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Eighth Avenue Building

Office · mid-rise office building · built 1954 · 505 8 Ave SW

Eighth Avenue Building (505 8 Ave SW) is a 31.2 m mid-rise office building in Downtown Commercial Core, Calgary, recorded on the City assessment roll as built in 1954. Its main structure is the 143rd tallest office roof of the 775 ranked in this record, and 87th of 119 in Downtown Commercial Core. The City assesses the parcel at $2.3M on the 2026 roll, 592nd of 822 sites in the record by assessed value. A Plus 15 walkway touches the parcel. The nearest CTrain platform is 4th Street SW, 158 m away in a straight line. 1,545 scheduled transit trips call within 300 m of the parcel on a weekday. Since 2012 the City has recorded 8 building permits and 4 development permits on the parcel, the largest a $250,000 restaurant permit for alteration, applied for in 2014. It appears on the City’s Inventory of Evaluated Historic Resources as Eighth Avenue Building.

LiDAR roof height31.2 m

Storey-equivalent (derived)8

Footprint831 m²

Parcel822 m²

Year built (roll)1954

Assessed 2026$2.3M

Structures on parcel1

Nearest CTrain158 m

Civic address: 505 8 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: #143 of 785 citywide · #87 of 111 in Downtown Commercial Core
Footprint to parcel: 101% Above 100% because the LiDAR roof outlines attributed to this parcel cover more ground than its titled pieces, which happens where a roof oversails the lot line or a structure spans neighbouring parcels.
Parcel pieces: 1 titled piece · roll 067076802
Coordinates: 51.04552, -114.071849

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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 →

31.2 m · 831 m²

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.

Access

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

CTrain

Nearest station: 4th Street SW, 158 m straight-line (route 201/202). Planned Green Line station 7 Avenue SW is 330 m away (Downtown Segment, per the City’s Green Line map).

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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.

Cycling

The best-rated cycling facility within 400 m of the parcel is a protected lane (Cycle Track), 11 m away.

Winter access

The parcel fronts a Priority 1 snow and ice clearing route, 8 m from its edge. Priority 1 routes are cleared first after a snowfall.

Accessible crossing

The nearest accessible pedestrian signal is at 7 Avenue and 4 Street, 137 m from the parcel. The closest signalised crossing, 8 Avenue and 4 Street at 41 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.

1,545 scheduled transit trips call within 300 m of this parcel on a representative weekday, 214 of them between 07:00 and 09:00, across 22 routes and 16 stops. The closest stop is NB 4 ST SW@ 7 AV SW, 98 m away.

Service class	Trips on the service day
REGULAR	739
LRT	672
BRT	121
EXPRESS	13

Routes: 1 Bowness/Forest Lawn · 2 Mount Pleasant/Killarney 17 Av SW · 3 Sandstone/Elbow Dr SW · 4 Huntington · 6 Killarney/26 Av SW · 15 Deerfoot Meadows · 17 Renfrew/Ramsay · 22 Richmond Rd SW · 62 Hidden Valley · 64 MacEwan · 66 Lakeview · 101 Inglewood · 109 Harvest Hills · 116 Coventry Hills · 117 McKenzie Towne Express · 131 East Bow Express · 142 Panorama · 151 New Brighton Express · 201 Red Line - Somerset - Bridlewood/Tuscany CTrain · 202 Blue Line - Saddletowne/69 Street CTrain · 302 BRT Southeast/City Centre · 500 Airport Express.

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

97 metered stalls across 17 City parking zones touching this walking radius, at $1.00 to $4.75 per hour depending on zone and time of day. Maximum stay 30 to 120 minutes. Tariff zones 12, 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d.

Enforced 0710-1750 MON-FRI, 0910-1750 SAT; 0840-1520 MON-FRI, 0910-1750 SAT; 0910-1520 MON-FRI; 0910-1750 MON-SAT.

Closest zone

8 Av SW, Fr 3 St SW To 4 St SW — 45 m from the parcel, 3 parallel stalls, tariff zone 4c, 30-minute maximum.

When	Rate
Mon-Fri 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM	$3.25 per Hour
Mon-Fri 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM	$4.25 per Hour
Mon-Fri 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM	$4.75 per Hour
Mon-Fri 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM	$4.25 per Hour
Mon-Fri 3:30 PM to 6:00 PM	$4.25 per Hour
Saturday: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM	$1.00 per hour
Sunday/Holidays:	Free parking
Free parking to 7 Am Mon-Fri	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.

Heritage inventory

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

Eighth Avenue Building

Construction year: 1953
Architect: Unknown
Style: Modern
Typology: Office
Development era: 1946 to 1956 (Oil Boom)
Original use: Commerce
Planning theme: Business and Industry
Designation: Inventory listing only
Inventory class: CHR

Heritage Character Statement

This building is a good example of the Modern style buildings constructed in the post WWII boom in the west end of Calgary's downtown. It featured; symmetrical facade, large flat wall surfaces, defined vertical glazing and brick spandrels on the upper levels, and large aluminum frame windows surrounded by 'emerald pearl Norwegian' granite panels on the ground level. It was one of three banks built to serve the oil & gas sector. It is illustrative of the banking industry's westward movement along 8th Avenue into the dynamic oil & gas headquarter buildings.

Source: The City of Calgary Inventory of Evaluated Historic Resources, entry 222.

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 067076802 · Office

Published values by roll year

Roll year	Assessed value	Change
2012	$6.2M	—
2013	$11.6M	87.1%
2014	$12.5M	7.5%
2015	$14.1M	12.3%
2016	$10.3M	-27.0%
2017	$11.0M	7.3%
2018	$7.0M	-36.2%
2019	$4.8M	-30.9%
2020	$4.5M	-6.8%
2021	$4.3M	-5.8%
2022	$3.6M	-14.3%
2023	$3.1M	-15.3%
2024	$3.1M	0.0%
2025	$2.2M	-28.5%
2026	$2.3M	4.1%

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
2016-04-06	DP2016-1272	Signs - Permitted Use with Relaxation NEW: SIGN - CLASS A (WINDOW SIGN) - SIGNABLE AREA	Released Approval
2016-02-05	DP2016-0449	Outdoor Cafe EXTERIOR RENOVATIONS: MULTI-USE COMMERCIAL (REFURBISH BUILDING FACADE & 2 NEW DOORS); CHANGES TO SITE PLAN: OUTDOOR CAFE	Released Approval
2014-10-20	DP2014-5010	Signs - Permitted Use with Relaxation NEW: SIGN - CLASS D (PROJECTING SIGN & UNDER CANOPY SIGN) - COPY AREA AND SIZE	Released Approval
2013-01-21	DP2013-0209	Renovations - Non-Residential REVISION: EXTERIOR RENOVATIONS (CLADDING & SCULPTURE); SIGNS - CLASS 1: FASCIA SIGN	Lapsed Approval

Recent building permits 8 since 2012 · 4 in the City’s office class

Applied	Permit	Class · work	Est. cost	Status
2024-08-19	BP2024-17265	3402 - Office · Alteration Interior alterations	$20,000	Completed
2019-07-30	BP2019-10090	5117 - Commercial School · Alteration Alterations to partitions and floor plan for Business Training.	$2,000	Expired
2018-02-06	BP2018-01273	3402 - Office · Alteration Bull Moose Capital Ltd.	$48,900	Completed
2016-06-03	BP2016-06113	3608 - Restaurant · Alteration	$50,000	Completed
2014-08-15	BP2014-12870	3608 - Restaurant · Alteration	$250,000	Completed
2013-04-24	BP2013-05337	4002 - Vacant · Alteration Interior Renovation	$15,000	Completed
2013-02-01	BP2013-01174	3402 - Office · Alteration interior partitioning	$18,500	Completed
2012-12-07	BP2012-16775	3499 - Office/Bank/Professional Misc. · Alteration INTERIOR ALTERATION	$115,000	Completed

Declared estimated project cost across all 8 non-residential building permits on the parcel since 2012: $519,400. Permit descriptions are the City’s records at retrieval; applicant and contractor names are not reproduced.

Inspections

What City inspectors recorded against the permits on this parcel.

36 inspection results are published against 7 of the 8 building permits on this parcel, from 2013-03-04 to 2024-09-12. The most recent occupancy inspection was accepted on 2014-11-17. 10 inspections used a life-safety checklist and 5 a barrier-free checklist.

What was inspected

Result of each visit

Outcome	Inspections
Not Acceptable	11
Acceptable	9
Acceptable with Conditions	9
Acceptable Add Inspection	7

Stage

Inspection type	Count
Progress	17
Final	12
Occupancy	7

The 14 most recent inspection results

Date	Permit	Stage	Checklist	Outcome	Inspector note
2024-09-12	BP2024-17265	Progress	All Directives	Acceptable	No deficiencies noted. No further building inspections are required.
2024-09-12	BP2024-17265	Final	All Directives	Acceptable	No deficiencies noted. No further building inspections are required.
2018-03-02	BP2018-01273	Progress	DIRECTIVES	Acceptable	Minor demolition work is complete, finishes are nearing completion. No alterations done to the fire alarm. Contractor to complete noted deficiency, no other inspection required. File closed.
2018-03-02	BP2018-01273	Progress	EMERGENCY LIGHTING & EXIT SIGNS	Acceptable	*3.4.5.1. Exit sign is to be a green pictogram
2016-07-05	BP2016-06113	Final	DIRECTIVES	Acceptable	Contractor to complete items, then may continue - no infractions noted. File complete.
2014-11-17	BP2014-12870	Occupancy	EMERGENCY LIGHTING & EXIT SIGNS	Not Acceptable	Exit sign required on the second exit to the rear stairs. Reposition exit sign on the front mezzanine leading to the exit stairs on the east elevation.
2014-11-17	BP2014-12870	Occupancy	FIRESTOPPING	Acceptable with Conditions	Firestopping is to be completed on the XFR pipe penetrating the wall of the boiler room with collars on both sides of wall. Collars on 3" and 4" pipes require 3 tabs to secure it to the ceiling or wall. Refer to the listing.
2014-11-17	BP2014-12870	Occupancy	DIRECTIVES	Not Acceptable	—
2014-11-17	BP2014-12870	Occupancy	DIRECTIVES	Acceptable with Conditions	Contractor to complete items, then may continue with occupancy. Occupancy permit issued for this project.
2014-11-17	BP2014-12870	Occupancy	—	Acceptable with Conditions	Received schedules C1 and C2 from architect and C2 from structural, fire stop system for the floor and wall penetrations and the application for oocupancy.
2014-11-14	BP2014-12870	Final	BARRIER-FREE BUILDINGS	Not Acceptable	3.8.3.8 grab bar beside WC to be 300-330 above toilet seat
2014-11-14	BP2014-12870	Final	BARRIER-FREE BUILDINGS	Not Acceptable	3.8.3.11 2) If mirrors are provided in a barrier-free washroom, at least one mirror shall be a) mounted with its bottom edge not more than 1 000 mm above the floor, or b) be inclined to the vertical to be usable by a person in a wheelchair.
2014-11-14	BP2014-12870	Final	BARRIER-FREE BUILDINGS	Not Acceptable	3.8.3.8 iv) is provided with a door pull on the inside not less than 140 mm long located so that its midpoint is not less than 200 mm and not more than 300 mm from the hinged side of the door and not less than 900 mm and not more than 1 000 mm from the floor (see Appendix A)
2014-11-14	BP2014-12870	Final	BARRIER-FREE BUILDINGS	Not Acceptable	3.8.3.10 2) The urinal described in Sentence (1) shall have a) a clear width of approach of 800 mm centred on the urinal, b) no step in front, and c) installed on each side a vertically mounted grab bar that is not less than 300 mm long, with its centreline 1 000 mm above the floor, and located not more than 380 mm fro

An inspection result is a record of one visit, not a verdict on the building. 11 of these 36 results are recorded as Not Acceptable. In the City's process a Not Acceptable result is an ordinary step: the inspector lists what must change and the work is re-inspected, which is why the most common outcome across the record is Acceptable Add Inspection. Most results relate to a single tenant improvement rather than the whole building. Inspector notes are The City of Calgary's own text at retrieval, with contact details removed; applicant and contractor names are never read.

The City of Calgary Building Inspections Results, joined to building permits by permit number, retrieved 2026-09-24.

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
Barcelona Tavern	501 8 Ave SW	Alcohol Beverage Sales (Drinking Est/Restaurant), Entertainment Establishment, Food Service - Premises (Seating), Outdoor Patio, Retail Dealer - Premises	Move in progress	2024

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.

Eighth Avenue Place East Tower525 8 Ave SWheight n/a · built 2010 · Office · Downtown Commercial Core · 46 m
Royal Bank of Canada Building409 8 Ave SW23.6 m · built 1954 · Office · Downtown Commercial Core · 46 m
407 8 Ave SW51.6 m · built 1966 · Office · Downtown Commercial Core · 74 m
751 3 St SW153.2 m · built 1983 · Office/Retail · Downtown Commercial Core · 103 m
Eighth Avenue Place585 8 Ave SWheight n/a · built 2014 · Office · Downtown Commercial Core · 107 m
510 8 Ave SW27.5 m · built 1987 · Office/Retail · Downtown Commercial Core · 109 m

Where this building sits in the record

Every collection this building belongs to, from the same public data shown above.

Downtown Commercial Core office buildings Southwest Calgary All Office sites Built in the 1950s Land use CR20-C20/R20 Plus 15 connected buildings Heritage office buildings Named office buildings Paid street parking Office buildings near CTrain Transit service ranking Assessment cycle 2015–2026 Construction record

Eighth Avenue Building questions

Answers drawn from the record.

How tall is Eighth Avenue Building?

The main structure on the parcel has a LiDAR roof height of 31.2 m in The City of Calgary’s 3D building data, a storey-equivalent of about 8 at 3.9 m per storey.

When was Eighth Avenue Building built?

The City’s assessment roll records 1954 as the year of construction. The heritage inventory records 1953.

What is the assessed value of Eighth Avenue Building?

The City of Calgary assesses this parcel at $2.3M in total on the 2026 roll, 592nd 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 Eighth Avenue Building zoned?

The parcel is designated CR20-C20/R20, Commercial - Residential Core, 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 Eighth Avenue Building?

4th Street SW Station, 158 m in a straight line from the parcel centroid.

Who is in Eighth Avenue Building?

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 Eighth Avenue Building been inspected?

The City publishes 36 inspection results against 7 permits here, between 2013-03-04 and 2024-09-12. 10 used a life-safety checklist such as fire separations, firestopping or emergency lighting. 5 used the barrier-free checklist. The most recent occupancy inspection was accepted on 2014-11-17. Each result records one visit and most relate to a single tenant improvement, so this is not a verdict on the building.

How good is transit at Eighth Avenue Building?

1,545 scheduled transit trips call within 300 m of the parcel on a representative weekday, 214 of them in the morning peak, across 22 routes. The closest stop is NB 4 ST SW@ 7 AV SW, 98 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 Eighth Avenue Building?

The best-rated cycling facility within 400 m is a protected lane, 11 m away. The parcel fronts a Priority 1 snow and ice clearing route. These are straight-line tests against City layers.

Where can visitors park at Eighth Avenue Building?

The City of Calgary's tariff record shows 97 paid on-street stalls in 17 zones within 200 m of the parcel, at $1.00 to $4.75 per hour. The closest is 8 Av SW, Fr 3 St SW To 4 St SW, 45 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 Eighth Avenue Building?

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), 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.

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