Neighbourhoods · Centre sector

Downtown Commercial Core

Centre City · Established community

Median home assessment
$177k
Across 2,441 houses, townhouses and condos
People (2021 census)
8,225
10% under 15 · 9% 65+
Median income (2021)
$42k
Higher than 34% of areas
New homes in permits
0
Applied for in the last 12 months

Map

Downtown Commercial Core boundary

The shaded area is the City's community district boundary. Tap a dot for details. Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

Homes and assessments

Property typePropertiesShareMedian assessment
High Rise Rental Condo1,24051%$139,000
High Rise Apartment Condo1,14547%$303,000
Low Rise Apartment Condo361%$231,250
Townhouse201%$261,000
Self-Contained Senior Home (Income)50%$26,750,000
Apartment High-rise/Commercial30%$21,360,000
Mixed High-rise & Townhouse10%$46,820,000

Residential property types only. Titled parking stalls, storage units and vacant lots are left out, and the median home assessment also leaves out whole apartment buildings. 4,537 assessed properties in all. Assessments are the City's estimates for property tax, valued at July 1 of the year before. They aren't sale prices.

What's being built and changed

Building permits, last 12 months

404 building permit applications, including 0 new homes.

351 Existing52 Other1 New
Development permits, last 2 years

94 development permit applications.

54 Signs12 Change of Use7 Special Function Tents6 Commercial5 Renovations4 Outdoor Cafe
Land use change applications, last 3 years
AddressChangeIn plain EnglishStatus
800 MACLEOD TR SE2025-12-30CR20-C20/R20;CR20-C20/R20to C-COR1;C-N2From downtown commercial–residential district to see the Land Use Bylaw for this district.Cancelled
728 4 AV SW2025-07-02DCto CC-XFrom Direct Control (custom rules in its own bylaw) to Centre City mixed use.Approved
800 MACLEOD TR SE2025-06-11CR20-C20/R20to C-C2From downtown commercial–residential district to community commercial, larger scale.Allows less than before.Cancelled
311 8 ST SW2025-03-06DCto DCFrom Direct Control (custom rules in its own bylaw) to Direct Control (custom rules in its own bylaw).Custom rules for this site; read the DC bylaw.Approved
215 8 AV SE2024-10-16CR20-C20/R20;NO-LUDto CR20-C20/R20;CR20-C20/R20From downtown commercial–residential district to downtown commercial–residential district.A similar scale, with different rules.Approved
Planned Green Line station: 7 Avenue SWInside the community. Planned as part of the Downtown Segment.
Planned Green Line station: BeltlineAbout 60 m outside the boundary. Planned as part of the Downtown Segment.
Planned Green Line station: Eau ClaireAbout 220 m outside the boundary. Construction timing isn't set yet.
Planned Green Line station: Event Centre / Grand Central StationAbout 400 m outside the boundary. Planned as part of the Downtown Segment.
4 licensed short-term rentalsShort-term rentals with a current City business licence inside the boundary.

Schools and getting around

Schools in Downtown Commercial Core
  • BOW VALLEY COLLEGE
  • UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE

Catchment areas aren't in this data. Check designated schools with the Calgary Board of Education or Calgary Catholic School District.

Transit

32 bus and CTrain routes stop inside the community.

CTrain: EB 3 Street SW Station, EB 6 Street SW Station, EB 8 Street SW Station, EB Centre Street Station, EB City Hall/Bow Valley College (Free Fare Zone), WB 1 Street SW Station, WB 4 Street SW Station, WB 7 Street SW Station, WB City Hall/Bow Valley College (Free Fare Zone)

Parks, recreation and community

Community association

No community hall listed for Downtown Commercial Core.

Find the community association

Off-leash dog areas

None inside the boundary.

Pools, rinks and recreation

No City-listed recreation facilities inside the boundary.

Garbage, recycling and compostCart days are set by address.Look up the collection schedule
Snow route parking bansEach property brief checks whether the street is a snow route.How snow route bans work

From City of Calgary open data: community district boundaries, current property assessments, the 2021 federal census by community, the Calgary Equity Index, building and development permits, land use applications, business licences, schools, Calgary Transit stops, parks and recreation facilities. Pulled Oct 27, 2026. All neighbourhoods · Compare addresses