East sector · Established 1950
Southview
A 1.6 km² 1950s community in Calgary’s East sector, served by a business improvement area.
About
15% of the ground is under tree canopy and 3% is parkland; canopy is close to the Calgary community median and parkland below it.
Getting around
10 bus stops inside the boundary; no CTrain station.
Schools
- Almadina Language Charter Academy, Mountain View CampusElementary
Parks, paths and trees
5.9 km of pathways and trails, 2.2 km of bike routes and one off-leash area. The city counts 2,544 public trees here.
When it was built
- 1950s
Established 1950
- Cushing Bridge1956
1 resources on the City of Calgary inventory, by construction decade.
Public art
- Dance · Vahe Tokmaiyan; Lovelia Vera; Juancarlos Urria; Janey Luc Germain; Zoong Nguen; Maria LoaziaUnity Park, 17th Avenue S.E. and 30th Street S.E.
- Forest Lawn Lift Station · Sans Façon19th Avenue S.E. and 26th Street S.E.
- Kawa'pomahkaiks, Animals that Roam the Prairies · Adrian Stimson17th Avenue S.E. and 33rd Street S.E.
- Pick, Pluck, Perch · Eric Moschopedis and Mia Rushton17th Avenue S.E. and 34th Street S.E.
Community association
Southview Community Association · International Avenue BRZ
Compared with Calgary
- 15.2%Tree canopyNear city median 14.6%
- 2.8%ParklandBelow city median 11.9%
- 0.5%Natural areaBelow city median 2%
- 5.9 kmPathways and trailsAbove city median 4.1 km
- 2.2 kmBike routesAbove city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
39 building permits and 29 development permits in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $53.4M.
Housing stock
The city lists 56 registered secondary suites and 6 licensed short-term rentals.
Southview — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Southview in?
- Southview is in the East sector of Calgary.
- Is Southview on the CTrain?
- No CTrain station sits inside the Southview boundary; the nearest stations are in neighbouring communities.
- What schools are in Southview?
- Southview has 1 school inside its boundary: Almadina Language Charter Academy, Mountain View Campus.
- How big is Southview?
- Southview covers about 1.6 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Southview?
- Southview borders Albert Park/Radisson Heights, Dover, Forest Lawn, and Inglewood.
- Does Southview have a Business Improvement Area?
- Yes — Southview is served by the International Avenue BRZ.
- How many historic resources are in Southview?
- Southview has 1 historic resource on the City of Calgary's heritage inventory.
- Is Southview good for walking and cycling?
- Southview has 2.2 km of bike routes and 5.9 km of pathways and trails.
- Does Southview have public art?
- Southview has 4 public artworks.
- What is for sale in Southview?
- Every home for sale in Southview 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.