Centre sector · Established 1912
Sunalta
A 0.9 km² inner city community in Calgary’s Centre sector, served by one CTrain station and a business improvement area.
About
12% of the ground is under tree canopy and 11% is parkland; canopy is below the Calgary community median and parkland close to it.
Getting around
One CTrain station (Sunalta Station) and 14 bus stops sit inside the boundary.
Schools
- Sacred Heart Elementary School · SeparateElementary
Parks, paths and trees
3.4 km of pathways and trails, 3.0 km of bike routes and two off-leash areas. The city counts 1,610 public trees here.
When it was built
- 1900s
- Weissgerber Residence · Edwardian Gable Front1904
- Darrach Residence · Edwardian Cottage1909
- 1910s
Established 1912
- Cunningham Residence (Demolished - 2019) · Queen Anne Revival1910
- MacKay Residence · Edwardian Gable Front1910
- 1409 15 Street SW · Craftsman1911
- 1711 11 Avenue SW · Edwardian Gable Front1912
- Johnston Residence · Craftsman1912
+3 more
- 1920s
- Kennedy's Garage (Demolished - 2016) · Vernacular1927
- Burdett Residence · Tudor Revival1929
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church · Gothic Revival1929
- Trotter Residence · Tudor Revival1929
- 1960s
- Condon Building · Modern1966
15 resources on the City of Calgary inventory, by construction decade.
Public art
- Comet · Kathryn Fodchuk DobbinPumphouse Theatre, 2140 Pumphouse Ave. S.W.
Community association
Sunalta Community Association · 17th Avenue Retail & Entertainment District BIA
Compared with Calgary
- 11.7%Tree canopyBelow city median 14.6%
- 10.9%ParklandNear city median 11.9%
- 1.7%Natural areaNear city median 2%
- 3.4 kmPathways and trailsNear city median 4.1 km
- 3.0 kmBike routesAbove city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
22 building permits, 22 development permits and 3 land-use redesignations in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $1.1M.
Housing stock
The city lists 7 registered secondary suites and 24 licensed short-term rentals.
Sunalta — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Sunalta in?
- Sunalta is in the Centre sector of Calgary.
- Is Sunalta on the CTrain?
- Yes. Sunalta Station sits inside the Sunalta boundary.
- What schools are in Sunalta?
- Sunalta has 1 school inside its boundary: Sacred Heart Elementary School.
- How big is Sunalta?
- Sunalta covers about 0.9 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Sunalta?
- Sunalta borders Bankview, Beltline, Downtown West End, Hillhurst, Lower Mount Royal, Scarboro, Scarboro/Sunalta West, and West Hillhurst.
- Does Sunalta have a Business Improvement Area?
- Yes — Sunalta is served by the 17th Avenue Retail & Entertainment District BIA.
- How many historic resources are in Sunalta?
- Sunalta has 15 historic resources on the City of Calgary's heritage inventory.
- Is Sunalta good for walking and cycling?
- Sunalta has 3.0 km of bike routes and 3.4 km of pathways and trails.
- Does Sunalta have public art?
- Sunalta has 1 public artwork.
- What is for sale in Sunalta?
- Every home for sale in Sunalta 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.