2540 5 Ave NW
Small Office · low-rise office building · built 1966 · 2540 5 Ave NW
- Civic address
- 2540 5 Ave NW, Calgary, AB
- Community
- West Hillhurst (WHL)
- City sub-property use
- C102 Small Office · all Small Office sites
- Land use district
- C-COR2 — Commercial - Corridor 2 (Commercial)
- Height rank
- #500 of 580 citywide · #5 of 5 in West Hillhurst
- Site coverage
- 36% of parcel under LiDAR footprints
- Parcel pieces
- 1 titled piece · roll 060033107
- Coordinates
- 51.057191, -114.11981
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 West Hillhurst median and tallest, and against the city.
Access
Public-geometry tests only; confirm routes, entrances and hours with the building.
CTrain
Nearest station: Lions Park, 1.4 km straight-line (route 201).
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 060033107 · Small Office
Published values by roll year
| Roll year | Assessed value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | $1.2M | — |
| 2006 | $1.3M | 5.9% |
| 2007 | $1.8M | 45.6% |
| 2008 | $2.5M | 39.6% |
| 2009 | $2.8M | 9.1% |
| 2010 | $2.1M | -24.5% |
| 2011 | $1.6M | -23.9% |
| 2012 | $1.9M | 17.0% |
| 2013 | $2.1M | 14.5% |
| 2014 | $2.4M | 10.8% |
| 2015 | $2.6M | 10.2% |
| 2016 | $2.7M | 2.7% |
| 2017 | $2.3M | -15.7% |
| 2018 | $1.9M | -16.9% |
| 2019 | $3.6M | 92.0% |
| 2020 | $4.1M | 13.1% |
| 2021 | $3.1M | -22.7% |
| 2022 | $3.5M | 10.2% |
| 2023 | $3.7M | 6.1% |
| 2024 | $3.7M | 1.9% |
| 2025 | $3.9M | 2.9% |
| 2026 | $4.1M | 5.7% |
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 4 since 2012
| Applied | Permit | Category · description | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-11 | DP2019-1118 | Signs - Discretionary Use NEW: SIGN - CLASS C (FREESTANDING SIGN) | Released Approval |
| 2018-06-13 | DP2018-2862 | Change of Use - Permitted Use CHANGE OF USE: HEALTH SERVICES LABORATORY - WITH CLIENTS | Released Approval |
| 2018-06-11 | DP2018-2790 | Change of Use - With Change to Site Plan CHANGES TO SITE PLAN: HEALTH SERVICES LABORATORY - WITH CLIENTS (WIDENING HANDICAP STALLS TO CONFORM, NEW DUST COLLECTOR, BIKE RACKS, WHEELCHAIR RAMPS & CURBCUTS); EXTERIOR RENOVATIONS: HEALTH SERVICES LABORATORY - WITH CLIENTS (NEW ENTRANCE DOOR, NEW LADDER ACCESSIBLE TO THE ROOF) | Released Approval |
| 2014-12-16 | DP2014-6000 | Change of Use - Permitted Use CHANGE OF USE: MEDICAL CLINIC | Released Approval |
Recent building permits 1 since 2012 · 0 in the City’s office class
| Applied | Permit | Class · work | Est. cost | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-05 | BP2018-08754 | 5203 - Lab · Improvement | $960,000 | Completed |
Declared estimated project cost across all 1 non-residential building permits on the parcel since 2012: $960,000. 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.
2540 5 Ave NW questions
Answers drawn from the record.
How tall is 2540 5 Ave NW?
The main structure on the parcel has a LiDAR roof height of 6.9 m in The City of Calgary’s 3D building data, a storey-equivalent of about 2 at 3.9 m per storey.
When was 2540 5 Ave NW built?
The City’s assessment roll records 1966 as the year of construction.
Which CTrain station is closest to 2540 5 Ave NW?
Lions Park Station, 1.4 km in a straight line from the parcel centroid.
Is office space available at 2540 5 Ave 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) — 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.