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1 1901 Varsity Estates Dr NW, Calgary

An address in Varsity, Calgary, zoned M-CG (Multi-Residential - Contextual Ground Oriented). 15 building permits are on file, most recently “Basement Dev” (issued 4 September 2025). The City's 2026 assessed value is $786,500.

Zoning
M-CG · Multi-Residential - Contextual Ground Oriented
Neighbourhood
Varsity
Permits on file
15
Assessed value (2026)
$786,500
Owner names are not part of the City's open data and are never shown. Sold prices are not municipal open data and are not shown. Assessed value is the City's estimate for property tax, not a sale price.
Plan of the block around 1 1901 Varsity Estates Dr NW, drawn from City open data, with the address marked
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What this zoning allows

M-CG · Multi-Residential - Contextual Ground Oriented. Low height, low density multi-residential development in the Developed Area, with some or all units opening directly to grade, close to or next to low density housing.

Permitted Secondary Suite; Accessory Residential Building; Park; Protective and Emergency Service; Utilities

Discretionary Multi-Residential Development; Single Detached Dwelling; Semi-detached Dwelling; Duplex Dwelling; Backyard Suite; Live Work Unit; Assisted Living; Residential Care; and 10 more

Maximum height
12.0 m; 6.0 m to 8.0 m at a line shared with a low density, M-CG or H-GO parcel, rising to 12.0 m
Front setback
3.0 m, or the contextual setback where it is between 0 and 3.0 m
Side setback
1.2 m from another parcel
Rear setback
1.2 m from a lane or another parcel
Secondary suite
Permitted

Maximum density 111 units per hectare (a lower "d" number on the land use map can apply). The bylaw sets setbacks by what the parcel shares a line with (a street, a lane or another parcel); shown here as front, side and rear. Contextual setbacks and heights are averages taken from nearby buildings on the same block face, as the bylaw defines them. Also subject to the general rules for multi-residential districts (Part 6, Division 1). Varies. Setbacks are minimums unless a maximum is stated.

Summary of the City of Calgary Land Use Bylaw 1P2007 (amended to 15 September 2026), sections 576 to 585, as read on 30 October 2026. A summary, not the bylaw: Direct Control, overlays and site-specific conditions can change these rules. Confirm with the City before relying on it.

Neighbourhood profile

From the 2021 Census, for the small area around this address that Statistics Canada calls a dissemination area (48061573, 1,111 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

People
1,111
Households
495
Median age
60
Median household income (2020)
$126,000
Own their home
70%
Calgary: 69%
Average household size
2.2
Under 15
12%
65 and over
43%
Income in the 2021 Census is for the year 2020. Statistics Canada rounds counts and does not publish some figures for very small areas.

Permit history

  1. 2025-09-04 Basement Dev · $28,345
    no contractor listed
    Closed
  2. 2023-07-17 Deck · $4,110
    SERENITY CONSTRUCTION
    Closed
  3. 2023-07-04 Basement Dev, Improvements · $151,433
    KNOTTYBOYZ CONSTRUCTION
    Closed
  4. 2023-04-03 Improvements · $235,000
    RUSCH DESIGN BUILD
    Closed
  5. 2021-02-05 2 new windows · $3,600
    no contractor listed
    Closed
  6. 2020-09-15 Interior Reno with New windows · $42,000
    no contractor listed
    Closed
  7. 2015-07-22 Deck · $7,900
    MANOR RENOVATIONS
    Closed
  8. 2015-02-19 Fireplace · $34,529
    TRILINK BUILDERS
    Closed
  9. 2014-01-21 No description · $15,000
    MANOR RENOVATIONS
    Closed
  10. 2013-01-23 Fireplace · $46,755
    no contractor listed
    Closed
  11. 2012-11-13 No description · $2,500
    PINNACLE GROUP RENOVATIONS BY DESIGN
    Closed
  12. 2011-02-23 Basement Dev · $6,242
    ULTIMATE RENOVATIONS
    Closed
  13. 2009-11-06 No description · $10,000
    UPPER HUT ENTERPRISES
    Closed
  14. Improvements
    SUPREME WINDOWS
    Closed
  15. Interior Renovation · $250,000
    no contractor listed
    Closed

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Recent permits in Varsity

3625 Shaganappi Tr NW
Interior Alteration - New CRU- H015 · no contractor listed
2026-10-29
5047 Vanstone Cr NW
Addition · DESERT SUN PATIOS
2026-10-26
22 Varsity Estates Cl NW
Improvements · no contractor listed
2026-10-26
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