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401 4 Ave SW

Office · mid-rise office building · built 1996 · 401 4 Ave SW

LiDAR roof height20.9 m
Storey-equivalent (derived)5
Footprint1,165 m²
Parcel1,139 m²
Year built (roll)1996
Assessed 2026$5.3M
Structures on parcel1
Nearest CTrain307 m
Civic address
401 4 Ave SW, Calgary, AB
Community
Downtown Commercial Core (DNC)
City sub-property use
C101 Office · all Office sites
Land use district
CR20-C20/R20 — Commercial - Residential Core (Commercial - Core)
Height rank
#190 of 580 citywide · #100 of 111 in Downtown Commercial Core
Site coverage
102% of parcel under LiDAR footprints
Parcel pieces
1 titled piece · roll 068052596
Coordinates
51.049268, -114.070538

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 →

20.9 mN20 mLiDAR roof outlines · City of Calgary · true scale
20.9 m · 1,165 m²
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Context within 150 m. Grey footprints darken with height; lime is the Plus 15 network.

How it compares

Roof height against the Downtown Commercial Core median and tallest, and against the city.

401 4 Ave SW20.9 mDowntown Commercial Core median66.2 mDowntown Commercial Core tallest243.2 mCalgary office median12.8 mCalgary tallest office roof243.2 m

Access

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

CTrain

Nearest station: 3rd Street SW, 307 m straight-line (route 201/202). Planned Green Line station 7 Avenue SW is 304 m away (Downtown Segment, per the City’s Green Line map).

Other office buildings near 3rd Street SW Station →

Plus 15

The City’s Plus 15 walkway geometry touches this parcel; the plan above shows the connected segments in lime. Confirm access points, hours and the interior route with the building.

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 068052596 · Office

$0$5.3M$10.6M$15.8M$21.1M200520082011201420172020202320262005 roll: $5.6M2006 roll: $6.0M2007 roll: $7.3M2008 roll: $13.4M2009 roll: $13.0M2010 roll: $9.0M2011 roll: $9.0M2012 roll: $9.6M2013 roll: $16.5M2014 roll: $19.1M2015 roll: $19.6M2016 roll: $14.1M2017 roll: $13.3M2018 roll: $9.5M2019 roll: $7.9M2020 roll: $7.6M2021 roll: $6.5M2022 roll: $5.9M2023 roll: $5.5M2024 roll: $5.4M2025 roll: $5.5M2026 roll: $5.3M$5.3M (2026)
Published values by roll year
Roll yearAssessed valueChange
2005$5.6M
2006$6.0M8.1%
2007$7.3M21.9%
2008$13.4M83.1%
2009$13.0M-3.6%
2010$9.0M-30.8%
2011$9.0M0.8%
2012$9.6M6.6%
2013$16.5M71.2%
2014$19.1M15.5%
2015$19.6M2.7%
2016$14.1M-27.7%
2017$13.3M-6.2%
2018$9.5M-28.6%
2019$7.9M-16.6%
2020$7.6M-4.1%
2021$6.5M-13.6%
2022$5.9M-9.5%
2023$5.5M-7.6%
2024$5.4M-1.3%
2025$5.5M1.7%
2026$5.3M-2.7%

Development and building permits

Applications the City has located on this parcel since 2012, from the Development Permits and Building Permits datasets.

0122012: 1 development permit2012: 1 building permit122013: 1 development permit2013: 0 building permits132014: 1 development permit2014: 0 building permits142015: 0 development permits2015: 1 building permit152016: 0 development permits2016: 1 building permit162017: 1 development permit2017: 1 building permit172018: 0 development permits2018: 0 building permits182019: 0 development permits2019: 0 building permits192020: 1 development permit2020: 1 building permit202021: 0 development permits2021: 1 building permit212022: 0 development permits2022: 0 building permits222023: 0 development permits2023: 1 building permit232024: 0 development permits2024: 1 building permit242025: 0 development permits2025: 2 building permits252026: 0 development permits2026: 2 building permits26Development permitsBuilding permits (non-residential)

Recent development permits 5 since 2012

AppliedPermitCategory · descriptionStatus
2020-01-16DP2020-0285Signs - Discretionary Use
TEMPORARY USE: SIGN - CLASS E (DIGITAL MESSAGE SIGN - 3 YEARS)
Released
Approval
2017-01-20DP2017-0211Signs - Discretionary Use
TEMPORARY USE: SIGN - CLASS E (DIGITAL MESSAGE SIGN - 3 YEARS)
Released
Approval
2014-09-18DP2014-4512Signs - Permitted Use
NEW: SIGN - CLASS D (PROJECTING SIGN)
Released
Approval
2013-11-29DP2013-4995Signs - Discretionary Use
NEW: SIGN - CLASS 1:CANOPY SIGN; SIGN - CLASS 2: DIGITAL MESSAGE SIGN (3 YEARS)
Expired
Approval
2012-06-15DP2012-2527Change of Use - Discretionary Use or Relaxations Required
CHANGE OF USE: OFFICES
Released
Approval

Recent building permits 12 since 2012 · 6 in the City’s office class

AppliedPermitClass · workEst. costStatus
2026-05-28BP2026-093903106 - Retail Shop · Improvement
Interior Demolition
$150,000Issued Permit
2026-04-13BP2026-057642306 - Parking Garage · Improvement
Parkade Repairs
$41,000Issued Permit
2025-09-16BP2025-181743402 - Office · Improvement
Interior demolition
$52,000Issued Permit
2025-09-02BP2025-170493402 - Office · Unspecified
Fire alarm device replacement
$20,000Completed
2024-10-02BP2024-209762306 - Parking Garage · Improvement
Northland Place - Exterior alterations
$60,000Completed
2023-06-14BP2023-092653402 - Office · Improvement
Leasehold Improvements
Cancelled
2021-11-24BP2021-201743402 - Office · Improvement
Interior Office Alterations
$183,900Expired
2020-09-18BP2020-133363402 - Office · Unspecified
Repair of Northland Fire Alarm Deficiencies
$1,800Completed

Declared estimated project cost across all 12 non-residential building permits on the parcel since 2012: $613,900. 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.

  • 435 4 Ave SW33.7 m · built 1977 · Office · Downtown Commercial Core · 36 m
  • 400 5 Ave SW44.9 m · built 1966 · Office · Downtown Commercial Core · 42 m
  • 444 5 Ave SW86.8 m · built 1972 · Office · Downtown Commercial Core · 60 m
  • Shell Centre400 4 Ave SW143.4 m · built 1976 · Office · Downtown Commercial Core · 88 m
  • 505 3 St SW64.6 m · built 1978 · Office · Downtown Commercial Core · 105 m
  • 330 5 Ave SW112.7 m · built 1968 · Office · Downtown Commercial Core · 109 m

401 4 Ave SW questions

Answers drawn from the record.

How tall is 401 4 Ave SW?

The main structure on the parcel has a LiDAR roof height of 20.9 m in The City of Calgary’s 3D building data, a storey-equivalent of about 5 at 3.9 m per storey.

When was 401 4 Ave SW built?

The City’s assessment roll records 1996 as the year of construction.

Which CTrain station is closest to 401 4 Ave SW?

3rd Street SW Station, 307 m in a straight line from the parcel centroid.

Is office space available at 401 4 Ave 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.