North Glenmore Park, Calgary: a third of new houses reach 3,000 sq ft

North Glenmore Park is replacing houses with much bigger ones. City of Calgary open data on permits issued from January 2023 to 29 September 2026 shows 53 new single-detached houses here, and 19 of them, 36%, were 3,000 sq ft or more on the permit. Suites barely register: 9 suite permits of all kinds in the same window, and 5 suite development permit applications out of 168.

How big are new houses in North Glenmore Park?

They split into two camps. Of 53 permits with a floor area, 28 were under 2,500 sq ft and 25 were 2,500 sq ft or more, with the biggest group, 19 houses, at 3,000 sq ft or more. The median was 2,351 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 yearly medians show the swing: 2,041 sq ft in 2023, 2,847 sq ft in 2024, 2,217 sq ft in 2025 and 2,994 sq ft in 2026 to date. Only Aspen Woods, Springbank Hill, Lakeview and Currie Barracks had more 3,000 sq ft houses in the West sector, and each of those had at least as many new houses overall.

The median new house carried a declared value of $420,370 and took 35 days to issue. Declared values are what applicants wrote on the permit and run well below real costs, especially at this size; the custom home cost guide has 2026 build costs, and the new home permit time guide explains the stages.

What else are North Glenmore Park owners building?

Garages and additions. The City issued 72 detached garages, 18.9% of the West sector's total, and 18 additions, running 3, 5 and 6 a year from 2023 to 2025 with 4 more in 2026 to date.

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.

Additions here are declared big. The median was $112,046 and the median permit took 43.5 days to issue. The home addition cost guide shows what one costs once you're past the permit figure. Garages took a median 34 days, slower than most communities.

Semis and rowhouses are fewer: 24 semi-detached permits, 12 of them in 2024, and 8 rowhouse permits. The rowhouses took a median 192.5 days to issue, the third longest of 62 communities with a median.

Why are there so few suites in North Glenmore Park?

The data shows the gap, not the reason. North Glenmore Park had 3 permits altering existing space into a suite, 3 for suites built as new construction (the City's New work class) and 3 backyard suites from 2023 to September 2026. With fewer than five of each, the City data shows no medians.

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.

The registry lists 63 North Glenmore Park suites, with 14 added in 2025. Only 5 of the community's 168 development permit applications were for suites.

That may change. As of October 2026, a secondary suite is a permitted use in R-C1, the district covering most of the community, so one that follows every zoning rule needs only a building permit. The legal basement suite guide explains the current rules.

Who lives in North Glenmore Park?

A small, older community of owners. The 2021 census counted 2,435 people in 975 households, an average of 2.5, and 19% of residents 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.

The 2019 civic census counted 797 single-detached dwellings among 1,022, about 78%, plus 125 duplex units and only 46 apartments. Owners lived in 72%. Set against about 1,000 dwellings, the 53 new houses since 2023 work out to roughly one for every 19 homes the City counted in 2019.

What land use covers North Glenmore Park?

R-C1 on 64% of the districted area, and R-C2 on another 12.3%. S-CS, the community service district, covers 8.3%, S-SPR 8.2% and R-CG 3.1%. Residential districts cover 80% of the community in total, the second highest share of the 97 communities after Lakeview.

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.

Development permit applications named R-CG 85 times and R-C1 51 times, so the R-CG lots, though a small part of the land, draw the most applications. Check your lot on the City's land use map before you design.

Walking a 3,000 sq ft North Glenmore Park plan at full size

At 3,000 sq ft and up, the risk is rooms that are too big as much as too small: a great room where the sofa floats, a primary suite where the walk from bed to closet is longer than it needs to be. On the studio's walkable LED floor, the plan is lit at full size, a floor at a time for large houses, with room names and dimension lines. Sofas, a dining table and freestanding walls can be moved in to see how the furniture sits.

Elevations go up on a wall-size screen behind the floor, changes appear on the floor as you make them, and you keep the session recording. Send the plans as a PDF or DWG at least three days ahead. Sessions are quoted for the plan by its size, and the quote is free: see pricing, book a session, or browse the communities hub. The king bed clearances page helps with that primary suite.