Northwest sector
Greenwood/Greenbriar
A 1.2 km² 1960s–70s community in Calgary’s Northwest sector.
About
13% of the ground is under tree canopy and 12% is parkland; canopy is below the Calgary community median and parkland close to it.
Getting around
9 bus stops inside the boundary; no CTrain station.
Parks, paths and trees
2.7 km of pathways and trails, 0.1 km of bike routes and one off-leash area. The city counts 561 public trees here.
Compared with Calgary
- 13.3%Tree canopyBelow city median 14.6%
- 12%ParklandNear city median 11.9%
- 8%Natural areaAbove city median 2%
- 2.7 kmPathways and trailsBelow city median 4.1 km
- 0.1 kmBike routesBelow city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
63 building permits and 21 development permits in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $33M.
Housing stock
The city lists 4 registered secondary suites and 2 licensed short-term rentals.
The city maps 48 ha of developable land here, room for about 1,995 more homes.
Greenwood/Greenbriar — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Greenwood/Greenbriar in?
- Greenwood/Greenbriar is in the Northwest sector of Calgary.
- Is Greenwood/Greenbriar on the CTrain?
- No CTrain station sits inside the Greenwood/Greenbriar boundary; the nearest stations are in neighbouring communities.
- How big is Greenwood/Greenbriar?
- Greenwood/Greenbriar covers about 1.2 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Greenwood/Greenbriar?
- Greenwood/Greenbriar borders Bowness, Medicine Hill, and Valley Ridge.
- How many historic resources are in Greenwood/Greenbriar?
- Greenwood/Greenbriar has no listed historic resources.
- Is Greenwood/Greenbriar good for walking and cycling?
- Greenwood/Greenbriar has 0.1 km of bike routes and 2.7 km of pathways and trails.
- What is for sale in Greenwood/Greenbriar?
- Every home for sale in Greenwood/Greenbriar 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.