1001 53 Ave NE
Small Office · low-rise office building · built 1980 · 1001 53 Ave NE
- Civic address
- 1001 53 Ave NE, Calgary, AB
- Community
- Skyline East (SKE)
- City sub-property use
- C102 Small Office · all Small Office sites
- Land use district
- I-G — Industrial - General (Industrial)
- Height rank
- #428 of 580 citywide · #1 of 2 in Skyline East
- Site coverage
- 24% of parcel under LiDAR footprints
- Parcel pieces
- 1 titled piece · roll 024007122
- Coordinates
- 51.0996, -114.039337
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 Skyline East median and tallest, and against the city.
Access
Public-geometry tests only; confirm routes, entrances and hours with the building.
CTrain
Nearest station: Whitehorn, 4.3 km straight-line (route 202).
Plus 15
Outside the Plus 15 network area.
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 024007122 · Small Office
Series not charted. The City’s published values for this roll number change by more than half or double between years, which usually signals a re-numbered, split or partially assessed account rather than a market movement. The published figures are listed below without a trend claim.
Published values by roll year
| Roll year | Assessed value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | $841,500 | — |
| 2006 | $1.0M | 18.8% |
| 2007 | $1.5M | 53.0% |
| 2008 | $2.2M | 44.4% |
| 2009 | $4.4M | 100.0% |
| 2010 | $4.1M | -6.6% |
| 2011 | $3.4M | -18.4% |
| 2012 | $3.9M | 16.6% |
| 2013 | $4.3M | 8.4% |
| 2014 | $4.4M | 2.6% |
| 2015 | $5.1M | 17.2% |
| 2016 | $4.8M | -6.8% |
| 2017 | $5.0M | 5.0% |
| 2018 | $3.8M | -23.4% |
| 2019 | $2.4M | -37.0% |
| 2020 | $2.6M | 9.5% |
| 2021 | $1.2M | -54.3% |
| 2022 | $855,000 | -29.3% |
| 2023 | $1.1M | 22.8% |
| 2024 | $1.2M | 10.5% |
| 2025 | $1.1M | -2.6% |
| 2026 | $1.3M | 14.2% |
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 9 since 2012
| Applied | Permit | Category · description | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | DP2026-03817 | Change of Use - Discretionary Use or Relaxations Required CHANGE OF USE: RESTAURANT: FOOD SERVICE ONLY | Released Approval |
| 2025-12-12 | DP2025-07201 | Change of Use - Discretionary Use or Relaxations Required CHANGE OF USE: OFFICE | Released Approval |
| 2025-03-05 | DP2025-01254 | Change of Use - Discretionary Use or Relaxations Required CHANGE OF USE: INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITY | Released Approval |
| 2024-09-27 | DP2024-06999 | Change of Use - Discretionary Use or Relaxations Required CHANGE OF USE: INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITY, RESTAURANT: LICENSED | Cancelled |
| 2023-08-04 | DP2023-05333 | Change of Use - Discretionary Use or Relaxations Required CHANGE OF USE: INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITY | Released Approval |
| 2021-10-14 | DP2021-7367 | Change of Use - Permitted Use CHANGE OF USE: MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION FACILITY | Released Approval |
| 2021-08-16 | DP2021-5837 | Change of Use - With Change to Site Plan EXTERIOR RENOVATIONS: INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITY (NEW OVERHEAD DOOR) | Lapsed Approval |
| 2021-02-09 | DP2021-0827 | Signs - Permitted Use NEW: SIGN - CLASS B (FASCIA SIGN) | Released Approval |
Recent building permits 4 since 2012 · 2 in the City’s office class
| Applied | Permit | Class · work | Est. cost | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-25 | BP2021-02878 | 4002 - Vacant · Improvement Interior demolition and Fire alarm alteration. | $10,000 | Completed |
| 2021-02-21 | BP2021-02569 | 3204 - Warehouse/Office · Improvement Interior alterations (Connect Church). | $110,000 | Completed |
| 2015-08-21 | BP2015-10917 | 7103 - Special Function - Class 1 · New Special Event - 3M Canada Customer Appreciation Open House | $3,000 | Completed |
| 2014-09-10 | BP2014-14227 | 3204 - Warehouse/Office · Improvement | $75,000 | Completed |
Declared estimated project cost across all 4 non-residential building permits on the parcel since 2012: $198,000. 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.
1001 53 Ave NE questions
Answers drawn from the record.
How tall is 1001 53 Ave NE?
The main structure on the parcel has a LiDAR roof height of 8.5 m in The City of Calgary’s 3D building data, a storey-equivalent of about 2 at 3.9 m per storey.
When was 1001 53 Ave NE built?
The City’s assessment roll records 1980 as the year of construction.
Which CTrain station is closest to 1001 53 Ave NE?
Whitehorn Station, 4.3 km in a straight line from the parcel centroid.
Is office space available at 1001 53 Ave NE?
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.