1040 7 Ave SW
Office · mid-rise office building · built 1979 · 1040 7 Ave SW
- Civic address
- 1040 7 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
- #144 of 580 citywide · #6 of 17 in Downtown West End
- Site coverage
- 73% of parcel under LiDAR footprints
- Parcel pieces
- 1 titled piece · roll 067063008
- Coordinates
- 51.047415, -114.085509
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, 124 m straight-line (route 202).
Plus 15
Nearest Plus 15 segment: 191 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 067063008 · 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 | $5.9M | — |
| 2006 | $7.7M | 30.4% |
| 2007 | $11.3M | 46.3% |
| 2008 | $14.0M | 23.8% |
| 2009 | $16.8M | 20.0% |
| 2010 | $12.9M | -23.2% |
| 2011 | $9.0M | -30.2% |
| 2012 | $8.7M | -3.9% |
| 2013 | $17.3M | 100.3% |
| 2014 | $18.0M | 3.9% |
| 2015 | $19.5M | 8.4% |
| 2016 | $17.3M | -11.4% |
| 2017 | $11.6M | -32.9% |
| 2018 | $6.3M | -46.1% |
| 2019 | $6.7M | 6.4% |
| 2020 | $4.9M | -26.3% |
| 2021 | $3.9M | -20.4% |
| 2022 | $3.3M | -14.9% |
| 2023 | $3.4M | 2.1% |
| 2024 | $2.1M | -38.9% |
| 2025 | $3.6M | 72.9% |
| 2026 | $3.9M | 9.5% |
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 5 since 2012
| Applied | Permit | Category · description | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-28 | DP2017-2866 | Change of Use - With Change to Site Plan CHANGES TO SITE PLAN: OFFICES (LANDSCAPE) | Released Approval |
| 2014-10-01 | DP2014-4719 | Change of Use - Discretionary Use or Relaxations Required CHANGE OF USE: OFFICES | Released Approval |
| 2013-05-31 | DP2013-2291 | Renovations - Non-Residential REVISION: EXTERIOR RENOVATIONS (WHEEL CHAIR LIFT, REPLACE DOOR & STAIRS) | Released Approval |
| 2013-03-27 | DP2013-1257 | Renovations - Non-Residential REVISION: CHANGES TO SITE PLAN (WHEELCHAIR RAMP) | Released Approval |
| 2012-03-06 | DP2012-0851 | Change of Use - Discretionary Use or Relaxations Required CHANGE OF USE: COMMERCIAL SCHOOL (ESL) | Released Approval |
Recent building permits 22 since 2012 · 16 in the City’s office class
| Applied | Permit | Class · work | Est. cost | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-28 | BP2026-16462 | 3402 - Office · Improvement Interior Alterations - Whitebox | $2,000 | Issued Permit |
| 2024-07-04 | BP2024-13461 | 3402 - Office · Improvement Parallel Centre Main Entrance Ramp | — | Cancelled |
| 2023-12-21 | BP2023-21842 | 3402 - Office · Improvement Group D 3.2.2.57. Office | $42,000 | Completed |
| 2023-08-16 | BP2023-13671 | 5114 - School, Other · Improvement Ciot | $300,000 | Completed |
| 2023-07-10 | BP2023-11026 | 5301 - Child Care Facility · Improvement Demolition only. | $15,000 | Completed |
| 2023-07-04 | BP2023-10584 | 5301 - Child Care Facility · Improvement Interior alterations (Day care). | $175,000 | Completed |
| 2022-10-20 | BP2022-17731 | 5117 - Commercial School · Improvement Interior alterations. | $600,000 | Completed |
| 2017-10-17 | BP2017-13882 | 3402 - Office · Improvement Group D Office | $46,000 | Completed |
Declared estimated project cost across all 22 non-residential building permits on the parcel since 2012: $2.6M. 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.
1040 7 Ave SW questions
Answers drawn from the record.
How tall is 1040 7 Ave SW?
The main structure on the parcel has a LiDAR roof height of 29.9 m in The City of Calgary’s 3D building data, a storey-equivalent of about 8 at 3.9 m per storey.
When was 1040 7 Ave SW built?
The City’s assessment roll records 1979 as the year of construction.
Which CTrain station is closest to 1040 7 Ave SW?
Downtown West - Kerby Station, 124 m in a straight line from the parcel centroid.
Is office space available at 1040 7 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.