Hillhurst Homes for Sale

The detached benchmark went from about $662K in 2020 to $924K in 2025, and it's $961,800 now, 3% below a year ago. Semis follow the same pattern at a higher level: the semi benchmark is $1,217,800, because most semis here are new infills.

Condos are where this year's change shows most. The condo benchmark is $333,000, 11% below a year ago, so condo buyers can negotiate more than they could a year ago, while houses are holding close to their 2025 levels.

Months of supply is 3.38, below both the City Centre district and Calgary as a whole, so well-priced homes still sell quickly.

How Fast Homes Sell

Months of supply is how long current listings would take to sell at today's pace. Hillhurst sits at 3.38, City Centre at 4.59 and Calgary at 3.94. Lower means homes sell faster.

Condos made up 59 of the 109 sales over the last 12 months, followed by 34 detached homes, 11 semis and 5 townhomes. In the 2021 census just over half of homes were apartments and 30% were single-detached, and about half of households owned their home.

Houses move fastest: half of recent detached sales went in 14 days or less and townhomes in about 10. Condos take about 30 days, so condo buyers usually have time to compare buildings and condo documents.

Location

Inner city, NW addresses, north bank of the Bow River

Annexed

1907

Residents

About 5,475 (2021 census)

Boundaries

8 Avenue NW, 10 Street NW, the Bow River, 18 Street NW

Main streets

Kensington Road and 10 Street NW

CTrain

Sunnyside station, Red Line, just east

Community association

Hillhurst Sunnyside Community Association

Kensington, along Kensington Road and 10 Street NW, is lined with heritage buildings, independent shops, cafés, bakeries and restaurants. The Plaza Theatre started life as a 1929 garage and has been a cinema since 1935.

Riley Park, about 9 hectares at 800 12 Street NW, came to the City from the Riley family, who once owned the land. It has a cricket pitch, a wading pool and the Senator Patrick Burns Memorial Rock Gardens. The Bow River pathway runs along Memorial Drive, where more than 3,000 trees were planted by 1928 to honour soldiers of the First World War.

The Hillhurst Sunnyside Farmers' Market runs every Wednesday from 3 to 7 pm, year round, at the community centre at 1320 5 Avenue NW, and calls itself Calgary's longest-running neighbourhood market. 11 Street NW and 6 Avenue NW have heritage boulevards planted with lilacs in 1919 and 1929.

Sunnyside CTrain station on the Red Line is just east of Hillhurst, the first stop north of the downtown Free Fare Zone, and the Louise Bridge on 10 Street crosses straight into downtown. MAX Orange runs on 16 Avenue NW to the north. See Calgary Transit for routes.

The riverside is protected by the Sunnyside Flood Barrier along Memorial Drive, which went into service in May 2026 and, the City says, protects Hillhurst and Sunnyside from a 1-in-100-year flood. Lots near the river can still show on the flood maps, so check the address and ask your insurer before you buy.

Hillhurst is covered by the Riley Communities Local Area Plan, approved in March 2025, which names Kensington Road a neighbourhood main street and plans for more homes along Kensington Road, 10 Street and 14 Street. The City of Calgary's Hillhurst community profile has the census details.

Hillhurst was laid out by the City in 1907 on 25-foot lots, and that still shapes the housing. Original homes are small cottages and two-storeys, many from before 1950, while new detached infills are narrow and tall: the typical recent detached sale had about 1,874 sq ft above grade on about 3,399 sq ft of land, and 83% had a double garage off the lane.

Semis are typically about 2,044 sq ft and mostly built since 2000. Condos are compact, about 645 sq ft, with fees near $500 a month, and many recent sales were in buildings from the last 20 years.

On price per square foot, detached homes cost the most because buyers are paying for land within walking distance of downtown; condos give the most space for the money.

After the City repealed citywide rezoning, about 99% of lots went back to their earlier district in August 2026. Check a lot's district and the local area plan before buying to build.