138 4 Ave SE
Office · mid-rise office building · built 1979 · 138 4 Ave SE
- Civic address
- 138 4 Ave SE, Calgary, AB
- Community
- Chinatown (CHN)
- City sub-property use
- C101 Office · all Office sites
- Land use district
- DC — Direct Control (Direct Control)
- Height rank
- #127 of 580 citywide · #6 of 11 in Chinatown
- Site coverage
- 96% of parcel under LiDAR footprints
- Parcel pieces
- 1 titled piece · roll 068036706
- Coordinates
- 51.049571, -114.060689
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 Chinatown 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, 362 m straight-line (route 201/202). Planned Green Line station 7 Avenue SW is 572 m away (Downtown Segment, per the City’s Green Line map).
Plus 15
The nearest Plus 15 segment is 35.5 m from the parcel boundary; the parcel itself is not touched by the network geometry.
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 068036706 · 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 | $6.1M | — |
| 2006 | $9.1M | 49.4% |
| 2007 | $11.8M | 30.0% |
| 2008 | $13.1M | 10.4% |
| 2009 | $13.7M | 4.5% |
| 2010 | $13.0M | -4.7% |
| 2011 | $6.4M | -50.7% |
| 2012 | $6.6M | 3.4% |
| 2013 | $10.5M | 57.9% |
| 2014 | $12.1M | 15.9% |
| 2015 | $12.8M | 5.6% |
| 2016 | $9.9M | -22.7% |
| 2017 | $6.6M | -33.0% |
| 2018 | $3.2M | -51.3% |
| 2019 | $3.5M | 9.3% |
| 2020 | $2.6M | -24.9% |
| 2021 | $2.1M | -20.0% |
| 2022 | $1.8M | -17.5% |
| 2023 | $1.1M | -35.4% |
| 2024 | $498,500 | -55.9% |
| 2025 | $375,000 | -24.8% |
| 2026 | $345,000 | -8.0% |
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 5 since 2012
| Applied | Permit | Category · description | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-14 | DP2020-0905 | Signs - Permitted Use NEW: SIGN - CLASS B (FASCIA SIGN) | Released Approval |
| 2019-05-16 | DP2019-2456 | Change of Use - Discretionary Use or Relaxations Required CHANGE OF USE: COMMERCIAL SCHOOL (330 STUDENTS) | Released Approval |
| 2018-09-04 | DP2018-4231 | Signs - Permitted Use NEW: SIGNS - CLASS B (FASCIA SIGN) | Released Approval |
| 2016-05-20 | DP2016-1970 | Change of Use - Discretionary Use or Relaxations Required CHANGE OF USE: CHILD CARE FACILITY (INCREASE TO EXISTING CHILDMINDING, 42 CHILDREN) | Released Approval |
| 2013-05-24 | DP2013-2155 | Signs - Discretionary Use SIGNS - CLASS B: FASCIA SIGN | Released Approval |
Recent building permits 15 since 2012 · 11 in the City’s office class
| Applied | Permit | Class · work | Est. cost | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-30 | BP2025-07909 | 3402 - Office · Unspecified Fire Alarm | $552,340 | Issued Permit |
| 2024-04-12 | BP2024-06555 | 5117 - Commercial School · Improvement Leasehold Improvements | $43,000 | Completed |
| 2021-05-12 | BP2021-08112 | 3402 - Office · Unspecified Minor alteration to the existing fire alarm at First Street Plaza. | $1,900 | Completed |
| 2020-06-19 | BP2020-08007 | 5301 - Child Care Facility · Improvement Repair - CIWA Childminding | $35,000 | Completed |
| 2020-01-28 | BP2020-01039 | 5117 - Commercial School · Improvement Temporary use - CIWA Childminding | — | File Closed |
| 2019-05-02 | BP2019-05021 | 3402 - Office · Improvement Elevator moderization and fire alarm upgrade | $525,750 | Expired |
| 2017-04-25 | BP2017-04325 | 3402 - Office · Improvement Office Alteration - CALGARY IMMIGRANT WOMAN'S ASSOCIATION | $110,000 | Completed |
| 2016-07-07 | BP2016-07743 | 5301 - Child Care Facility · Improvement Interior Alteration | $6,000 | Completed |
Declared estimated project cost across all 15 non-residential building permits on the parcel since 2012: $2.3M. 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.
138 4 Ave SE questions
Answers drawn from the record.
How tall is 138 4 Ave SE?
The main structure on the parcel has a LiDAR roof height of 35.1 m in The City of Calgary’s 3D building data, a storey-equivalent of about 9 at 3.9 m per storey.
When was 138 4 Ave SE built?
The City’s assessment roll records 1979 as the year of construction.
Which CTrain station is closest to 138 4 Ave SE?
Centre Street Station, 362 m in a straight line from the parcel centroid.
Is office space available at 138 4 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) — 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.