Centre sector · Established 1914
Hillhurst
A 2.1 km² inner city community in Calgary’s Centre sector, served by one CTrain station and a business improvement area.
About
18% of the ground is under tree canopy and 11% is parkland; canopy is above the Calgary community median and parkland close to it.
Getting around
One CTrain station (SAIT/ACAD/Jubilee Station) and 39 bus stops sit inside the boundary.
Schools
- Hillhurst School · PublicElementary
- Queen Elizabeth High School · PublicJunior High/Senior High
- Queen Elizabeth School · PublicElementary
Parks, paths and trees
4.1 km of pathways and trails and 3.3 km of bike routes. The city counts 4,322 public trees here.
When it was built
- 1900s
- Hillhurst Baptist Church · Gothic Revival1907
- Fire Hall No. 6 · Edwardian Classical1909
- 1910s
Established 1914
- Hillhurst Cottage School · Foursquare1910
- Riley Park1911
- William J Gray Residence · Edwardian Gable Front1911
- Malcolm Clair Residence · Edwardian Gable Front1912
- 11 Street NW Lilac Median1919
+10 more
- 1920s
- Heritage Hall (SAIT Campus) · Collegiate Gothic1921
- Hillhurst (Louise) Bridge1921
- AGT Building - Hillhurst Exchange · Edwardian Classical1922
- King George Masonic Hall · Spanish Colonial Revival1926
- 6 Avenue NW Lilac Medians1929
+1 more
- 1930s
- Queen Elizabeth Junior and Senior High School · Collegiate Gothic1930
- Bow Valley Lawn Bowling Club · Vernacular1932
- Bowness Road NW Lilac Medians1932
- 1950s
- St. John's Church (Demolished - 2003)1953
- Mewata Bridge · Modern1954
- Senator Patrick Burns Memorial Rock Garden1956
- Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium · International1957
30 resources on the City of Calgary inventory, by construction decade.
Public art
- Self-Made Woman · Paul Slipper with Cameron Small and Amiel LoganSAIT Polytechnic (1301 16th Ave. N.W.)
Community association
Hillhurst / Sunnyside Community Association · Kensington BRZ
Compared with Calgary
- 17.6%Tree canopyAbove city median 14.6%
- 11.2%ParklandNear city median 11.9%
- 2.8%Natural areaNear city median 2%
- 4.1 kmPathways and trailsNear city median 4.1 km
- 3.3 kmBike routesAbove city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
72 building permits, 42 development permits and 4 land-use redesignations in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $10.8M.
Housing stock
The city lists 63 registered secondary suites and 36 licensed short-term rentals.
Hillhurst — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Hillhurst in?
- Hillhurst is in the Centre sector of Calgary.
- Is Hillhurst on the CTrain?
- Yes. SAIT/ACAD/Jubilee Station sits inside the Hillhurst boundary.
- What schools are in Hillhurst?
- Hillhurst has 3 schools inside its boundary: Hillhurst School, Queen Elizabeth High School, and Queen Elizabeth School.
- How big is Hillhurst?
- Hillhurst covers about 2.1 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Hillhurst?
- Hillhurst borders Capitol Hill, Downtown West End, Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill, Mount Pleasant, Rosedale, Sunalta, and Sunnyside.
- Does Hillhurst have a Business Improvement Area?
- Yes — Hillhurst is served by the Kensington BRZ.
- How many historic resources are in Hillhurst?
- Hillhurst has 30 historic resources on the City of Calgary's heritage inventory.
- Is Hillhurst good for walking and cycling?
- Hillhurst has 3.3 km of bike routes and 4.1 km of pathways and trails.
- Does Hillhurst have public art?
- Hillhurst has 1 public artwork.
- What is for sale in Hillhurst?
- Every home for sale in Hillhurst 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.