Centre sector · Established 1907
Cliff Bungalow
A 0.4 km² inner city community in Calgary’s Centre sector, served by a business improvement area.
About
22% of the ground is under tree canopy and 13% is parkland; canopy is above the Calgary community median and parkland close to it.
Getting around
6 bus stops inside the boundary; no CTrain station.
Schools
- Montessori School of CalgaryElementary
- Western Canada High School · PublicSenior High
Parks, paths and trees
0.7 km of pathways and trails, 1.6 km of bike routes and one off-leash area. The city counts 726 public trees here.
When it was built
- 1900s
Established 1907
- Jennison (Dingman) Residence · Queen Anne Revival1909
- Ogden Residence · Queen Anne Revival1909
- 1910s
- Daniel McNeil Residence · Queen Anne Revival1910
- Ernest S Leonard Residence · Queen Anne Revival1910
- NJ McLaren Residence · Queen Anne Revival1910
- 5A Street SW Boulevards1915
- Mission Bridge1915
+9 more
- 1920s
- Cliff Bungalow School · Bungalow1920
- Treend Residence · Prairie1922
- Himmelman Boathouse · Vernacular1926
- Aberhart Residence · Craftsman1927
- Gordon Suites · Spanish Colonial Revival1929
+1 more
- 1930s
- Laurence Apartments · Vernacular1930
- Tivoli Theatre · Art Moderne1937
24 resources on the City of Calgary inventory, by construction decade.
Public art
- Ephemeral Perch · Lane ShordeeElbow Island Park - Fourth Street S.W. and Elbow Drive S.W.
- Fish Ladder · Caitlind r.c. Brown and Wayne GarrettElbow Island Park - Fourth Street S.W. and Elbow Drive S.W.
- Things that both a relative you haven't seen in a long time and the river could say · KablusiakElbow Island Park - Fourth Street S.W. and Elbow Drive S.W.
Community association
Cliff Bungalow – Mission Community Association · 4th Street South West BIA
Compared with Calgary
- 21.6%Tree canopyAbove city median 14.6%
- 12.9%ParklandNear city median 11.9%
- 8%Natural areaAbove city median 2%
- 0.7 kmPathways and trailsBelow city median 4.1 km
- 1.6 kmBike routesNear city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
13 building permits, 12 development permits and 3 land-use redesignations in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $1.2M.
Housing stock
The city lists 11 registered secondary suites and 34 licensed short-term rentals.
Cliff Bungalow — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Cliff Bungalow in?
- Cliff Bungalow is in the Centre sector of Calgary.
- Is Cliff Bungalow on the CTrain?
- No CTrain station sits inside the Cliff Bungalow boundary; the nearest stations are in neighbouring communities.
- What schools are in Cliff Bungalow?
- Cliff Bungalow has 2 schools inside its boundary: Montessori School of Calgary and Western Canada High School.
- How big is Cliff Bungalow?
- Cliff Bungalow covers about 0.4 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Cliff Bungalow?
- Cliff Bungalow borders Beltline, Elbow Park, Lower Mount Royal, Mission, Rideau Park, Roxboro, and Upper Mount Royal.
- Does Cliff Bungalow have a Business Improvement Area?
- Yes — Cliff Bungalow is served by the 4th Street South West BIA.
- How many historic resources are in Cliff Bungalow?
- Cliff Bungalow has 24 historic resources on the City of Calgary's heritage inventory.
- Is Cliff Bungalow good for walking and cycling?
- Cliff Bungalow has 1.6 km of bike routes and 0.7 km of pathways and trails.
- Does Cliff Bungalow have public art?
- Cliff Bungalow has 3 public artworks.
- What is for sale in Cliff Bungalow?
- Every home for sale in Cliff Bungalow 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.