Currie Barracks Homes for Sale

Fun facts: Currie Barracks opened as an army base in 1935, named for General Sir Arthur Currie, who led Canadian troops in the First World War; it closed in 1998. During the Second World War a triangular airstrip was built here and two air-training stations operated on the base. Later, old hangars and warehouses became film studios — used for movies like Legends of the Fall — and Cirque du Soleil performed here in 2004. The street names remember Canada’s military history — Dieppe, Normandy, Flanders, Hong Kong, Murmansk, Calais, Beny-sur-Mer, Burma Star, Valour, and Tommy Prince, one of Canada’s most decorated Indigenous soldiers. And along Victoria Cross Boulevard, brass plaques with photos and biographies honour 16 Canadians who received the Victoria Cross in the Second World War.

Currie is a newer inner-city community built on the grounds of the former Canadian Forces Base Calgary, just west of Crowchild Trail beside Garrison Woods, Altadore, Lincoln Park and Rutland Park. Historic military buildings stand alongside new townhomes, condos and detached homes on tree-lined streets (the typical home dates to 2015), with Mount Royal University and Marda Loop nearby.

It’s an unusual school hub — seven schools are inside, including Bishop Carroll High School, Banbury Crossroads, Calgary Classical Academy, North Point and Clear Water Academy, which uses historic barracks buildings on Dieppe Avenue. Victoria Cross Park and Alexandria Park add green space, and the Rutland Park Community Association (shared with Rutland Park and Lincoln Park) runs a hall and a free outdoor rink.

The 165-acre redevelopment won a Charter Award from the Congress for the New Urbanism for keeping the old parade grounds and historic buildings and putting every home within a five-minute walk of rapid transit; it’s planned for up to 12,000 residents. A 72-unit affordable housing project (10 townhomes and 62 apartments), backed by $29 million in federal funding, is under construction.

Things to do: Wild Rose Brewery’s taproom in an old base hangar, with brewery tours; picnics in the Officers’ Mess Garden; and right next door, The Military Museums, Bella Concert Hall at Mount Royal University and beginner lessons at Garrison Curling Club.

Nearest farmers’ market: Farmers & Makers Market at cSPACE Marda Loop, 1721 29 Avenue SW — Saturdays, 10 am–2 pm, late May to mid-October — about 2 km away. Year-round, the closest is Hillhurst Sunnyside Farmers’ Market (1320 5 Avenue NW), about 5 km away.

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