Centre sector · Established 1945
West Hillhurst
A 2.4 km² inner city community in Calgary’s Centre sector.
About
17% of the ground is under tree canopy and 9% is parkland; canopy is above the Calgary community median and parkland below it.
Getting around
29 bus stops inside the boundary; no CTrain station.
Schools
- Louise Dean School · PublicSenior High
- Madeleine D' Houet Bilingual School · SeparateJunior High
Parks, paths and trees
5.6 km of pathways and trails, 6.5 km of bike routes and one off-leash area. The city counts 3,740 public trees here.
When it was built
- 1910s
- Riley House · Queen Anne Revival1910
- Grand Trunk Cottage School · Vernacular1911
- 1940s
Established 1945
- 1960s
- Fire Hall No. 6 (1964) · Modern1964
- Guide-Scout Service Centre · Expressionist1966
4 resources on the City of Calgary inventory, by construction decade.
Community association
Compared with Calgary
- 17.1%Tree canopyAbove city median 14.6%
- 9.4%ParklandBelow city median 11.9%
- 3.7%Natural areaAbove city median 2%
- 5.6 kmPathways and trailsAbove city median 4.1 km
- 6.5 kmBike routesAbove city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
173 building permits, 72 development permits and 5 land-use redesignations in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $51.2M.
Housing stock
The city lists 112 registered secondary suites and 26 licensed short-term rentals.
West Hillhurst — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is West Hillhurst in?
- West Hillhurst is in the Centre sector of Calgary.
- Is West Hillhurst on the CTrain?
- No CTrain station sits inside the West Hillhurst boundary; the nearest stations are in neighbouring communities.
- What schools are in West Hillhurst?
- West Hillhurst has 2 schools inside its boundary: Louise Dean School and Madeleine D' Houet Bilingual School.
- How big is West Hillhurst?
- West Hillhurst covers about 2.4 square kilometres.
- Which communities border West Hillhurst?
- West Hillhurst borders Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill, Parkdale, Scarboro/Sunalta West, Shaganappi, Spruce Cliff, St. Andrews Heights, and Sunalta.
- How many historic resources are in West Hillhurst?
- West Hillhurst has 4 historic resources on the City of Calgary's heritage inventory.
- Is West Hillhurst good for walking and cycling?
- West Hillhurst has 6.5 km of bike routes and 5.6 km of pathways and trails.
- What is for sale in West Hillhurst?
- Every home for sale in West 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.
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