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Customs House

Office · mid-rise office building · built 1913 · 130 11 Ave SE

Customs House (130 11 Ave SE) is a 25.3 m mid-rise office building in Beltline, Calgary, recorded on the City assessment roll as built in 1913. Its main structure is the 182nd tallest office roof of the 775 ranked in this record, and 36th of 124 in Beltline. The City assesses the parcel at $9.5M on the 2026 roll, 208th of 822 sites in the record by assessed value. The nearest CTrain platform is Centre Street, 423 m away in a straight line. 379 scheduled transit trips call within 300 m of the parcel on a weekday. Since 2012 the City has recorded 9 building permits and 2 development permits on the parcel, the largest a $2.6M office permit for alteration, applied for in 2021. It appears on the City’s Inventory of Evaluated Historic Resources as Customs House.

LiDAR roof height25.3 m

Storey-equivalent (derived)6

Footprint2,053 m²

Parcel2,396 m²

Year built (roll)1913

Assessed 2026$9.5M

Structures on parcel1

Nearest CTrain423 m

Civic address: 130 11 Ave SE, Calgary, AB
Community: Beltline (BLN)
City sub-property use: C101 Office · all Office sites
Land use district: CC-X — Centre City Mixed Use District (Commercial)
Height rank: #182 of 785 citywide · #36 of 119 in Beltline
Footprint to parcel: 86% of the parcel under LiDAR footprints
Parcel pieces: 3 titled pieces · roll 068114800
Coordinates: 51.042588, -114.061153

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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 →

25.3 m · 2,053 m²

Context within 150 m. Grey footprints darken with height; lime is the Plus 15 network.

How it compares

Roof height against the Beltline median and tallest, and against the city.

Access

Public-geometry tests only; confirm routes, entrances and hours with the building.

CTrain

Nearest station: Centre Street, 423 m straight-line (route 201/202). Planned Green Line station Beltline is 413 m away (Downtown Segment, per the City’s Green Line map).

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Plus 15

Nearest Plus 15 segment: 77 m. Not on the network.

Cycling

The best-rated cycling facility within 400 m of the parcel is a protected lane (Cycle Track), 115 m away.

Winter access

The parcel fronts a Priority 1 snow and ice clearing route, 8 m from its edge. Priority 1 routes are cleared first after a snowfall.

Accessible crossing

The nearest accessible pedestrian signal is at 10 Avenue and Centre Street, 162 m from the parcel. The closest signalised crossing, 11 Avenue and 1 Street at 42 m, has no accessible signal recorded.

Straight-line tests against The City of Calgary Calgary Bikeways, Snow and Ice Clearing Priority Routes and Traffic Signals, retrieved 2026-09-24. Bikeways are ranked by the City's comfort level, where 1 is a protected lane and 4 a major street. Snow priority is a clearing order, not a clearing time. An accessible pedestrian signal gives audible and tactile crossing cues; a signal recorded as unknown is not counted as having none.

Transit service

Scheduled Calgary Transit service at the door, not only the distance to a platform.

379 scheduled transit trips call within 300 m of this parcel on a representative weekday, 42 of them between 07:00 and 09:00, across 6 routes and 9 stops. The closest stop is SB 1 ST SE@ 10 AV SE, 22 m away.

Service class	Trips on the service day
REGULAR	266
BRT	59
MAX	54

Routes: 1 Bowness/Forest Lawn · 10 City Hall/Southcentre · 24 Ogden · 302 BRT Southeast/City Centre · 500 Airport Express · MP MAX Purple City Centre/East Hills.

Calgary Transit Scheduling Data (GTFS), service day 2026-09-28 inside the 2026-09-15 to 2026-12-20 service period. A trip is counted once however many stops it calls at inside the radius. Schedules change each service period; this is the schedule, not observed service.

Parking

What the City’s own tariff record says about kerbside parking beside this parcel.

Residential permit parking zone C. The centre of this parcel falls inside a City residential parking zone, so nearby residential streets are permit-restricted and are not available for all-day staff parking. Check the signs for the hours that apply.

Paid on-street parking within 200 m

328 metered stalls across 42 City parking zones touching this walking radius, at $1.00 to $4.75 per hour depending on zone and time of day. Maximum stay 20 to 180 minutes. Tariff zones 14, 2, 4c.

Enforced 0710-1750 MON-FRI, 0910-1750 SAT; 0910-1450 MON-THU,0910-1250 FRI,1340-1520 FRI; 0910-1520 MON-FRI; 0910-1750 MON-FRI.

Closest zone

11 Av SE, Fr 1 St SE To Centre St S — 4 m from the parcel, 7 parallel stalls, tariff zone 14, 120-minute maximum.

When	Rate
Mon-Fri 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM	$1.00 per Hour
Mon-Fri 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM	$1.75 per Hour
Mon-Fri 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM	$1.00 per Hour
Saturday: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM	Free Parking
Sunday/Holidays:	Free parking
Free parking to 9 AM	See Signs /Parking Restrictions

The City of Calgary On-Street Parking Zones with Rates, retrieved 2026-09-24. Counts cover Active paid parking zones only: loading bays, taxi stands, accessible stalls and permit-only zones are excluded, and off-street parkades are not in this dataset. Tariffs and enforcement hours change; confirm on the sign.

Heritage inventory

The City of Calgary Inventory of Evaluated Historic Resources records the following on this parcel.

Customs House (Customs Examining Warehouse)

Construction year: 1916
Architect: Chief Architects Branch, Department of Public Works; Leo Dowler (local supervising architect)
Style: Chicago Commercial Style
Typology: Customs Building
Development era: 1906 to 1913 (Pre WWI Boom, Age of Optimism)
Original use: Government
Planning theme: Politics and Government
Designation: Municipal Historic Resource, Provincial Historic Resource
Municipal: 2009-07-13
Provincial: 1980-01-01
Inventory class: CWHR

Character-defining elements: The character-defining elements of the Customs House include, but are not limited to its: -Symmetrically balanced, rectangular, four-storey, flat-roof form; -Steel-frame and concrete construction with pressed, red-brick cladding (upper storeys) and rock-faced, Glenbow sandstone cladding laid in coursed ashlar (first-storey); -Brick detailing consisting of pilasters; -Sandstone detailing consisting of pilaster capitals and bases, window lintels and sills, continuous window hoods with keystones and the front doorway surround; -Substantial, block-modillion, sheet metal cornice; -Horizontally and

Source: The City of Calgary Inventory of Evaluated Historic Resources, entry 202.

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 068114800 · Office

Published values by roll year

Roll year	Assessed value	Change
2005	$3.5M	—
2006	$4.0M	16.2%
2007	$6.4M	58.5%
2008	$8.1M	27.5%
2009	$11.7M	43.7%
2010	$8.9M	-24.1%
2011	$6.5M	-27.1%
2012	$9.5M	46.7%
2013	$11.3M	19.4%
2014	$11.4M	0.7%
2015	$19.9M	74.6%
2016	$20.6M	3.7%
2017	$17.5M	-15.2%
2018	$20.6M	17.4%
2019	$11.9M	-42.1%
2020	$12.5M	4.8%
2021	$9.3M	-25.6%
2022	$11.2M	20.8%
2023	$10.8M	-3.7%
2024	$8.6M	-20.3%
2025	$9.9M	15.1%
2026	$9.5M	-4.0%

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 2 since 2012

Applied	Permit	Category · description	Status
2015-05-28	DP2015-2235	Change of Use - Discretionary Use or Relaxations Required CHANGE OF USE: PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE, ACCESSORY LIQUOR SERVICE	Released Approval
2014-03-06	DP2014-0970	Change of Use - With Change to Site Plan CHANGES TO SITE PLAN: OFFICE (GENERATOR & PARKING)	Released Approval

Recent building permits 9 since 2012 · 7 in the City’s office class

Applied	Permit	Class · work	Est. cost	Status
2023-12-20	BP2023-21813	3402 - Office · Alteration Urban Systems Office Renovation - Interior Alterations	$500,000	Completed
2022-06-01	BP2022-09345	3402 - Office · Fire/ Security Alarm Repair Fire Alarm System	$27,000	Completed
2021-11-05	BP2021-19198	3402 - Office · Alteration Interior alterations (Customs House).	$2.6M	Completed
2020-08-25	BP2020-11735	3402 - Office · Alteration Interior alterations.	$220,000	Completed
2017-06-22	BP2017-07698	3402 - Office · Alteration Public Corridor Upgrade	$35,000	Completed
2017-05-05	BP2017-05029	3402 - Office · Alteration Urban Systems Offices on 1st&2nd floors	$1.8M	Completed
2017-04-26	BP2017-04418	4002 - Vacant · Alteration interior partition - demolitions only	$75,000	Completed
2014-05-14	BP2014-06872	2499 - Engineer/Utility Misc. · New Relocation and Replacement of Electrical Back up Generator	$149,000	Completed

Declared estimated project cost across all 9 non-residential building permits on the parcel since 2012: $5.5M. Permit descriptions are the City’s records at retrieval; applicant and contractor names are not reproduced.

Inspections

What City inspectors recorded against the permits on this parcel.

64 inspection results are published against 9 of the 9 building permits on this parcel, from 2014-10-15 to 2024-07-23. The most recent occupancy inspection was accepted on 2016-03-29. 11 inspections used a life-safety checklist and 2 a barrier-free checklist.

What was inspected

Result of each visit

Outcome	Inspections
Acceptable Add Inspection	29
Acceptable with Conditions	16
Not Acceptable	12
Acceptable	7

Stage

Inspection type	Count
Progress	28
Final	23
Framing	11
Occupancy	2

The 14 most recent inspection results

Date	Permit	Stage	Checklist	Outcome	Inspector note
2024-07-23	BP2023-21813	Final	All Directives	Acceptable	No deficiencies noted. No further building inspections are required. - Ok to proceed. No further building inspection required.
2024-07-18	BP2023-21813	Final	All Directives	Not Acceptable	Mechanical compliance is required prior to occupancy. - MP2024-02715 to be closed before occupancy.
2024-07-18	BP2023-21813	Final	All Directives	Not Acceptable	Correct noted deficiencies and recall building inspection. - Call for inspection when MP is complete. On site inspection not required at next process.
2022-06-28	BP2022-09345	Final	General Inspection Observations	Acceptable	New fire alarm panel installed. New door pull station installed. Visual devices installed.
2022-06-28	BP2022-09345	Final	Field Level Hazard Assessment (FLHA)	Acceptable	Field Level Hazard Assessment: Conditions were sunny. Handrails, Guards in place. No unsafe conditions identified. Hard hat, Safety boots and vest worn.
2022-06-06	BP2021-19198	Final	General Inspection Observations	Acceptable	Tenant Improvement Inspections Observations were: - Trade permits complete. Close file.
2022-05-12	BP2021-19198	Final	Documents Commercial	Acceptable Add Inspection	contractor is to ensure that all trade Permits are closed prior to calling for Final.
2022-05-12	BP2021-19198	Final	General Inspection Observations	Acceptable Add Inspection	received File documents, Final C1and 2 schedule to be submitted when work completed.
2022-05-10	BP2021-19198	Final	General Inspection Observations	Acceptable Add Inspection	Tenant Improvement Inspections Observations were: work completed except for the exhaust duct for the 3D printing room and spray booth room which is still being worked on, the Mechanical Permit is still open as a result. the duct will be run vertically through the adjacent exit as previously noted, the duct will not imp
2022-04-27	BP2021-19198	Final	Exiting	Acceptable Add Inspection	As Noted in NBC(AE)2019 3.4.4.4, nothing can be in an Exit which is not either dedicated to the Exit or Sprinkler Lines. Other ducts, piping or services may be run in the Exit, Other services may be run in the space, if there is room in the Exit, as long as they are encased in a Rated Assembly, a Shaftwall or wrap whic
2022-04-14	BP2021-19198	Progress	Directives	Acceptable with Conditions	Call 311 to book an inspection For a building final. The building final should only be called once all the deficiencies completed , trade permits closed ( proof that all trade permits are completed), and All the required documents are available on site for the Building SCO to have for the file.
2022-03-17	BP2021-19198	Progress	Fire Stopping	Acceptable with Conditions	Firestopping of the penetrations through the slab, to be provided on site for the final.
2022-03-17	BP2021-19198	Progress	Emergency Lighting and Exit Signs	Acceptable with Conditions	*3.4.5.1. Exit sign to be visible on approach to the exit
2022-03-17	BP2021-19198	Progress	Fire Resistance & Fire Separations Part 3	Acceptable with Conditions	3.1.9 Service penetration, seal by firestop system for the penetrations into the building shafts.

An inspection result is a record of one visit, not a verdict on the building. 12 of these 64 results are recorded as Not Acceptable. In the City's process a Not Acceptable result is an ordinary step: the inspector lists what must change and the work is re-inspected, which is why the most common outcome across the record is Acceptable Add Inspection. Most results relate to a single tenant improvement rather than the whole building. Inspector notes are The City of Calgary's own text at retrieval, with contact details removed; applicant and contractor names are never read.

The City of Calgary Building Inspections Results, joined to building permits by permit number, retrieved 2026-09-24.

Occupiers and licensed businesses

The public record of who operates on the parcel, labelled by source.

Businesses licensed by the City on this parcel 0 as of 2026-09-24

No City of Calgary business licence is recorded at this address or inside this parcel.

Not a tenant roster. The City licenses specific business types (retail, food service, personal services, contractors, wholesalers, schools and similar). Most office occupiers such as professional firms need no municipal licence and do not appear here. Matched by civic address and by licence location inside the parcel; home-based licences are excluded.

No individuals are named. The City issues many personal-service licences to people trading under their own name. Suite numbers are never published, and where a licence reads as an individual rather than an organisation the name is withheld and only the licence category is shown. Names of sources this site does not use are omitted.

Nearby office buildings

The six nearest office building sites in the record, by straight-line distance between parcel centroids.

1001 1 St SE18.2 m · built 1987 · Office · Beltline · 46 m
Calgary Wine & Spirit Co. Warehouse102 206 11 Ave SE20.2 m · built 1907 · Office Condo · Beltline · 55 m
121 10 Ave SE5.9 m · built 1952 · Office · Beltline · 73 m
Imperial Tobacco Warehouse214 11 Ave SE22.1 m · built 1907 · Office Condo · Beltline · 85 m
Palliser South140 10 Ave SE81.7 m · built 2010 · Office · Beltline · 103 m
1119 1 St SE3.9 m · year n/a · Office · Beltline · 104 m

Where this building sits in the record

Every collection this building belongs to, from the same public data shown above.

Beltline office buildings Southeast Calgary All Office sites Built in the 1910s Land use CC-X Heritage office buildings Named office buildings Paid street parking Office buildings near CTrain Transit service ranking Assessment cycle 2015–2026 Construction record

Customs House questions

Answers drawn from the record.

How tall is Customs House?

The main structure on the parcel has a LiDAR roof height of 25.3 m in The City of Calgary’s 3D building data, a storey-equivalent of about 6 at 3.9 m per storey.

When was Customs House built?

The City’s assessment roll records 1913 as the year of construction. The heritage inventory records 1916.

What is the assessed value of Customs House?

The City of Calgary assesses this parcel at $9.5M in total on the 2026 roll, 208th of 822 sites in this record. Assessed value is the City’s figure for property tax, not a sale price or an asking price.

What is Customs House zoned?

The parcel is designated CC-X, Centre City Mixed Use District, under the City of Calgary Land Use Bylaw. Confirm the designation and any amendments with the City before relying on it.

Which CTrain station is closest to Customs House?

Centre Street Station, 423 m in a straight line from the parcel centroid.

Who is in Customs House?

No City of Calgary business licence is recorded at this address or inside the parcel. Most office occupiers such as professional firms do not need a municipal licence, so the register is not a tenant roster.

Has Customs House been inspected?

The City publishes 64 inspection results against 9 permits here, between 2014-10-15 and 2024-07-23. 11 used a life-safety checklist such as fire separations, firestopping or emergency lighting. 2 used the barrier-free checklist. The most recent occupancy inspection was accepted on 2016-03-29. Each result records one visit and most relate to a single tenant improvement, so this is not a verdict on the building.

How good is transit at Customs House?

379 scheduled transit trips call within 300 m of the parcel on a representative weekday, 42 of them in the morning peak, across 6 routes. The closest stop is SB 1 ST SE@ 10 AV SE, 22 m away. That is the published schedule for one service period, not observed service, and it counts each trip once however many stops it makes nearby.

Can staff cycle or get there in winter at Customs House?

The best-rated cycling facility within 400 m is a protected lane, 115 m away. The parcel fronts a Priority 1 snow and ice clearing route. It sits inside residential permit parking zone C, so nearby residential streets are not available for all-day parking. These are straight-line tests against City layers.

Where can visitors park at Customs House?

The City of Calgary's tariff record shows 328 paid on-street stalls in 42 zones within 200 m of the parcel, at $1.00 to $4.75 per hour. The closest is 11 Av SE, Fr 1 St SE To Centre St S, 4 m away. Loading bays, taxi stands, accessible stalls and off-street parkades are not counted, and rates change, so confirm on the sign.

Is office space available at Customs House?

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.

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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), Calgary Business Licenses, On-Street Parking Zones with Rates, Building Inspections Results, Residential Parking Zones, Snow and Ice Clearing Priority Routes, Traffic Signals, Calgary Bikeways — The City of Calgary, retrieved 2026-09-24. 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.

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