1550 5 St SW
Office · mid-rise office building · built 1979 · 1550 5 St SW
- Civic address
- 1550 5 St SW, Calgary, AB
- Community
- Beltline (BLN)
- City sub-property use
- C101 Office · all Office sites
- Land use district
- C-COR1 — Commercial - Corridor 1 (Commercial)
- Height rank
- #225 of 580 citywide · #63 of 119 in Beltline
- Site coverage
- 134% of parcel under LiDAR footprints
- Parcel pieces
- 1 titled piece · roll 067181503
- Coordinates
- 51.03819, -114.074034
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 Beltline median and tallest, and against the city.
Access
Public-geometry tests only; confirm routes, entrances and hours with the building.
CTrain
Nearest station: 6th Street SW, 958 m straight-line (route 201/202). Planned Green Line station Beltline is 779 m away (Downtown Segment, per the City’s Green Line map).
Plus 15
Outside the Plus 15 network area.
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 067181503 · Office
Published values by roll year
| Roll year | Assessed value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | $3.6M | — |
| 2006 | $5.0M | 37.7% |
| 2007 | $5.6M | 11.2% |
| 2008 | $7.8M | 41.0% |
| 2009 | $10.7M | 36.0% |
| 2010 | $8.6M | -18.9% |
| 2011 | $6.5M | -25.0% |
| 2012 | $7.8M | 20.4% |
| 2013 | $12.9M | 65.9% |
| 2014 | $11.0M | -14.8% |
| 2015 | $11.0M | -0.4% |
| 2016 | $8.0M | -26.9% |
| 2017 | $13.4M | 66.4% |
| 2018 | $9.8M | -27.0% |
| 2019 | $6.2M | -36.8% |
| 2020 | $5.6M | -9.1% |
| 2021 | $6.0M | 7.7% |
| 2022 | $9.2M | 51.7% |
| 2023 | $7.7M | -16.3% |
| 2024 | $7.6M | -1.0% |
| 2025 | $8.1M | 7.1% |
| 2026 | $7.3M | -9.7% |
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 7 since 2012
| Applied | Permit | Category · description | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-21 | DP2025-06592 | Mixed Use - Downtown ADDITION: DWELLING UNIT (1 BUILDING), DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT - MEDIUM, RETAIL AND CONSUMER SERVICE, EXTERIOR RENOVATIONS: MULTI-USE COMMERCIAL (REFURBISH BUILDING FACADE) | Hold |
| 2023-12-07 | DP2023-08605 | Signs - Permitted Use NEW: SIGN - CLASS B (FASCIA SIGN) | Released Approval |
| 2023-03-30 | DP2023-01963 | Signs - Permitted Use with Relaxation NEW: SIGN - CLASS B (FASCIA SIGN) - ILLUMINATION VISIBLE FROM RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT | Released Approval |
| 2016-04-06 | DP2016-1288 | Outdoor Cafe CHANGES TO SITE PLAN: OUTDOOR CAFE (ADJACENT TO 17TH AVENUE SW) | Released Approval |
| 2016-02-01 | DP2016-0366 | Outdoor Cafe CHANGES TO SITE PLAN: OUTDOOR CAFE (ADJACENT TO 5TH STREET SW AND 17TH AVENUE SW) | Released Approval |
| 2012-11-19 | DP2012-4880 | Outdoor Cafe ADDITION: OUTDOOR CAFE (CORNER OF 5 STREET SW AND 17 AVENUE SW) | Expired Approval |
| 2012-01-25 | DP2012-0273 | Signs - Permitted Use with Relaxation SIGN - CLASS B: FASCIA SIGNS (2) - LOCATION RELAXATION | Released Approval |
Recent building permits 14 since 2012 · 9 in the City’s office class
| Applied | Permit | Class · work | Est. cost | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-17 | BP2022-14183 | 3402 - Office · Improvement Interior Alterations (Work Nicer Red Mile Office Renovation) | $40,000 | Completed |
| 2019-05-25 | BP2019-06312 | 3402 - Office · Improvement Interior alterations | $400,000 | Completed |
| 2018-07-18 | BP2018-09378 | 3402 - Office · Improvement WORK NICER | $450,000 | Completed |
| 2018-06-12 | BP2018-07438 | 3402 - Office · Improvement ASI National Block- 4th Floor interior fit-out | $717,874 | Completed |
| 2018-04-24 | BP2018-04471 | 3402 - Office · Improvement Exterior Alteration - Group A2/D - National Block | $700,000 | File Closed |
| 2017-02-17 | BP2017-01439 | 4002 - Vacant · Improvement interior office demolition | $60,000 | File Closed |
| 2016-06-07 | BP2016-06231 | 3613 - Restaurant - Licensed · Improvement National 17 Patio Expansion | $7,500 | Completed |
| 2016-06-07 | BP2016-06262 | 4002 - Vacant · Improvement renovation at main floor and lower level elevator lobbies | $95,000 | Completed |
Declared estimated project cost across all 14 non-residential building permits on the parcel since 2012: $2.7M. 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.
1550 5 St SW questions
Answers drawn from the record.
How tall is 1550 5 St SW?
The main structure on the parcel has a LiDAR roof height of 17.8 m in The City of Calgary’s 3D building data, a storey-equivalent of about 5 at 3.9 m per storey.
When was 1550 5 St SW built?
The City’s assessment roll records 1979 as the year of construction.
Which CTrain station is closest to 1550 5 St SW?
6th Street SW Station, 958 m in a straight line from the parcel centroid.
Is office space available at 1550 5 St 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.