The Bow
Office · office tower · built 2012 · 500 Centre St SE
- Civic address
- 500 Centre St SE, 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
- #2 of 580 citywide · #2 of 111 in Downtown Commercial Core
- Site coverage
- 49% of parcel under LiDAR footprints
- Parcel pieces
- 1 titled piece · roll 202553780
- Coordinates
- 51.047911, -114.061892
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 Downtown Commercial Core median and tallest, and against the city.
Access
Public-geometry tests only; confirm routes, entrances and hours with the building.
CTrain
Nearest station: Centre Street, 171 m straight-line (route 201/202). Planned Green Line station 7 Avenue SW is 427 m away (Downtown Segment, per the City’s Green Line map).
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.
Named building record
Public-domain building facts from Wikidata attached by location. Where a stated height differs from the LiDAR roof, the difference usually reflects spires, screens or datum.
- Name
- The Bow
- Description
- 1,700,000 sq ft office building in downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Stated height
- 237.5 m (LiDAR roof 239.8 m)
- Floors
- 58
- Opened
- 2012
- Architect
- Eberhard Zeidler, Norman Foster, Foster and Partners
- Style
- modern architecture
- Identifier
- Wikidata Q1229086 (CC0)
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 202553780 · Office
Published values by roll year
| Roll year | Assessed value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $762.4M | — |
| 2020 | $772.5M | 1.3% |
| 2021 | $681.0M | -11.8% |
| 2022 | $644.0M | -5.4% |
| 2023 | $736.3M | 14.3% |
| 2024 | $752.9M | 2.3% |
| 2025 | $773.6M | 2.7% |
| 2026 | $771.0M | -0.3% |
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 10 since 2012
| Applied | Permit | Category · description | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-18 | DP2025-06514 | Temporary Structure TEMPORARY USE: COMMUNITY RECREATION FACILITY (SEACAN - 10 YEARS) | Released Approval |
| 2024-05-23 | DP2024-03650 | Temporary Structure TEMPORARY USE: COMMUNITY RECREATION FACILITY (SEACAN, SKATE RAMP, GREENHOUSE) | Released Approval |
| 2023-10-03 | DP2023-07000 | Signs - Permitted Use with Relaxation NEW: SIGN - CLASS B (FASCIA SIGNS - 2) | Released Approval |
| 2017-07-25 | DP2017-3356 | Outdoor Cafe CHANGES TO SITE PLAN: OUTDOOR CAFE: RENEWAL (10 YEARS) (ADJACENT TO CENTRE STREET) | Released Approval |
| 2015-10-09 | DP2015-4250 | Signs - Discretionary Use NEW: SIGN - CLASS C (FREESTANDING SIGN) | Released Refusal |
| 2013-10-15 | DP2013-4313 | Signs - Discretionary Use NEW: SIGN - CLASS C (FREESTANDING SIGN) | Refused Refusal |
| 2013-10-09 | DP2013-4225 | Signs - Permitted Use SIGNS - CLASS 1: FASCIA SIGN | Cancelled |
| 2013-07-10 | DP2013-2814 | Change of Use - Permitted Use CHANGE OF USE: OFFICES | Expired Approval |
Recent building permits 79 since 2012 · 55 in the City’s office class
| Applied | Permit | Class · work | Est. cost | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-17 | BP2025-04498 | 3402 - Office · Improvement Minor interior alterations - new office | $80,000 | Completed |
| 2025-01-15 | BP2025-00744 | 3402 - Office · Improvement Interior Alterations | $1.7M | Completed |
| 2024-09-18 | BP2024-19873 | 3402 - Office · Improvement Shell Prism Project L37 Meeting Room | $25,000 | Completed |
| 2024-08-14 | BP2024-16973 | 3799 - Personal Service. Misc. · Improvement Interior Alterations | $30,000 | Completed |
| 2024-07-26 | BP2024-15378 | 3402 - Office · Improvement Group D | $150,000 | Completed |
| 2024-07-02 | BP2024-13269 | 5299 - Medical Misc. · Improvement interior alteration | $200,000 | Completed |
| 2024-04-26 | BP2024-07899 | 3402 - Office · Improvement Janitor room - Shell prism | $35,000 | Completed |
| 2024-03-05 | BP2024-03798 | 3402 - Office · Improvement Shell Prism Level 35 ASA 45 | $200,000 | Completed |
Declared estimated project cost across all 79 non-residential building permits on the parcel since 2012: $73.8M. 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.
- North-West Travellers Building515 1 St SE
- Oddfellows' Temple (Chamber of Commerce)100 6 Ave SW
- St. Regis (Grunwald) Hotel124 7 Ave SE
The Bow questions
Answers drawn from the record.
How tall is The Bow?
The main structure on the parcel has a LiDAR roof height of 239.8 m in The City of Calgary’s 3D building data, a storey-equivalent of about 61 at 3.9 m per storey. Wikidata records an architectural height of 237.5 m. Wikidata records 58 floors.
When was The Bow built?
The City’s assessment roll records 2012 as the year of construction. Wikidata records 2012 as the opening year.
Which CTrain station is closest to The Bow?
Centre Street Station, 171 m in a straight line from the parcel centroid.
Is office space available at The Bow?
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.