West sector · Established 1958
Glenbrook
A 2 km² 1950s community in Calgary’s West sector.
About
15% of the ground is under tree canopy and 8% is parkland; canopy is close to the Calgary community median and parkland below it.
Getting around
36 bus stops inside the boundary; no CTrain station.
Schools
- A. E. Cross School · PublicJunior High
- Calgary Christian High SchoolJunior High/Senior High
- Calgary Christian SchoolElementary
- Glenbrook School · PublicElementary
- LYNX WestElementary/Junior High
Parks, paths and trees
0.5 km of pathways and trails, 1.8 km of bike routes and one off-leash area. The city counts 2,757 public trees here.
When it was built
- 1910s
- Plateau Farm/Patrick Residence · Foursquare1910
- 1920s
- McClary Residence · Vernacular1929
- 1950s
Established 1958
2 resources on the City of Calgary inventory, by construction decade.
Community association
Compared with Calgary
- 15.3%Tree canopyNear city median 14.6%
- 7.7%ParklandBelow city median 11.9%
- 0.2%Natural areaBelow city median 2%
- 0.5 kmPathways and trailsBelow city median 4.1 km
- 1.8 kmBike routesNear city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
103 building permits, 46 development permits and 3 land-use redesignations in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $17.4M.
Housing stock
The city lists 170 registered secondary suites and 7 licensed short-term rentals.
Glenbrook — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Glenbrook in?
- Glenbrook is in the West sector of Calgary.
- Is Glenbrook on the CTrain?
- No CTrain station sits inside the Glenbrook boundary; the nearest stations are in neighbouring communities.
- What schools are in Glenbrook?
- Glenbrook has 5 schools inside its boundary: A. E. Cross School, Calgary Christian High School, Calgary Christian School, Glenbrook School, and LYNX West.
- How big is Glenbrook?
- Glenbrook covers about 2 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Glenbrook?
- Glenbrook borders Glamorgan, Glendale, Killarney/Glengarry, Rutland Park, and Signal Hill.
- How many historic resources are in Glenbrook?
- Glenbrook has 2 historic resources on the City of Calgary's heritage inventory.
- Is Glenbrook good for walking and cycling?
- Glenbrook has 1.8 km of bike routes and 0.5 km of pathways and trails.
- What is for sale in Glenbrook?
- Every home for sale in Glenbrook 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.