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Costello, Inc

Land-use entitlement firm · 8 unique cases
13
Hearings (10-yr)
8
Unique cases
44.4%
Approval (of decided)
44.4%
Postponement
2016–2019
Active
0
Since 2024

Hearings by year

Costello, Inc: hearings by year2016: 6, 2017: 0, 2018: 2, 2019: 5366’16’172’185’19

Outcome distribution

Costello, Inc: outcomesApproved: 4 (31%), Postponed: 4 (31%), Denied: 1 (8%), No decision: 4 (31%)31%31%8%31%Approved 4Postponed 4Denied 1No decision 4

Versus the field

Postponement rate vs the fieldCostello, Inc: 44%, Field median: 44%Costello, Inc44%Field median44%
Approval rate 44.4% — below the field (46.1%) by 1.7 pts.

Hearing timeline

Hearing dateOutcomeDistrictAgent
2019-10-01ApprovedD2Steven Buffum
2019-04-09ApprovedD4Steven Buffum
2019-03-26PostponedD4Steven Buffum
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Where they practice

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Recent cases

C8-2019-0025.0AC14-2018-0140C8-2018-0221.0AC14-2018-0043NPA-2016-0021.01C14-2016-0069C8J-2016-0056.0AC14-2016-0004
Austin Development Watch · every figure traces to a certified record · data through 2026-07-06 · gate-certified · generated 2026-07-07