SE Calgary homes and communities

SE Calgary runs from the city’s oldest neighbourhoods, Inglewood and Ramsay, down the Bow River to some of its newest suburbs past Stoney Trail. The deep southeast is known for its lake communities and for the South Health Campus, the newest of Calgary’s major hospitals.

What the SE is like

The quadrant spans more than a century of building. Inglewood and Ramsay have character homes from the early 1900s alongside new infills. Lake Bonavista, Lake Midnapore and Lake Chaparral are established lake communities with mature trees. McKenzie Towne, Copperfield, New Brighton and Cranston filled in from the late 1990s through the 2000s. Mahogany, Auburn Bay, Seton, Legacy, Walden and Rangeview are newer still.

Homes you’ll find

• Detached homes, the most common type in the suburbs, often with double garages.
• Duplexes and townhouses, plentiful in McKenzie Towne, Copperfield, New Brighton and the newer communities.
• Condos, especially around Seton, Mahogany and Auburn Bay.
• Lake-access homes that come with an annual residents’ association fee.

Ask Rene for this month’s community market report: SE prices vary a lot between the established lake communities and the newer suburbs.

Getting around

Deerfoot Trail is the SE’s main route north to downtown and the airport, with Stoney Trail looping around the edge of the city and Glenmore Trail running east to west. MAX Purple rapid buses run along 17 Avenue SE, and other bus routes connect communities to CTrain stations.

Everyday life

The South Health Campus in Seton serves the southeast, and Seton has grown into a district of its own with shops, restaurants and one of the city’s largest YMCAs. Southcentre Mall, Deerfoot Meadows and Quarry Park cover shopping. Fish Creek Provincial Park, one of the largest urban parks in Canada, runs along the south of the city, and Sue Higgins and Carburn parks sit on the Bow River.

Who it suits

Families who want a newer home with lake or park access, people who work at the South Health Campus or in the SE’s business parks, and buyers who want the character of Inglewood close to downtown.

Communities to look at

Mahogany and Auburn Bay

Newer lake communities in the deep southeast with a residents' beach and lake access. Detached homes, duplexes, townhouses and condos.

Cranston and Seton

Family communities next to the South Health Campus and Seton's shops and YMCA, with ravine paths down to the Bow River.

McKenzie Towne, Copperfield and New Brighton

Communities from the late 1990s and 2000s with a mix of detached homes, duplexes and townhouses, many at friendly price points.

Legacy, Walden and Rangeview

Some of the newest communities at the south edge of the city, with many new detached homes and townhouses.

Lake Bonavista and Midnapore

Established lake communities from the 1960s to the '80s near Fish Creek Park, with larger lots and mature trees.

Inglewood and Ramsay

Calgary's oldest neighbourhoods, close to downtown, with character homes, new infills and the shops of 9 Avenue SE.