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Education Centre Building

Office · mid-rise office building · built 1967 · 515 Macleod Trail SE

LiDAR roof height25.4 m
Storey-equivalent (derived)7
Footprint5,413 m²
Parcel10,906 m²
Year built (roll)1967
Assessed 2026$15.4M
Structures on parcel2
Nearest CTrain219 m
Civic address
515 Macleod Trail SE, Calgary, AB
Community
Downtown Commercial Core (DNC)
City sub-property use
C101 Office · all Office sites
Land use district
DC — Direct Control (Direct Control)
Height rank
#162 of 580 citywide · #98 of 111 in Downtown Commercial Core
Site coverage
50% of parcel under LiDAR footprints
Parcel pieces
1 titled piece · roll 068227206
Coordinates
51.047799, -114.059194

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 →

25.4 mN20 mLiDAR roof outlines · City of Calgary · true scale
25.4 m · 2,580 m² · 6.2 m · 2,833 m²
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Context within 205 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.

Education Centre Building25.4 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: City Hall, 219 m straight-line (route 201/202). Planned Green Line station 7 Avenue SW is 611 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.

Heritage inventory

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

Education Centre Building

Construction year
1969
Architect
Stevenson Raines Barrett Hutton Seton and Parnters
Builder
Oland Construction Co. Ltd.
Style
Brutalist
Typology
Office
Development era
1957 to 1982 (Modern)
Designation
Inventory listing only

This site is significant because:

-It was the first building completed as part of Urban Renewal Scheme No. 1A, a seven-block area targeted as the beginning of a much larger 1960s urban renewal project. Urban Renewal Scheme No. 1A was intended for government uses (including school board office), churches, and cultural facilities. Urban Renewal Scheme No. 1A was largely developed, but the larger project was not completed.

-It was the headquarters of Calgary Board of Education since 1968.

Character-defining elements: The character-defining elements are: -Five storey all concrete structure -Cantilevered upper floor over lower plinth -Solar screens

Source: The City of Calgary Inventory of Evaluated Historic Resources, entry 69.

Brotherhood of Mankind Statues

Construction year
1967
Architect
Armengol, Mario
Builder
Armengol, Mario
Style
N/A
Typology
Public Art
Development era
1957 to 1982 (Modern)
Designation
Inventory listing only

This site is significant because:

It comprises a prominent work of public art located in a park setting. The park was developed as a component of the Calgary Board of Education's new headquarters public in the late 1960's, and, more broadly, as party of an urban renewal scheme to revitalize the east end of downtown.

Brotherhood of Mankind comprises ten giant nude statues designed by artist Mario Armengol for the British pavilion at Expo 67 in Montreal. They have become emblematic of the Calgary Board of Education, and they appear in the board's logo. Some Calgarians were initially shocked by the nudity depicted in the statues, but they have become widely accepted as a landmark and a symbol of public school board.

Spanish-born Mario Armengol (1909-1995) moved to Britain where he became a successful artist and sculptor. He created Brotherhood of Mankind as a commission for the British Pavi

Character-defining elements: The Character defining elements include; - 10 abstracted human figures - circular setting of figures - cast aluminum construction

Source: The City of Calgary Inventory of Evaluated Historic Resources, entry 17.

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 068227206 · Office

$0$13.8M$27.6M$41.5M$55.3M200520082011201420172020202320262005 roll: $18.8M2006 roll: $22.9M2007 roll: $30.6M2008 roll: $40.7M2009 roll: $38.0M2010 roll: $31.7M2011 roll: $34.1M2012 roll: $29.2M2013 roll: $35.4M2014 roll: $36.5M2015 roll: $46.7M2016 roll: $51.2M2017 roll: $43.6M2018 roll: $29.1M2019 roll: $26.1M2020 roll: $23.1M2021 roll: $20.0M2022 roll: $20.0M2023 roll: $20.0M2024 roll: $21.9M2025 roll: $20.4M2026 roll: $15.4M$15.4M (2026)
Published values by roll year
Roll yearAssessed valueChange
2005$18.8M—
2006$22.9M22.2%
2007$30.6M33.2%
2008$40.7M33.3%
2009$38.0M-6.6%
2010$31.7M-16.7%
2011$34.1M7.8%
2012$29.2M-14.4%
2013$35.4M21.0%
2014$36.5M3.2%
2015$46.7M27.8%
2016$51.2M9.7%
2017$43.6M-14.8%
2018$29.1M-33.3%
2019$26.1M-10.0%
2020$23.1M-11.8%
2021$20.0M-13.3%
2022$20.0M0.0%
2023$20.0M0.0%
2024$21.9M9.6%
2025$20.4M-7.0%
2026$15.4M-24.5%

Development and building permits

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

00.512012: 0 development permits2012: 0 building permits122013: 0 development permits2013: 1 building permit132014: 0 development permits2014: 0 building permits142015: 0 development permits2015: 0 building permits152016: 0 development permits2016: 0 building permits162017: 0 development permits2017: 0 building permits172018: 0 development permits2018: 0 building permits182019: 0 development permits2019: 0 building permits192020: 0 development permits2020: 0 building permits202021: 0 development permits2021: 0 building permits212022: 0 development permits2022: 0 building permits222023: 0 development permits2023: 0 building permits232024: 0 development permits2024: 0 building permits242025: 0 development permits2025: 0 building permits252026: 0 development permits2026: 0 building permits26Development permitsBuilding permits (non-residential)

Recent development permits 0 since 2012

None located on this parcel since 2012.

Recent building permits 1 since 2012 · 0 in the City’s office class

AppliedPermitClass · workEst. costStatus
2013-06-13BP2013-085177103 - Special Function - Class 1 · New
TEMPORARY BLEACHERS		$1,000Completed

Declared estimated project cost across all 1 non-residential building permits on the parcel since 2012: $1,000. 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.

Education Centre Building questions

Answers drawn from the record.

How tall is Education Centre Building?

The main structure on the parcel has a LiDAR roof height of 25.4 m in The City of Calgary’s 3D building data, a storey-equivalent of about 7 at 3.9 m per storey.

When was Education Centre Building built?

The City’s assessment roll records 1967 as the year of construction. The heritage inventory records 1969.

Which CTrain station is closest to Education Centre Building?

City Hall Station, 219 m in a straight line from the parcel centroid.

Is office space available at Education Centre 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) — 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.

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