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130 3 Ave SE

Office Condo · 7 separately assessed accounts · low-rise office building · built 1977 · 130 3 Ave SE

3D render of 130 3 Ave SE, a 10.1 m low-rise office building in Chinatown, Calgary, modelled from City of Calgary LiDAR
Rendered by OfficeBuildings.ca from The City of Calgary 3D building outlines and ground elevations, with 130 3 Ave SE highlighted among its neighbours. A derived massing model, not a photograph. Explore it in the 3D city.

130 3 Ave SE is a 10.1 m low-rise office building in Chinatown, Calgary, recorded on the City assessment roll as built in 1977. Its main structure is the 500th tallest office roof of the 775 ranked in this record, and 11th of 11 in Chinatown. The City assesses the 7 accounts on the parcel at $2.9M on the 2026 roll, 539th of 822 sites in the record by assessed value. The nearest CTrain platform is Centre Street, 484 m away in a straight line. 829 scheduled transit trips call within 300 m of the parcel on a weekday. Since 2012 the City has recorded 7 building permits and 3 development permits on the parcel, the largest a $30,000 personal service. misc. permit for alteration, applied for in 2021.

LiDAR roof height10.1 m
Storey-equivalent (derived)3
Footprint2,155 m²
Parcel1,856 m²
Year built (roll)1977
Assessed 2026 (7 accts)$2.9M
Structures on parcel3
Nearest CTrain484 m
Civic address
130 3 Ave SE, Calgary, AB
Community
Chinatown (CHN)
City sub-property use
C121 Office Condo × 7 · all Office Condo sites
Land use district
DC — Direct Control (Direct Control)
Height rank
#500 of 785 citywide · #11 of 11 in Chinatown
Footprint to parcel
116% Above 100% because the LiDAR roof outlines attributed to this parcel cover more ground than its titled pieces, which happens where a roof oversails the lot line or a structure spans neighbouring parcels.
Parcel pieces
1 titled piece · roll 068552546 and 6 more
Coordinates
51.050691, -114.060783
Own or manage 130 3 Ave SE?

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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 →

10.1 mN20 mLiDAR roof outlines · City of Calgary · true scale
10.1 m · 1,129 m² · 9.9 m · 577 m² · 5.1 m · 449 m²
4.8 m structure5.3 m structure8.3 m structure8.4 m structure8.4 m structure8.4 m structure8.5 m structure8.5 m structure8.5 m structure8.5 m structure8.6 m structure8.6 m structure8.8 m structure8.9 m structure9.1 m structure9.1 m structure9.1 m structure9.2 m structure9.7 m structure9.7 m structure10.2 m structure10.4 m structure10.5 m structure10.8 m structure15.8 m structure17 m structure21.6 m structure30.9 m structure30.9 m structure34.6 m structure35.1 m structure36.6 m structure51.8 m structure51.8 m structurePlus 15 — Bridge EnclosedPlus 15 — Open to SkyPlus 15 — EnclosedPlus 15 — EnclosedPlus 15 — Open to SkyPlus 15 — Enclosed5.1 m · 449 m² footprint9.9 m · 577 m² footprint10.1 m · 1,129 m² footprintN50 mFootprints within 150 m · City of Calgary
Context within 150 m. Grey footprints darken with height; lime is the Plus 15 network.

How it compares

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

130 3 Ave SE10.1 mChinatown median35.1 mChinatown tallest89.4 mCalgary office median13.8 mCalgary tallest office roof243.2 m

Access

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

CTrain

Nearest station: Centre Street, 484 m straight-line (route 201/202). Planned Green Line station Eau Claire is 530 m away (TBD, per the City’s Green Line map).

Other office buildings near Centre Street Station →

Plus 15

Nearest Plus 15 segment: 76 m. Not on the network.

Cycling

The best-rated cycling facility within 400 m of the parcel is a protected lane (Cycle Track), 12 m away.

Winter access

The parcel fronts a Priority 1 snow and ice clearing route, 12 m from its edge. Priority 1 routes are cleared first after a snowfall.

Accessible crossing

The nearest accessible pedestrian signal is at 3 Avenue and 1 Street, 66 m from the parcel.

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.

829 scheduled transit trips call within 300 m of this parcel on a representative weekday, 111 of them between 07:00 and 09:00, across 19 routes and 12 stops. The closest stop is WB 4 AV SE @ 1 ST SE, 154 m away.

Service classTrips on the service day
REGULAR695
MAX115
EXPRESS19

Routes: 2 Mount Pleasant/Killarney 17 Av SW · 3 Sandstone/Elbow Dr SW · 5 North Haven · 10 City Hall/Southcentre · 17 Renfrew/Ramsay · 24 Ogden · 62 Hidden Valley · 64 MacEwan · 90 Bridgeland/University of Calgary · 101 Inglewood · 109 Harvest Hills · 116 Coventry Hills · 117 McKenzie Towne Express · 131 East Bow Express · 142 Panorama · 151 New Brighton Express · 500 Airport Express · 503 Symons Valley Express · MG MAX Green North Pointe/ City Centre.

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.

Paid on-street parking within 200 m

251 metered stalls across 31 City parking zones touching this walking radius, at $1.00 to $4.50 per hour depending on zone and time of day. Maximum stay 15 to 180 minutes. Tariff zones 2, 3, 4a.

Enforced 0710-1750 MON-FRI, 0910-1750 SAT; 0840-1520 MON-FRI, 0910-1750 SAT; 0910-1520 MON-FRI, 0910-1750 SAT; 0910-1750 MON-SAT.

Closest zone

1 St SE, Fr 2 Av SE To 3 Av SE — 4 m from the parcel, 2 parallel stalls, tariff zone 3, 120-minute maximum.

WhenRate
Mon-Fri 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM$3.25 per Hour
Mon-Fri 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM$4.00 per Hour
Mon-Fri 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM$3.50 per Hour
No Parking at this timeSee Street Signs
Saturday: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM$1.00 per Hour
Sunday/Holidays:Free parking
Free parking to 7 AMSee 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.

Assessment history

7 separately assessed accounts sit on this parcel (office condominium units or split accounts). 2026 assessed values range $26,500 to $2.2M, median $54,500, total $2.9M. 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 068552546 (highest-assessed account on the parcel) · Office Condo

$0$615,600$1.2M$1.8M$2.5M20092012201520182021202420262009 roll: $2.1M2010 roll: $2.0M2011 roll: $2.0M2012 roll: $2.0M2013 roll: $2.1M2014 roll: $2.1M2015 roll: $2.3M2016 roll: $2.3M2017 roll: $2.1M2018 roll: $2.0M2019 roll: $1.6M2020 roll: $1.7M2021 roll: $1.6M2022 roll: $1.4M2023 roll: $1.6M2024 roll: $1.5M2025 roll: $1.8M2026 roll: $2.2M$2.2M (2026)
Published values by roll year
Roll yearAssessed valueChange
2009$2.1M—
2010$2.0M-8.0%
2011$2.0M0.0%
2012$2.0M4.1%
2013$2.1M5.4%
2014$2.1M0.0%
2015$2.3M4.7%
2016$2.3M1.3%
2017$2.1M-5.7%
2018$2.0M-5.6%
2019$1.6M-19.7%
2020$1.7M1.8%
2021$1.6M-5.4%
2022$1.4M-10.8%
2023$1.6M17.9%
2024$1.5M-6.7%
2025$1.8M14.3%
2026$2.2M26.1%

Development and building permits

Applications the City has located on this parcel since 2012, from the Development Permits and Building Permits datasets.

0122012: 0 development permits2012: 0 building permits122013: 1 development permit2013: 1 building permit132014: 0 development permits2014: 0 building permits142015: 0 development permits2015: 0 building permits152016: 1 development permit2016: 1 building permit162017: 0 development permits2017: 2 building permits172018: 0 development permits2018: 0 building permits182019: 0 development permits2019: 0 building permits192020: 0 development permits2020: 0 building permits202021: 1 development permit2021: 1 building permit212022: 0 development permits2022: 0 building permits222023: 0 development permits2023: 0 building permits232024: 0 development permits2024: 0 building permits242025: 0 development permits2025: 1 building permit252026: 0 development permits2026: 1 building permit26Development permitsBuilding permits (non-residential)

Recent development permits 3 since 2012

AppliedPermitCategory · descriptionStatus
2021-04-27DP2021-2974Change of Use - Discretionary Use or Relaxations Required
CHANGE OF USE: OTHER
Cancelled
2016-01-13DP2016-0113Change of Use - Discretionary Use or Relaxations Required
CHANGE OF USE: PUBLIC & QUASI-PUBLIC BUILDING
Released
Approval
2013-05-17DP2013-2069Change of Use - Discretionary Use or Relaxations Required
CHANGE OF USE: PERSONAL SERVICE BUSINESS/ESTABLISHMENT
Released
Approval

Recent building permits 7 since 2012 · 0 in the City’s office class

AppliedPermitClass · workEst. costStatus
2026-06-15BP2026-109143106 - Retail Shop · Fire/ Security Alarm
Far East Shopping Centre FACP
$10,000Completed
2025-10-21BP2025-205253608 - Restaurant · Fire/ Security Alarm
Fire Alarm System alteration
$2,500Completed
2021-04-27BP2021-070123799 - Personal Service. Misc. · Alteration
Interior Alterations
$30,000Issued Permit
2017-10-17BP2017-139003609 - Restaurant - Take-Out (No Seats) · Alteration
Lolo Poke (take-out restaurant)
$20,000Completed
2017-09-13BP2017-121933799 - Personal Service. Misc. · Alteration
Interior Alteration - Chomp a'Lomp
—Completed
2016-11-07BP2016-138013703 - Beauty Shop · Alteration
Hair Salon (Golden Cut Salon)
—Cancelled
2013-06-20BP2013-090583799 - Personal Service. Misc. · Alteration
Interior Alteration
$8,000Completed

Declared estimated project cost across all 7 non-residential building permits on the parcel since 2012: $70,500. 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.

9 inspection results are published against 5 of the 7 building permits on this parcel, from 2016-06-10 to 2026-07-30. The most recent occupancy inspection was accepted on 2017-10-27. 1 inspection used a life-safety checklist.

What was inspected

02468Emergency lighting and exit signs: 11Emergencylighting and exit signsDocuments and directives: 88Documentsand directives

Result of each visit

OutcomeInspections
Acceptable4
Acceptable Add Inspection3
Acceptable with Conditions2

Stage

Inspection typeCount
Final4
Progress4
Occupancy1
The 9 most recent inspection results
DatePermitStageChecklistOutcomeInspector note
2026-07-30BP2026-10914FinalAll DirectivesAcceptableNo deficiencies noted. No further building inspections required. File Closed.
2026-07-30BP2026-10914ProgressAll DirectivesAcceptableNo deficiencies noted. No further building inspections required. File Closed.
2026-07-30BP2025-20525FinalAll DirectivesAcceptableNo deficiencies noted. No further building inspections required. File Closed.
2026-07-30BP2025-20525ProgressAll DirectivesAcceptableNo deficiencies noted. No further building inspections required. File Closed.
2018-01-04BP2017-13900FinalDOCUMENTS CommercialAcceptable Add InspectionAHS report required to close file, documents may be emailed to undersigned.
2017-11-28BP2017-13900FinalDOCUMENTS CommercialAcceptable Add InspectionAlberta Health services inspection required prior to calling for Building Occupancy
2017-10-27BP2017-12193ProgressEMERGENCY LIGHTING & EXIT SIGNSAcceptable with Conditions*3.4.5.1. Exit sign is to be a green pictogram
2017-10-27BP2017-12193OccupancyDIRECTIVESAcceptable with ConditionsFire department inspection required.
2016-06-10BP2013-09058ProgressDIRECTIVESAcceptable Add InspectionCall 311 to book an inspection Which will be required to close the File. Left voice mail at number provided to call me.

An inspection result is a record of one visit, not a verdict on the building. 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 14 as of 2026-09-24

Licensed businessAddressLicence typeStatusLicensed since
Canadian Cellular Communication132 3 Ave SERetail Dealer - Premises, Secondhand DealerLicensed2015
Cheng Du Street Food132 3 Ave SEFood Service - Premises (Seating)Renewal pending2023
Chinatown Printing132 3 Ave SEManufacturerLicensed2009
Forget Me Not Florist132 3 Ave SERetail Dealer - PremisesLicensed2019
Good Friend Food Co132 3 Ave SEFood Service - Premises (No Seating)Licensed2001
Heritage Banquet Hall130 3 Ave SEAlcohol Beverage Sales (Restaurant), Entertainment Establishment, Food Service - Premises, Trade Show (Facility)Licensed2026
Lung Kee Dried Good Store132 3 Ave SEFood Service - PremisesRenewal pending2001
Pan Wen Wei Jewellery132 3 Ave SERetail Dealer - PremisesLicensed2001
Pho Hoai Vietnamese Beef Noodle House132 3 Ave SEFood Service - Premises (Seating)Licensed2024
Thalea Flowers And Gift Shop132 3 Ave SERetail Dealer - PremisesLicensed2020
Trung-Nguyen Vietnamese Subs132 3 Ave SEFood Service - Premises (No Seating)Renewal pending2002
Western Fortune Emporium132 3 Ave SERetail Dealer - PremisesLicensed2021
Yick Chi Gifts & Toys Centre132 3 Ave SERetail Dealer - PremisesLicensed2001
Individually licensed practitioner132 3 Ave SEPersonal ServiceLicensed2011

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; 1 of the 14 licences on this parcel is withheld on that basis. 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.

  • 1 207 1 St SE10.5 m · built 1978 · Office Condo · 2 accounts · Chinatown · 17 m
  • 201 116 3 Ave SE36.6 m · built 1981 · Office Condo · 2 accounts · Chinatown · 60 m
  • 200 128 2 Ave SE34.6 m · built 1990 · Office Condo · Chinatown · 90 m
  • 138 4 Ave SE35.1 m · built 1979 · Office · Chinatown · 124 m
  • 220 4 Ave SE39.4 m · built 1976 · Office · Chinatown · 138 m
  • 200 108 3 Ave SW38.3 m · built 1977 · Office Condo · Chinatown · 174 m

130 3 Ave SE questions

Answers drawn from the record.

How tall is 130 3 Ave SE?

The main structure on the parcel has a LiDAR roof height of 10.1 m in The City of Calgary’s 3D building data, a storey-equivalent of about 3 at 3.9 m per storey.

When was 130 3 Ave SE built?

The City’s assessment roll records 1977 as the year of construction.

What is the assessed value of 130 3 Ave SE?

The City of Calgary assesses the 7 accounts on this parcel at $2.9M in total on the 2026 roll, 539th 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 130 3 Ave SE zoned?

The parcel is designated DC, Direct Control, under the City of Calgary Land Use Bylaw. Under Direct Control the permitted uses are set by the site’s own bylaw rather than by a standard district. Confirm the designation and any amendments with the City before relying on it.

Which CTrain station is closest to 130 3 Ave SE?

Centre Street Station, 484 m in a straight line from the parcel centroid.

Who is in 130 3 Ave SE?

The City of Calgary business licence register lists 14 licensed businesses at this address or inside the parcel as of 2026-09-24, shown in the occupiers section. Most office occupiers such as professional firms do not need a municipal licence, so the register is not a tenant roster.

Has 130 3 Ave SE been inspected?

The City publishes 9 inspection results against 5 permits here, between 2016-06-10 and 2026-07-30. 1 used a life-safety checklist such as fire separations, firestopping or emergency lighting. The most recent occupancy inspection was accepted on 2017-10-27. 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 130 3 Ave SE?

829 scheduled transit trips call within 300 m of the parcel on a representative weekday, 111 of them in the morning peak, across 19 routes. The closest stop is WB 4 AV SE @ 1 ST SE, 154 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 130 3 Ave SE?

The best-rated cycling facility within 400 m is a protected lane, 12 m away. The parcel fronts a Priority 1 snow and ice clearing route. These are straight-line tests against City layers.

Where can visitors park at 130 3 Ave SE?

The City of Calgary's tariff record shows 251 paid on-street stalls in 31 zones within 200 m of the parcel, at $1.00 to $4.50 per hour. The closest is 1 St SE, Fr 2 Av SE To 3 Av SE, 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 130 3 Ave SE?

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), 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.