20 Research Pl NW
Small Office · low-rise office building · built 1977 · 20 Research Pl NW
20 Research Pl NW is a 5.9 m low-rise office building in Varsity, Calgary, recorded on the City assessment roll as built in 1977. Its main structure is the 720th tallest office roof of the 775 ranked in this record, and 15th of 15 in Varsity. The City assesses the parcel at $1.3M on the 2026 roll, 735th of 822 sites in the record by assessed value. The nearest CTrain platform is Brentwood, 468 m away in a straight line. 958 scheduled transit trips call within 300 m of the parcel on a weekday.
- Civic address
- 20 Research Pl NW, Calgary, AB
- Community
- Varsity (VAR)
- City sub-property use
- C102 Small Office · all Small Office sites
- Land use district
- S-URP — Special Purpose - University Research Park (Institutional)
- Height rank
- #720 of 785 citywide · #15 of 15 in Varsity
- Footprint to parcel
- 6% of the parcel under LiDAR footprints
- Parcel pieces
- 1 titled piece · roll 037180502
- Coordinates
- 51.082897, -114.132823
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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 →
How it compares
Roof height against the Varsity median and tallest, and against the city.
Access
Public-geometry tests only; confirm routes, entrances and hours with the building.
CTrain
Nearest station: Brentwood, 468 m straight-line (route 201).
Plus 15
Outside the Plus 15 network area.
Cycling
The best-rated cycling facility within 400 m of the parcel is a painted lane (Bicycle Lane), 370 m away.
Winter access
No Priority 1 or 2 snow and ice clearing route lies within 30 m of the parcel edge.
Accessible crossing
The nearest accessible pedestrian signal is at 32 Avenue and 31 Street/Campus Drive, 221 m from the parcel. The closest signalised crossing, 32 Avenue and 33 Street at 181 m, has no accessible signal recorded.
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.
958 scheduled transit trips call within 300 m of this parcel on a representative weekday, 130 of them between 07:00 and 09:00, across 9 routes and 10 stops. The closest stop is EB 32 AV NW @ 33 ST NW, 180 m away.
| Service class | Trips on the service day |
|---|---|
| REGULAR | 762 |
| MAX | 196 |
Routes: 8 North Pointe Terminal/Foothills Medical Centre · 9 Dalhousie Station/Chinook Station · 20 Heritage Station/Northmount Dr N · 38 North Crosstown · 53 Brentwood Station/Greenwood · 65 Market Mall/Downtown West · 82 Nolan Hill · 108 Paskapoo Slopes · MO MAX Orange Brentwood/Saddletowne.
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
78 metered stalls across 6 City parking zones touching this walking radius, at $1.00 to $1.50 per hour depending on zone and time of day. Maximum stay 240 to 540 minutes. Tariff zone 24.
Enforced 0910-1750 MON-FRI.
Closest zone
Research Pl, Fr 33 St NW To 33 St NW — 4 m from the parcel, 21 parallel stalls, tariff zone 24, 540-minute maximum.
| When | Rate |
|---|---|
| Weekdays: Max 9 Hours | $1.50 per hour, max:$6.25 |
| Saturday: | Free Parking |
| Sunday/Holidays: | Free parking |
| Free parking to 9am | See 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
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 037180502 · Small 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 | $270,000 | — |
| 2006 | $284,000 | 5.2% |
| 2007 | $396,000 | 39.4% |
| 2008 | $479,000 | 21.0% |
| 2009 | $456,500 | -4.7% |
| 2010 | $337,000 | -26.2% |
| 2011 | $147,500 | -56.2% |
| 2012 | $172,000 | 16.6% |
| 2013 | $221,000 | 28.5% |
| 2014 | $787,500 | 256.3% |
| 2015 | $420,000 | -46.7% |
| 2016 | $420,000 | 0.0% |
| 2017 | $420,000 | 0.0% |
| 2018 | $896,000 | 113.3% |
| 2019 | $908,000 | 1.3% |
| 2020 | $2.1M | 135.7% |
| 2021 | $1.3M | -37.4% |
| 2022 | $1.3M | 0.0% |
| 2023 | $1.3M | 0.0% |
| 2024 | $1.3M | 0.0% |
| 2025 | $1.3M | 0.0% |
| 2026 | $1.3M | 0.0% |
Development and building permits
Applications the City has located on this parcel since 2012, from the Development Permits and Building Permits datasets.
No development or non-residential building permit applications were located on this parcel in the City’s records since 2012.
Inspections
What City inspectors recorded against the permits on this parcel.
The City has no inspection result on file for a building permit on this parcel. No building permit has been located on this parcel since 2012 either.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vecova Bottle Depot | 20 Research Pl NW | Charitable Organization, Container Depot | Licensed | 2011 |
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.
20 Research Pl NW questions
Answers drawn from the record.
How tall is 20 Research Pl NW?
The main structure on the parcel has a LiDAR roof height of 5.9 m in The City of Calgary’s 3D building data, a storey-equivalent of about 2 at 3.9 m per storey.
When was 20 Research Pl NW built?
The City’s assessment roll records 1977 as the year of construction.
What is the assessed value of 20 Research Pl NW?
The City of Calgary assesses this parcel at $1.3M in total on the 2026 roll, 735th 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 20 Research Pl NW zoned?
The parcel is designated S-URP, Special Purpose - University Research Park, 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 20 Research Pl NW?
Brentwood Station, 468 m in a straight line from the parcel centroid.
Who is in 20 Research Pl NW?
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 20 Research Pl NW been inspected?
The City publishes no inspection result against a building permit on this parcel.
How good is transit at 20 Research Pl NW?
958 scheduled transit trips call within 300 m of the parcel on a representative weekday, 130 of them in the morning peak, across 9 routes. The closest stop is EB 32 AV NW @ 33 ST NW, 180 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 20 Research Pl NW?
The best-rated cycling facility within 400 m is a painted lane, 370 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 20 Research Pl NW?
The City of Calgary's tariff record shows 78 paid on-street stalls in 6 zones within 200 m of the parcel, at $1.00 to $1.50 per hour. The closest is Research Pl, Fr 33 St NW To 33 St NW, 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 20 Research Pl NW?
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.