Centre sector · Established 1945
South Calgary
A 0.9 km² inner city community in Calgary’s Centre sector, served by a business improvement area.
About
17% of the ground is under tree canopy and 7% is parkland; canopy is above the Calgary community median and parkland below it.
Getting around
19 bus stops inside the boundary; no CTrain station.
Parks, paths and trees
1.0 km of pathways and trails and 2.2 km of bike routes. The city counts 1,304 public trees here.
When it was built
- 1910s
- Herbert and Barbara Taylor Residence · Edwardian Cottage1912
- James and Louie Taylor Residence · Queen Anne Revival1912
- King Edward School · Queen Anne Revival1912
- Richard and Annie Taylor Residence · Edwardian Cottage1912
- White Residence · Prairie1915
- 1930s
- Sub-station No. Four · Renaissance Revival1930
- 1940s
Established 1945
- 1950s
- Fire Hall No. 5 (Demolished - 2012) · Modern1952
7 resources on the City of Calgary inventory, by construction decade.
Public art
- Charged Line · Jill AnholtSouth Calgary Fire Station No. 5 (3129 14th St. S.W.)
Community association
Marda Loop Community Association · Marda Loop BIA
Compared with Calgary
- 16.6%Tree canopyAbove city median 14.6%
- 7.1%ParklandBelow city median 11.9%
- 0%Natural areaBelow city median 2%
- 1.0 kmPathways and trailsBelow city median 4.1 km
- 2.2 kmBike routesAbove city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
83 building permits, 38 development permits and 2 land-use redesignations in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $18.2M.
Housing stock
The city lists 55 registered secondary suites and 17 licensed short-term rentals.
South Calgary — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is South Calgary in?
- South Calgary is in the Centre sector of Calgary.
- Is South Calgary on the CTrain?
- No CTrain station sits inside the South Calgary boundary; the nearest stations are in neighbouring communities.
- How big is South Calgary?
- South Calgary covers about 0.9 square kilometres.
- Which communities border South Calgary?
- South Calgary borders Altadore, Bankview, Elbow Park, Garrison Woods, Richmond, and Upper Mount Royal.
- Does South Calgary have a Business Improvement Area?
- Yes — South Calgary is served by the Marda Loop BIA.
- How many historic resources are in South Calgary?
- South Calgary has 7 historic resources on the City of Calgary's heritage inventory.
- Is South Calgary good for walking and cycling?
- South Calgary has 2.2 km of bike routes and 1.0 km of pathways and trails.
- Does South Calgary have public art?
- South Calgary has 1 public artwork.
- What is for sale in South Calgary?
- Every home for sale in South Calgary 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.