Centre sector · Established 1950
Renfrew
A 2.7 km² inner city community in Calgary’s Centre sector, served by a business improvement area.
About
16% of the ground is under tree canopy and 23% is parkland, both above the Calgary community median.
Getting around
43 bus stops inside the boundary; no CTrain station.
Schools
- Children's Village School · PublicElementary
- Colonel Macleod School · PublicElementary/Junior High
- St. Alphonsus Elementary Junior High School · SeparateElementary/Junior High
- Stanley Jones School · PublicElementary/Junior High
Parks, paths and trees
11 km of pathways and trails, 5.4 km of bike routes and two off-leash areas. The city counts 2,905 public trees here.
When it was built
- 1910s
- Stanley Jones Elementary School · Classical Revival1913
- Stanley Jones Grocery · Edwardian Commercial1913
- 1920s
- Rutledge Hangar (Municipal Airport No. 1)1929
- 1940s
- Beaumont Circus1945
- 1950s
Established 1950
- Ukrainian Catholic Church · Eastern European1954
- Hillcrest Texaco Service Station · Modern1959
6 resources on the City of Calgary inventory, by construction decade.
Community association
Renfrew Community Association · Crescent Heights Village BIA
Compared with Calgary
- 16%Tree canopyAbove city median 14.6%
- 23.4%ParklandAbove city median 11.9%
- 16%Natural areaAbove city median 2%
- 11 kmPathways and trailsAbove city median 4.1 km
- 5.4 kmBike routesAbove city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
134 building permits, 55 development permits and 3 land-use redesignations in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $21.3M.
Housing stock
The city lists 226 registered secondary suites and 37 licensed short-term rentals.
Renfrew — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Renfrew in?
- Renfrew is in the Centre sector of Calgary.
- Is Renfrew on the CTrain?
- No CTrain station sits inside the Renfrew boundary; the nearest stations are in neighbouring communities.
- What schools are in Renfrew?
- Renfrew has 4 schools inside its boundary: Children's Village School, Colonel Macleod School, St. Alphonsus Elementary Junior High School, and Stanley Jones School.
- How big is Renfrew?
- Renfrew covers about 2.7 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Renfrew?
- Renfrew borders Bridgeland/Riverside, Crescent Heights, Mayland Heights, Tuxedo Park, Vista Heights, and Winston Heights/Mountview.
- Does Renfrew have a Business Improvement Area?
- Yes — Renfrew is served by the Crescent Heights Village BIA.
- How many historic resources are in Renfrew?
- Renfrew has 6 historic resources on the City of Calgary's heritage inventory.
- Is Renfrew good for walking and cycling?
- Renfrew has 5.4 km of bike routes and 11 km of pathways and trails.
- What is for sale in Renfrew?
- Every home for sale in Renfrew 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.