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1608 Garden St

East Cesar Chavez, Austin TX 78702 0202070218 1 units · 2022

This building has a higher-than-average number of open problems nearby. Few open issues; problems get fixed quickly. A reasonable bet for a smooth tenancy.

Code Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in East Cesar Chavez
At or below average
avg 0.3
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 code violations (7y), at or below the East Cesar Chavez average of 0.3.

Building characteristics
Units1
Buildings on parcel1
Year built2022
Total area2,334 sq ft
Property typeADDITIONAL LIVING QUARTER
Geo ID (TCAD parcel)0202070218
Ownership

Registered owner per Travis Central Appraisal District (TCAD).

Owner name
Pfotenhauer Scott &
Mailing address
Jody Pfotenhauer & Samantha Pfotenhauer, Austin, TX, 78702

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Initial analysis

The property at 1608 Garden Street in the East Cesar Chavez neighborhood is a newly constructed building completed in 2022, replacing a circa 1937 single-family residence that measured 1,467 square feet. The current structure, owned by Scott Pfotenhauer and partners, consists of a single unit with additional living quarters, featuring a 2-bedroom, 2-bath secondary apartment with an attached 1-car garage, along with a primary 2-story single-family residence containing 3 bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms with a similar garage configuration. The demolition and new construction work received final approval through three separate building permits issued in July 2022, including an expedited review for the main residence.

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Risk rating

How 1608 Garden St's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of Austin Code enforcement data — code violations, complaint history, Repeat Offender Program activity, and owner track records. It estimates the probability that Austin Code will find a code violation at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Grade A–B — Low risk

Austin Code rarely finds violations here. Strong maintenance history and a clean complaint record.

Grade C — Moderate risk

Some past violations or complaints on record. Worth asking the landlord about any open issues before signing.

Grade D–F — High risk

Elevated violation and complaint history. Austin Code has found issues here before and is statistically likely to again.

Neighborhood percentile
71stpercentile

Out of 118 buildings in this neighborhood, 34 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
77%
No code
violation
23%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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311 calls (past 7 years)

311 service requests tied to this address over 7 years.

311 call rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property 311 call rate across the owner's portfolio.

ZIP code (78702)

The ZIP code captures local housing-market and code-enforcement patterns that affect all properties in the area.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 76.0%
Moderate concern 21.3%
Severe concern 2.7%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

1608 Garden St event timeline

Code violations, complaints, Repeat Offender Program activity, permits, and 311 calls — most recent records in order.

2026
311 Request Jun 15
TPW - Tree Issue Right of Way
Austin Transportation and Public Works
311 RequestJun 09
ARR - Compost

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