The area features large homes and residential lots, numerous parks and schools, and includes Garden City Shopping Centre, a regional mall.

The Garden City development is a showcase for mid-century modern architecture, with most of the homes in the area designed in a modernist-influenced ranch-style.

[4] Popular design elements include clean lines, large windows, carports and breeze block detailing and fencing.

Many of the homes have retained these original features and the area has continued to grow in popularity with the resurgence of mid-century modern design.

[5][1] Numerous synagogues, organizations, retirement homes and businesses catering to the Jewish community can be found throughout Garden City and the surrounding West Kildonan area.