Owner-occupier
A hospital- or university-adjacent story can support tenants, but the owner experience depends on the slope, parking and outdoor space of the exact site. Walk the route rather than measuring a straight line.
NW Calgaryactive planning signal
Montgomery
Bowness Road main-street community near the Bow River, major hospitals and the university district, with pronounced grade changes in parts of the area.
Applied this year
7Same period last year
5Trailing 12 months
16City building-permit applications coded 4 housing units + New for MONTGOMERY. A permit signal is not a listing, approval, completed building or exact fourplex count.
Inspect City sourceThree ways to read the area
Same neighbourhood. Different decision.
A good location has to work for the person living there, the income plan and the physical site—not just one of the three.
Income investor
Match the unit mix to institutional employees, students, couples or families intentionally. Add insurance, drainage, retaining and exterior-access questions to the operating review.
Builder / developer
Use a surveyed site section early. The local plan and main-street context can support growth, while excavation and access can still make a seemingly attractive parcel inefficient.
The area file
What the neighbourhood context can—and cannot—tell you
Read the block
Two parcels with the same frontage can carry very different excavation, retaining and access costs. The section through the site matters as much as the plan.
Current four-unit applications make Montgomery a useful place to compare stated planning intent with the physical constraints of hillside and river-adjacent sites.
Put an address into the AtlasLand-use context
The approved South Shaganappi Communities Local Area Plan guides growth, while Bowness Road main-street policy and exact parcel land use shape individual applications.
General context only. Confirm the exact parcel district, approved plans, applications and current bylaw requirements with the City and appropriate professionals.
Read the South Shaganappi Communities Local Area PlanWhat to verify early
- Slope, retaining walls and the relationship between front and rear grades
- Flood and overland-flow questions closer to the Bow River
- Access to Foothills Medical Centre, Alberta Children's Hospital and the university
Recent public signal
What the City application file shows
Recent applications matching the four-unit signal for this community. Open the source before relying on any record.
| Applied | Address | Community | Permit class | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4338R 20 AV NW | MONTGOMERY | 1606 - Ths Townhouse | BP2026-12158 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | #1B 5131 19 AV NW | MONTGOMERY | 1606 - Ths Townhouse | BP2026-10907 |
| May 28, 2026 | #4B 2416 48 ST NW | MONTGOMERY | 1606 - Ths Townhouse | BP2026-09451 |
| Apr 29, 2026 | #1B 4431 21 AV NW | MONTGOMERY | 1606 - Ths Townhouse | BP2026-07145 |
| Apr 15, 2026 | 5228 21 AV NW | MONTGOMERY | 1606 - Ths Townhouse | BP2026-05963 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | #1 4531 21 AV NW | MONTGOMERY | 1606 - Ths Townhouse | BP2026-02516 |
| Jan 13, 2026 | #2 4408 BOWNESS RD NW | MONTGOMERY | 1606 - Ths Townhouse | BP2026-00530 |
| Nov 27, 2025 | #1B 2002 46 ST NW | MONTGOMERY | 1606 - Ths Townhouse | BP2025-22813 |
Applications can be revised, cancelled, refused or never constructed. Housing-unit coding can also capture forms that are not marketed as a conventional fourplex.
Before you shortlist a property
Four questions that can change the answer
- 01
What is the real walking route to the hospitals, university and useful transit?
- 02
Does the site section create expensive excavation, retaining or access work?
- 03
Are flood, overland-flow or insurance questions relevant to this parcel?
- 04
Which unit mix fits the institutional demand anchors without overbuilding the rent?
Compare the context
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