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Hicks Block

Small Office · low-rise office building · built 1912 · 1804 1 St NW

LiDAR roof height8.4 m

Storey-equivalent (derived)2

Footprint460 m²

Parcel488 m²

Year built (roll)1912

Assessed 2026$1.9M

Structures on parcel1

Nearest CTrain1.9 km

Civic address: 1804 1 St NW, Calgary, AB
Community: Tuxedo Park (TUX)
City sub-property use: C102 Small Office · all Small Office sites
Land use district: DC — Direct Control (Direct Control)
Height rank: #435 of 580 citywide · #1 of 9 in Tuxedo Park
Site coverage: 94% of parcel under LiDAR footprints
Parcel pieces: 1 titled piece · roll 046056701
Coordinates: 51.068109, -114.064734

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 →

8.4 m · 460 m²

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

How it compares

Roof height against the Tuxedo Park median and tallest, and against the city.

Access

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

CTrain

Nearest station: Sunnyside, 1.9 km straight-line (route 201). Planned Green Line station 16 Avenue N is 265 m away (TBD, per the City’s Green Line map).

Plus 15

Outside the Plus 15 network area.

Heritage inventory

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

Hicks Block (Kelly Block 1802 - 1 St NW)

Construction year: 1912
Architect: Unknown
Builder: Simpson, Charles E.
Style: Edwardian Commercial
Typology: Shop and Apartment
Development era: 1906 to 1913 (Pre WWI Boom, Age of Optimism)
Designation: Inventory listing only

Heritage Character Statement

An Edwardian Commercial building featuring; load bearing brick structure, recessed storefronts, signband, upper apartments with symmetrical windows, pressed metal cornice, and, wooden rear decks and stairs. Due to the long time presence of Calgary's second library, it is/was significant within the community.

Summary History

The Hicks Block is located in Tuxedo Park, a district annexed in 1910 and once part of the short-lived Village of Crescent Heights, which had been incorporated in 1908. The city's streetcar line extended to Crescent Heights and Tuxedo Park in 1911. Calgary was then in the midst of a phenomenal boom period characterized by extensive building construction, inflated land prices and widespread speculative activity. The boom collapsed in 1913.

The Hicks Block was built for Dr. William A. Hicks, a Calgary dentist who entered the real estate

Source: The City of Calgary Inventory of Evaluated Historic Resources, entry 544.

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 046056701 · Small Office

Published values by roll year

Roll year	Assessed value	Change
2005	$728,500	—
2006	$814,000	11.7%
2007	$1.4M	70.8%
2008	$1.8M	28.8%
2009	$1.8M	-2.2%
2010	$1.4M	-21.7%
2011	$1.2M	-15.3%
2012	$1.1M	-3.4%
2013	$1.3M	17.9%
2014	$1.5M	12.9%
2015	$1.7M	13.4%
2016	$1.6M	-5.9%
2017	$2.6M	64.2%
2018	$1.3M	-49.0%
2019	$2.4M	80.5%
2020	$2.0M	-17.5%
2021	$1.2M	-40.9%
2022	$1.1M	-4.3%
2023	$1.3M	12.5%
2024	$1.7M	36.5%
2025	$1.7M	-3.5%
2026	$1.9M	13.3%

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
2016-07-28	DP2016-3109	Change of Use - Discretionary Use or Relaxations Required CHANGE OF USE: MEDICAL CLINIC	Cancelled
2016-07-22	DP2016-3037	Change of Use - Discretionary Use or Relaxations Required CHANGE OF USE: CHANGE OF USE: MEDICAL CLINIC - 18 PARKING STALLS RELAXATION	Released Approval

Recent building permits 7 since 2012 · 3 in the City’s office class

Applied	Permit	Class · work	Est. cost	Status
2023-09-14	BP2023-15711	3799 - Personal Service. Misc. · Improvement interior alterations	$3,500	Completed
2020-02-25	BP2020-02225	3403 - Office, Medical · Improvement Interior alterations	$3,500	Completed
2019-11-12	BP2019-15409	3403 - Office, Medical · Improvement Interior Alteration - Group D - Medical Clinic	$10,663	Completed
2018-02-01	BP2018-01100	3799 - Personal Service. Misc. · Improvement Inktender (Tattoo) Studio, Minor Personal Services Cosmetic Alterations	$3,000	Completed
2017-10-30	BP2017-14473	3799 - Personal Service. Misc. · Improvement interior alteration - hair salon	$9,500	Completed
2016-11-25	BP2016-14367	3402 - Office · Improvement	$1,000	Completed
2016-11-14	BP2016-13999	5299 - Medical Misc. · Improvement Interior Alteration - Chiropractic Massage Clinic	$40,000	Completed

Declared estimated project cost across all 7 non-residential building permits on the parcel since 2012: $71,163. 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.

112 16 Ave NE5 m · built 1964 · Small Office · Tuxedo Park · 236 m
309 16 Ave NW12.8 m · built 2014 · Small Office · Crescent Heights · 274 m
127 17 Ave NE6.8 m · built 1978 · Small Office · 2 accounts · Tuxedo Park · 282 m
133 17 Ave NE6.9 m · built 1978 · Small Office · Tuxedo Park · 297 m
136 17 Ave NE7.9 m · built 1980 · Small Office · Tuxedo Park · 306 m
132 16 Ave NE7.9 m · built 1965 · Small Office · Tuxedo Park · 319 m

Hicks Block questions

Answers drawn from the record.

How tall is Hicks Block?

The main structure on the parcel has a LiDAR roof height of 8.4 m in The City of Calgary’s 3D building data, a storey-equivalent of about 2 at 3.9 m per storey.

When was Hicks Block built?

The City’s assessment roll records 1912 as the year of construction. The heritage inventory records 1912.

Which CTrain station is closest to Hicks Block?

Sunnyside Station, 1.9 km in a straight line from the parcel centroid.

Is office space available at Hicks Block?

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) — 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.

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