1538 25 Ave NE
Office use recorded by City permits (roll code X034) · mid-rise office building · built 1981 · 1538 25 Ave NE
1538 25 Ave NE is an 18.1 m mid-rise office building in South Airways, Calgary, recorded on the City assessment roll as built in 1981. Its main structure is the 293rd tallest office roof of the 775 ranked in this record, and 4th of 20 in South Airways. The City assesses the parcel at $6.4M on the 2026 roll, 289th of 822 sites in the record by assessed value. 102 scheduled transit trips call within 300 m of the parcel on a weekday. Since 2012 the City has recorded 11 building permits and 1 development permit on the parcel, the largest a $750,000 office permit for alteration, applied for in 2022.
- Civic address
- 1538 25 Ave NE, Calgary, AB
- Community
- South Airways (SAW)
- City sub-property use
- X034 Roll code X034 (no published description) · all Office use recorded by City permits (roll code X034) sites
- Land use district
- I-G — Industrial - General (Industrial)
- Height rank
- #293 of 785 citywide · #4 of 20 in South Airways
- Footprint to parcel
- 60% of the parcel under LiDAR footprints
- Parcel pieces
- 1 titled piece · roll 048043897
- Coordinates
- 51.075517, -114.023115
The City assesses this parcel under roll code X034, for which it publishes no description, so the office-code definition alone would omit it. It is included because The City’s own building permits record office use on the parcel: 16 permits in the City’s Office classes between 2001 and 2026. The building may hold other uses as well. Every building included this way.
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 South Airways median and tallest, and against the city.
Access
Public-geometry tests only; confirm routes, entrances and hours with the building.
CTrain
Nearest station: Rundle, 2.9 km straight-line (route 202).
Plus 15
Outside the Plus 15 network area.
Cycling
The best-rated cycling facility within 400 m of the parcel is a community street (On-Street Bikeway), 111 m away.
Winter access
No Priority 1 or 2 snow and ice clearing route lies within 30 m of the parcel edge.
Accessible crossing
No accessible pedestrian signal lies within 400 m of 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.
102 scheduled transit trips call within 300 m of this parcel on a representative weekday, 16 of them between 07:00 and 09:00, across 1 route and 5 stops. The closest stop is WB 27 AV NE @ 15 ST NE, 159 m away.
| Service class | Trips on the service day |
|---|---|
| REGULAR | 102 |
Routes: 32 Huntington/Sunridge.
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.
No Active paid on-street parking zone lies within 200 m of this parcel in the City’s tariff dataset. That is not a statement that parking is unavailable: free, permit-only and off-street parking are not recorded in this source.
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 048043897 · X034
Published values by roll year
| Roll year | Assessed value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | $7.1M | — |
| 2006 | $7.9M | 10.2% |
| 2007 | $11.4M | 45.2% |
| 2008 | $16.0M | 40.0% |
| 2009 | $20.4M | 27.6% |
| 2010 | $16.0M | -21.6% |
| 2011 | $8.9M | -44.1% |
| 2012 | $9.9M | 10.6% |
| 2013 | $12.0M | 20.8% |
| 2014 | $13.3M | 11.5% |
| 2015 | $15.8M | 18.4% |
| 2016 | $12.9M | -18.5% |
| 2017 | $12.7M | -1.0% |
| 2018 | $7.9M | -37.8% |
| 2019 | $6.2M | -21.2% |
| 2020 | $7.6M | 22.3% |
| 2021 | $6.5M | -14.4% |
| 2022 | $5.3M | -18.1% |
| 2023 | $4.3M | -20.2% |
| 2024 | $5.0M | 17.1% |
| 2025 | $5.3M | 5.0% |
| 2026 | $6.4M | 22.5% |
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 1 since 2012
| Applied | Permit | Category · description | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-06 | DP2014-3727 | Renovations - Non-Residential EXTERIOR RENOVATIONS: OFFICE (NEW BAY DOOR) | Released Approval |
Recent building permits 11 since 2012 · 10 in the City’s office class
| Applied | Permit | Class · work | Est. cost | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-12 | BP2026-00424 | 3499 - Office/Bank/Professional Misc. · Fire/ Security Alarm Fire Alarm Panel Replacement | $1,000 | Completed |
| 2025-12-19 | BP2025-24003 | 3402 - Office · Alteration Interior alterations | $100,000 | Completed |
| 2025-09-17 | BP2025-18232 | 3402 - Office · Alteration Interior alterations - Zurich Court 3D-P | — | Cancelled |
| 2023-03-15 | BP2023-03244 | 5114 - School, Other · Alteration Global College - Tenant Improvement/Tenant Fit Out | $300,000 | Completed |
| 2022-10-17 | BP2022-17508 | 3402 - Office · Alteration Interior Alterations | $750,000 | Completed |
| 2020-05-07 | BP2020-05433 | 3402 - Office · Alteration Interior alterations | $650,000 | Completed |
| 2018-03-26 | BP2018-03243 | 3402 - Office · Repair Fire Alarm Repair | $7,000 | Completed |
| 2018-01-08 | BP2018-00139 | 3402 - Office · Alteration Interior Alteration - Group D - McMan Offices | $260,000 | Completed |
Declared estimated project cost across all 11 non-residential building permits on the parcel since 2012: $2.5M. 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.
34 inspection results are published against 5 of the 11 building permits on this parcel, from 2014-09-18 to 2026-03-10. 3 inspections used a life-safety checklist and 1 a barrier-free checklist.
What was inspected
Result of each visit
| Outcome | Inspections |
|---|---|
| Acceptable | 17 |
| Acceptable Add Inspection | 15 |
| Acceptable with Conditions | 1 |
| Not Acceptable | 1 |
Stage
| Inspection type | Count |
|---|---|
| Progress | 24 |
| Final | 10 |
The 14 most recent inspection results
| Date | Permit | Stage | Checklist | Outcome | Inspector note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | BP2026-00424 | Progress | All Directives | Acceptable | No further building inspections required. |
| 2024-09-04 | BP2023-03244 | Final | All Directives | Acceptable with Conditions | Correct noted deficiencies. No further building inspections are required. Permission to occupy granted. |
| 2024-08-27 | BP2023-03244 | Final | All Directives | Acceptable Add Inspection | Inspections can be booked at inspections.calgary.ca The owner to recall the inspection, and on the day of the inspection have the required document ready to email to the building safety codes officer doing the inspection on that day. File can be completed when the required document(s) have been provided/emailed to the |
| 2024-08-27 | BP2023-03244 | Final | All Directives | Acceptable Add Inspection | Note to the building safety codes officer, no site inspection required. |
| 2024-08-27 | BP2023-03244 | Final | All Documents | Acceptable Add Inspection | NBC AE Division C 2.4.2. Schedules of Professional Involvement C-2 from the Mechical Engineer ( Doug Reinbold) |
| 2024-08-23 | BP2023-03244 | Final | All Directives | Not Acceptable | Required documents have not been provided. Recall inspection. No inspection performed. |
| 2023-07-28 | BP2022-17508 | Final | Garage Inspection | Acceptable | No Further Building Inspections Required. permission to occupy granted |
| 2023-07-10 | BP2023-03244 | Progress | Directives | Acceptable | No further building inspections required. |
| 2023-07-10 | BP2023-03244 | Progress | Fire Resistance & Fire Separations Part 3 | Acceptable Add Inspection | 3.1.9 Service penetration, seal by firestop system In the washroom / shower area this area should not be covered until the fire stopping is been installed and approved by the building safety codes officer |
| 2023-07-10 | BP2023-03244 | Progress | Documents Commercial | Acceptable Add Inspection | Require Fire Stop Test Design Summary |
| 2023-07-10 | BP2023-03244 | Progress | Documents Commercial | Acceptable Add Inspection | Fire Alarm Verification |
| 2023-07-10 | BP2023-03244 | Progress | Emergency Lighting and Exit Signs | Acceptable Add Inspection | Emergency lighting required in all principal exit routes. |
| 2023-07-10 | BP2023-03244 | Progress | Documents Commercial | Acceptable Add Inspection | C1 and/or C2 letters required |
| 2023-07-10 | BP2023-03244 | Progress | Documents Commercial | Acceptable Add Inspection | Sprinkler Verification |
An inspection result is a record of one visit, not a verdict on the building. 1 of these 34 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 1 as of 2026-09-24
| Licensed business | Address | Licence type | Status | Licensed since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global College Of Business And Technology | 2609 15 St NE | School (Prov. Approved) | Licensed | 2024 |
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.
Where this building sits in the record
Every collection this building belongs to, from the same public data shown above.
1538 25 Ave NE questions
Answers drawn from the record.
How tall is 1538 25 Ave NE?
The main structure on the parcel has a LiDAR roof height of 18.1 m in The City of Calgary’s 3D building data, a storey-equivalent of about 5 at 3.9 m per storey.
When was 1538 25 Ave NE built?
The City’s assessment roll records 1981 as the year of construction.
What is the assessed value of 1538 25 Ave NE?
The City of Calgary assesses this parcel at $6.4M in total on the 2026 roll, 289th 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 1538 25 Ave NE zoned?
The parcel is designated I-G, Industrial - General, 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 1538 25 Ave NE?
Rundle Station, 2.9 km in a straight line from the parcel centroid.
Who is in 1538 25 Ave NE?
The City of Calgary business licence register lists 1 licensed business 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 1538 25 Ave NE been inspected?
The City publishes 34 inspection results against 5 permits here, between 2014-09-18 and 2026-03-10. 3 used a life-safety checklist such as fire separations, firestopping or emergency lighting. 1 used the barrier-free checklist. 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 1538 25 Ave NE?
102 scheduled transit trips call within 300 m of the parcel on a representative weekday, 16 of them in the morning peak, across 1 route. The closest stop is WB 27 AV NE @ 15 ST NE, 159 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 1538 25 Ave NE?
The best-rated cycling facility within 400 m is a community street, 111 m away. No Priority 1 or 2 clearing route lies within 30 m of the parcel edge. These are straight-line tests against City layers.
Where can visitors park at 1538 25 Ave NE?
No Active paid on-street parking zone lies within 200 m of this parcel in the City's tariff dataset. Free, permit-only and off-street parking are not recorded in that source, so this is not a statement that parking is unavailable.
Is office space available at 1538 25 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), 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.