Belmont, Calgary: two-fifths of the land is still to come

Belmont has built new single-detached houses (517 permits) and detached garages (216) more than anything else since January 2023, in the City of Calgary's open data to 29 September 2026. It's also far from finished: about 41.5% of its area is still land the City classes as future urban development, the third highest share of the 97 communities profiled here. What's built so far is a first slice, and that slice already includes 84 townhouse permits, 23% of the South sector's.

How much of Belmont is built?

Less than the permit counts suggest. The City's land use districts put about 41.5% of Belmont in S-FUD. Residential districts, where most of today's houses stand, cover about 22.7%, and multi-residential districts another 14.3%.

The share of the community's districted area in each land use district, from the City's district and community boundary maps intersected exactly. Districts change by lot and by amendment: check a specific lot on the City's land use map before you plan. Source: City of Calgary open data (building permits, development permits, secondary suite registry, census 2021 population, census 2021 households, civic census 2019, land use districts), retrieved 5 October 2026.

That S-FUD share tells you the community will keep changing around you for years if you buy or build now. On land still labelled future urban development, what goes next door may not be decided yet. Look up your lot and its neighbours on the City's land use map.

The residential land that is zoned is split. R-G covers about 10.5% and R-1N about 8.3%. M-G, which the City labels Multi-Residential - At Grade Housing, takes about 4.9%, the second highest M-G share of the 97, and that 14.3% multi-residential total ranks 12th of the 97, which fits the townhouse count. As our suite guides set out from the Land Use Bylaw, R-G lists both secondary and backyard suites as permitted uses, while R-1N lists a secondary suite as permitted and a backyard suite as discretionary, meaning a planner reviews it.

What has Belmont built since 2023?

Houses first, then garages, with a cluster of townhouses. The permit table shows the mix:

Permits issued, excluding cancelled ones. "Share of Calgary" is this community's part of the citywide count for the same project type and years. Declared value is what the applicant wrote on the permit application. It is not a quote and runs below real costs. Medians are shown only where a category has at least 5 permits. Source: City of Calgary open data (building permits, development permits, secondary suite registry, census 2021 population, census 2021 households, civic census 2019, land use districts), retrieved 5 October 2026.

New-house permits peaked at 187 in 2024 and were 116 in 2025, with 78 issued in 2026 through September. The median declared value was $325,449 for a house. Townhouse permits carried a median of $1,141,950 because one permit covers a block of units, and they took a median of 56 days to issue against 17 days for a house. Declared values are what applicants wrote on the permit; they aren't quotes and run below real costs.

The semi-detached stop is sharp. After 74 permits in 2023 and 2024, there were none in 2025 or 2026 to date. The data doesn't say why; it may reflect which phases were open, so don't read it as a rule.

Why do Belmont garages keep coming?

Garages here track the houses. Belmont issued between 55 and 58 garage permits in each full year, and 47 by the end of September 2026, with a median wait of 9.5 days. The median declared value was $42,482, the applicant's figure and below real costs.

Decks follow the same steady line: 44 permits, 7.5% of the South sector's. If a garage is next on your list, our garage size guide and detached garage cost guide cover sizes and Calgary prices.

How big are new houses in Belmont?

The median was 2,015 sq ft on the permit, and none reached 3,000 sq ft.

The floor area the applicant entered on the building permit, for new single-detached houses issued in the same window. It usually excludes the basement. Source: City of Calgary open data (building permits, development permits, secondary suite registry, census 2021 population, census 2021 households, civic census 2019, land use districts), retrieved 5 October 2026.

The two middle bands hold most houses: 210 between 1,500 and 1,999 sq ft and 206 between 2,000 and 2,499. Another 57 were 2,500 to 2,999 sq ft and 44 were under 1,500. The median dipped to 1,911 sq ft in 2024 and rose to 2,093 sq ft in 2025. Floor area on the permit usually excludes the basement.

What about suites in Belmont?

Belmont issued 104 suite permits for altering existing space and 33 for suites classed as new construction (the City's New work class), and the registry lists 291 suites.

Development permits applied for from 1 January 2023; many home projects in Calgary need only a building permit, so these are a subset of all work. The registry lists suites the City has confirmed meet the rules, not every suite that exists. Source: City of Calgary open data (building permits, development permits, secondary suite registry, census 2021 population, census 2021 households, civic census 2019, land use districts), retrieved 5 October 2026.

Of 89 development permit applications, 32 were for secondary suites, and 72 of the 73 decided were approved, at a median of 39 days. As of October 2026, Bylaw 26P2026 makes a secondary suite a permitted use across the low-density districts, so one that follows every zoning rule skips the development permit. A lot can hold a secondary suite or a backyard suite, not both. Only 2 backyard suite permits were issued in Belmont in the window. Our legal basement suite guide and backyard suite guide have the full rules.

Who lives in Belmont?

The 2021 census counted 800 people in 270 households, averaging 3.0 people. One in five residents was 14 or under and 3% were 65 or older.

Population and household figures are from the 2021 Census of Canada as published by the City of Calgary; dwelling types are from the City's 2019 civic census, the last one it ran. Newer communities have grown since. Source: City of Calgary open data (building permits, development permits, secondary suite registry, census 2021 population, census 2021 households, civic census 2019, land use districts), retrieved 5 October 2026.

Those figures are a snapshot of the first residents; Belmont has added hundreds of houses since. In 2019 the civic census found 229 dwellings, split almost evenly between 114 detached houses and 115 townhouses. Large households (17% with five or more people) suggest that plans with four bedrooms, or a suite for extended family, fit many of the households here.

Seeing a Belmont plan at full size

A Belmont plan is usually a 2,000 sq ft house on a new lot, and the questions are the ordinary expensive ones: does the kitchen island leave room to pass, does the primary bedroom take a king bed with space on both sides, will a basement suite feel livable. On our walkable LED floor, the plan is shown at 1:1, room by room, with room names and dimension lines. Movable walls and furniture show how rooms hold real things, and every session is recorded for you to keep.

Send the plan as a PDF or DWG at least three days ahead. Sessions are quoted by the plan's size and the quote is free: see pricing or book a session. Other South communities are on the communities hub.