Centre sector
Chinatown
A 0.2 km² centre city community in Calgary’s Centre sector, served by a business improvement area.
About
16% of the ground is under tree canopy and 28% is parkland, both above the Calgary community median.
Getting around
4 bus stops inside the boundary; no CTrain station.
Schools
- Calgary Chinese Private SchoolSenior High
Parks, paths and trees
1.6 km of pathways and trails and 1.5 km of bike routes. The city counts 281 public trees here.
When it was built
- 1910s
- Canton Block · Edwardian Commercial1910
- Canton Block Extension · Edwardian Commercial1911
- Chinese National League (Ho Lem Block) · Edwardian Commercial1911
- Chinese Masonic Hall · Edwardian Commercial1912
- Centre Street Bridge · Beaux-Arts1915
- 1940s
- Greyhound Building (Demolished - 2006) · Modern1946
- 1950s
- Linda Mae Block · Commercial1950
- Chinese United Church · Gothic Revival1953
- Chinese National League Building · Modern Classical1954
- 1960s
- Jade Palace Restaurant Sign · Modern1960
- 1980s
- Sien Lok Park1982
- 1990s
- Calgary Chinese Cultural Center1992
12 resources on the City of Calgary inventory, by construction decade.
Public art
- The Bison and The Dragon · Jarett Sitter207 First St. S.E., north wall
- The Golden Eagle and The Phoenix · Jarett Sitter307 First St. S.E.
- The Guardian Lion and Bear · Jarett Sitter207 First St. S.E., south wall
Community association
Calgary Chinatown Community Association · Chinatown BIA
Compared with Calgary
- 16%Tree canopyAbove city median 14.6%
- 27.9%ParklandAbove city median 11.9%
- 14.9%Natural areaAbove city median 2%
- 1.6 kmPathways and trailsBelow city median 4.1 km
- 1.5 kmBike routesNear city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
29 building permits and 4 development permits in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $6.4M.
Housing stock
The city lists 21 licensed short-term rentals.
Chinatown — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Chinatown in?
- Chinatown is in the Centre sector of Calgary.
- Is Chinatown on the CTrain?
- No CTrain station sits inside the Chinatown boundary; the nearest stations are in neighbouring communities.
- What schools are in Chinatown?
- Chinatown has 1 school inside its boundary: Calgary Chinese Private School.
- How big is Chinatown?
- Chinatown covers about 0.2 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Chinatown?
- Chinatown borders Crescent Heights, Downtown Commercial Core, Downtown East Village, Eau Claire, and Sunnyside.
- Does Chinatown have a Business Improvement Area?
- Yes — Chinatown is served by the Chinatown BIA.
- How many historic resources are in Chinatown?
- Chinatown has 12 historic resources on the City of Calgary's heritage inventory.
- Is Chinatown good for walking and cycling?
- Chinatown has 1.5 km of bike routes and 1.6 km of pathways and trails.
- Does Chinatown have public art?
- Chinatown has 3 public artworks.
- What is for sale in Chinatown?
- Every home for sale in Chinatown is on the listings map, with prices and photos, scoped to this community.
Sources and notes
- City of Calgary Open Data: community boundaries and classes, permits, parks and off-leash areas, urban forest, pathways and bikeways, historic resources, public art, schools, transit stops, secondary suites, short-term rentals, land supply. Permits, suites and short-term-rental licences refresh daily to weekly.