1000 8 Ave SW
Office · mid-rise office building · built 1981 · 1000 8 Ave SW
- Civic address
- 1000 8 Ave SW, Calgary, AB
- Community
- Downtown West End (DNW)
- City sub-property use
- C101 Office · all Office sites
- Land use district
- DC — Direct Control (Direct Control)
- Height rank
- #170 of 580 citywide · #8 of 17 in Downtown West End
- Site coverage
- 79% of parcel under LiDAR footprints
- Parcel pieces
- 1 titled piece · roll 067068395
- Coordinates
- 51.046427, -114.084096
Massing and site plan
Left: isometric massing of every LiDAR structure on the parcel, at true scale, viewed from the south-west with 3.9 m storey lines. Right: plan of the parcel with surrounding footprints, Plus 15 walkways and nearby stations. Open this building in the 3D city →
How it compares
Roof height against the Downtown West End median and tallest, and against the city.
Access
Public-geometry tests only; confirm routes, entrances and hours with the building.
CTrain
Nearest station: Downtown West - Kerby, 239 m straight-line (route 202). Planned Green Line station 7 Avenue SW is 1.1 km away (Downtown Segment, per the City’s Green Line map).
Plus 15
Nearest Plus 15 segment: 126 m. Not on the network.
Assessment history
Assessed values are The City of Calgary’s taxation figures by roll year, not sale prices or rents; Alberta does not publish transaction prices.
Roll 067068395 · Office
Published values by roll year
| Roll year | Assessed value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | $2.9M | — |
| 2006 | $3.2M | 11.5% |
| 2007 | $5.0M | 55.5% |
| 2008 | $7.2M | 44.2% |
| 2009 | $6.3M | -12.4% |
| 2010 | $6.0M | -3.5% |
| 2011 | $3.9M | -34.8% |
| 2012 | $3.8M | -4.8% |
| 2013 | $7.0M | 86.4% |
| 2014 | $6.4M | -8.6% |
| 2015 | $7.1M | 10.6% |
| 2016 | $5.7M | -19.2% |
| 2017 | $4.0M | -30.5% |
| 2018 | $2.8M | -29.5% |
| 2019 | $2.8M | 1.1% |
| 2020 | $2.2M | -21.6% |
| 2021 | $2.8M | 23.9% |
| 2022 | $2.5M | -8.0% |
| 2023 | $2.4M | -5.1% |
| 2024 | $2.5M | 3.3% |
| 2025 | $4.0M | 60.9% |
| 2026 | $3.9M | -1.5% |
Development and building permits
Applications the City has located on this parcel since 2012, from the Development Permits and Building Permits datasets.
Recent development permits 3 since 2012
| Applied | Permit | Category · description | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-06 | DP2020-1447 | Renovations - Non-Residential CHANGES TO SITE PLAN: CHILD CARE FACILITY (OUTDOOR PLAY AREA ) | Released Approval |
| 2017-05-11 | DP2017-1952 | Change of Use - Discretionary Use or Relaxations Required CHANGE OF USE: CHILD CARE FACILITY (PRESCHOOL & OUT OF SCHOOL CARE, 39 CHILDREN) | Released Approval |
| 2016-09-01 | DP2016-3633 | Change of Use - Discretionary Use or Relaxations Required CHANGE OF USE: MEDICAL CLINIC | Released Approval |
Recent building permits 12 since 2012 · 5 in the City’s office class
| Applied | Permit | Class · work | Est. cost | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | BP2026-07309 | 3402 - Office · Improvement Interior demolition | $280,000 | Issued Permit |
| 2025-06-24 | BP2025-12186 | 4002 - Vacant · Improvement Demolition of interior partitions level 4 and 5 | $25,000 | Issued Permit |
| 2024-05-13 | BP2024-09117 | 4002 - Vacant · Improvement Internal Demolition | $25,000 | Issued Permit |
| 2024-03-09 | BP2024-04076 | 5301 - Child Care Facility · Improvement Tenant improvements to an existing child care facility | $5,000 | Completed |
| 2020-04-06 | BP2020-04093 | 3402 - Office · Improvement Fire Alarm System Elevator Modification | $27,000 | Completed |
| 2019-06-17 | BP2019-07606 | 5301 - Child Care Facility · Improvement Interior Alterations - Existing Tenant | $45,000 | Completed |
| 2017-06-16 | BP2017-07368 | 5301 - Child Care Facility · Improvement Group A2 Daycare | $8,000 | Completed |
| 2016-11-18 | BP2016-14127 | 3403 - Office, Medical · Improvement | $52,000 | Completed |
Declared estimated project cost across all 12 non-residential building permits on the parcel since 2012: $572,100. Permit descriptions are the City’s records at retrieval; applicant and contractor names are not reproduced.
Nearby office buildings
The six nearest office building sites in the record, by straight-line distance between parcel centroids.
1000 8 Ave SW questions
Answers drawn from the record.
How tall is 1000 8 Ave SW?
The main structure on the parcel has a LiDAR roof height of 23.7 m in The City of Calgary’s 3D building data, a storey-equivalent of about 6 at 3.9 m per storey.
When was 1000 8 Ave SW built?
The City’s assessment roll records 1981 as the year of construction.
Which CTrain station is closest to 1000 8 Ave SW?
Downtown West - Kerby Station, 239 m in a straight line from the parcel centroid.
Is office space available at 1000 8 Ave SW?
This profile is built from public records and does not track availability, rents or tenancy. Submit a private requirement and current options in the building or nearby will be confirmed through Commercially.
Public record sources: Current Year Property Assessments (Parcel), Historical Property Assessments (Parcel), Assessment Subproperty Use Codes, 3D Buildings - Citywide (LiDAR roof outlines), Land Use Districts, Transit LRT Stations, Green Line Stations, Plus 15, Historic Resource (Inventory of Evaluated Historic Resources), Development Permits, Building Permits, Calgary Existing Buildings - Performance Metrics (BenchmarkYYC) — The City of Calgary, retrieved 2026-09-21. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Building names, floor counts and architects, where shown, come from Wikidata (CC0). No brokerage, listing-data or commercial research source is used.
Boundary: Assessed values are the City’s assessment-roll figures for taxation and are not sale prices, asking rents, vacancy or availability; Alberta does not publish transaction prices. LiDAR heights are roof-surface elevations above the lowest ground point at the building perimeter and can differ from architectural heights. Storey equivalents are derived at 3.9 m per storey and are not floor counts. Distances are straight-line. Permit descriptions are the City’s records at retrieval and do not establish current use, tenancy or availability. Read the methodology.