or placement? No. Commission rates never affect the score, sort, placement, recommendations, or alerts. That policy is written and enforced in the code that ranks the board. ### Do I need an account to save buildings? No. You can save buildings on this device, compare four side by side, and send the list to the team. Alerts only run on saved buildings, with your consent, at most one a day. ### Why does the board list electric and ISD? Both change by address and affect your move. Electric changes deposits and plan choice; the ISD is listed as a fact with its lookup link, never as a rating. We'll help you set up electric before move-in. ### Can you guarantee a price or approval? No. The community sets both price and approval. We confirm them in writing before you sign. Guides ## Guides for new build board ![Four printed apartment comparison cards on an oak table](/images/featured/four-printed-apartment-comparison-cards-laid-out-o.webp) Decision guide ### How to Compare New Apartment Buildings Side by Side Compare on true monthly, year two, and 24-month total, not headline rent. Then add stage, what's finished, and fee disclosure. Read the guide → [How to Compare New Apartment Buildings Side by Side →](/guides/compare-new-apartment-buildings/) ![Real new apartment living room with floor-to-ceiling glass and oak floors](/images/featured/real-new-apartment-living-room-with-floor-to-ceili.webp) Explainer ### Renderings vs. the Real Unit: What a New-Build Listing Doesn't Show Renderings, model units, and your actual unit differ on view, floor, and finish. What to ask for before you sign, and how a live video walk helps. Read the guide → [Renderings vs. the Real Unit: What a New-Build Listing Doesn't Show →](/guides/renderings-vs-real-unit/) Related guides ## Every New Build Board guide - ExplainerParking at New Apartments: Garage, Reserved, and Surface Costs→ [/guides/parking-at-new-apartments/ →](/guides/parking-at-new-apartments/) - ExplainerRenderings vs. the Real Unit: What a New-Build Listing Doesn't Show→ [/guides/renderings-vs-real-unit/ →](/guides/renderings-vs-real-unit/) - ExplainerWhere New-Build Vacancy Is Highest in the Austin Metro→ [/guides/austin-new-build-vacancy-by-submarket/ →](/guides/austin-new-build-vacancy-by-submarket/) - Decision guideHow to Compare New Apartment Buildings Side by Side→ [/guides/compare-new-apartment-buildings/ →](/guides/compare-new-apartment-buildings/) - Decision guideRent Now or Wait? Austin New-Build Supply in 2026 vs. 2027→ [/guides/rent-now-or-wait-austin-supply-2027/ →](/guides/rent-now-or-wait-austin-supply-2027/) Related pages ## Related board views Board view ### Specials Specials confirmed within the last 7 days, each decoded to net effective and year two, with base rent shown beside every discount. Open Specials→ [/apartment-specials/ →](/apartment-specials/) Board view ### Lease-Ups Buildings already open and filling, sorted by stage and fill estimate, with what's finished and what the special does to your monthly cost. Open Lease-Ups→ [/lease-up-apartments/ →](/lease-up-apartments/) Board view ### Opening Soon Pre-leasing communities with opening dates we confirmed within 30 days, matched to the date your current lease ends. Open Opening Soon→ [/opening-soon/ →](/opening-soon/) ![](/images/misc/dusk-view-of-new-limestone-and-glass-apartment-tow.webp) Free to you, and your rent is the same either way ## You don't have time to call 20 leasing offices. We do. Send us your move date and all-in budget. We confirm the unit, the special, and the written fee sheet the same day during hours, then show you year two before you tour. Get my shortlist → [/contact/ →](/contact/) See the New Build Board [/new-construction-apartments/ →](/new-construction-apartments/) Call or text 512-000-000 [tel:+1512000000 →](tel:+1512000000) We don't guarantee pricing or approval. The community sets both, and we confirm them before you sign.