Three city-owned land sites are now available for sale to eligible non-profit organizations, under Calgary’s Non-Market Housing Land Sale program. New to this round, Calgary is also offering a funding program to purchasers of the sites to expedite construction.

The land sites are located in the communities of Bowness, Parkdale and Erlton, and were selected for their close proximity to amenities such as transit, grocery stores and employment. Applications to purchase the sites will be accepted from March 13 to April 28, 2023.

This is the third round of Calgary’s program to offer land to non-profit organizations at below market value. The previous two rounds were launched in 2018 and 2020 and have delivered more than 280 homes either completed or in construction.

City lands are sold below market value to give organizations whose priority is to develop affordable housing, a discounted rate. This reduces the land cost for non-profit organizations who can turn the savings into more support for affordable housing programs or services.

Leveraging city-owned land is a key objective of Foundations for Home, Calgary’s corporate affordable housing strategy. To further this work, administration will be taking a report to the community development committee on March 16, proposing policy changes to support Indigenous-led housing and a number of initiatives to increase the supply of land available for affordable housing.

Applicants must be a non-profit provider with experience in the supply and management of non-market housing. Once the selection process is complete, successful applicants will be required to go through the development permit and/or land use amendment approval process, including community engagement, prior to starting construction.