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Lorraine Apartments

Office · mid-rise office building · built 1934 · 620 12 Ave SW

Lorraine Apartments (620 12 Ave SW) is a 16.4 m mid-rise office building in Beltline, Calgary, recorded on the City assessment roll as built in 1934. Its main structure is the 328th tallest office roof of the 775 ranked in this record, and 69th of 124 in Beltline. The City assesses the parcel at $983,500 on the 2026 roll, 781st of 822 sites in the record by assessed value. The nearest CTrain platform is 6th Street SW, 527 m away in a straight line. 413 scheduled transit trips call within 300 m of the parcel on a weekday. Since 2012 the City has recorded 8 building permits and 1 development permit on the parcel, the largest a $217,780 office permit for alteration, applied for in 2022. It appears on the City’s Inventory of Evaluated Historic Resources as Lorraine Apartments.

LiDAR roof height16.4 m

Storey-equivalent (derived)4

Footprint689 m²

Parcel1,049 m²

Year built (roll)1934

Assessed 2026$983,500

Structures on parcel1

Nearest CTrain527 m

Civic address: 620 12 Ave SW, Calgary, AB
Community: Beltline (BLN)
City sub-property use: C101 Office · all Office sites
Land use district: CC-X — Centre City Mixed Use District (Commercial)
Height rank: #328 of 785 citywide · #69 of 119 in Beltline
Footprint to parcel: 66% of the parcel under LiDAR footprints
Parcel pieces: 1 titled piece · roll 067098400
Coordinates: 51.042042, -114.075348

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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 →

16.4 m · 689 m²

Context within 150 m. Grey footprints darken with height; lime is the Plus 15 network.

How it compares

Roof height against the Beltline median and tallest, and against the city.

Access

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

CTrain

Nearest station: 6th Street SW, 527 m straight-line (route 201/202). Planned Green Line station Beltline is 617 m away (Downtown Segment, per the City’s Green Line map).

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Plus 15

Outside the Plus 15 network area.

Cycling

The best-rated cycling facility within 400 m of the parcel is a protected lane (Cycle Track), 10 m away.

Winter access

The parcel fronts a Priority 1 snow and ice clearing route, 10 m from its edge. Priority 1 routes are cleared first after a snowfall.

Accessible crossing

The nearest accessible pedestrian signal is at 12 Avenue and 5 Street, 91 m from the parcel.

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.

413 scheduled transit trips call within 300 m of this parcel on a representative weekday, 57 of them between 07:00 and 09:00, across 5 routes and 8 stops. The closest stop is EB 12 AV SW @ 6 ST SW, 75 m away.

Service class	Trips on the service day
REGULAR	413

Routes: 3 Sandstone/Elbow Dr SW · 13 Altadore · 15 Deerfoot Meadows · 17 Renfrew/Ramsay · 90 Bridgeland/University of Calgary.

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.

Residential permit parking zone C. The centre of this parcel falls inside a City residential parking zone, so nearby residential streets are permit-restricted and are not available for all-day staff parking. Check the signs for the hours that apply.

Paid on-street parking within 200 m

313 metered stalls across 41 City parking zones touching this walking radius, at $1.00 to $3.00 per hour depending on zone and time of day. Maximum stay 60 to 180 minutes. Tariff zones 12, 13, 9.

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

Closest zone

12 Av SW, Fr 5 St SW To 6 St SW — 6 m from the parcel, 8 parallel stalls, tariff zone 9, 120-minute maximum.

When	Rate
Mon-Fri 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM	$1.00 per Hour
Mon-Fri 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM	$2.00 per Hour
Mon-Fri 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM	$2.00 per Hour
Mon-Fri 3:30 PM to 6:00 PM	$1.00 per Hour
Saturday: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM	$1.00 per Hour
Sunday/Holidays:	Free parking
Free parking to 9 AM	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.

Lorraine Apartments

Construction year: 1913
Architect: Unknown
Style: Beaux-Arts
Typology: Apartment
Development era: 1906 to 1913 (Pre WWI Boom, Age of Optimism)
Original use: Residence
Planning theme: Urban Development
Designation: Provincial Historic Resource
Provincial: 2002-05-03
Inventory class: CWHR

The Lorraine is a very good example of a four-storey, walk-up, apartment block of high quality built in the years before the First World War. The land on which it was constructed was acquired from Senator James Lougheed in 1912 by Omer H. Patrick, a real estate broker who may also have been the builder of The Lorraine. It remained in the Patrick family until 1972. The building is located around the corner from the Ranchmen's Club, and in the neighbourhood of many well-to-do property owners and tenants. A number of prominent Calgarians have lived in this building over the years, one of whom was R.C. Marshall, Mayor of the city, who resided here while in office in 1914.

The Lorraine adapts many of the features of plainer apartment blocks of the time, but combines them in a much more ornate manner. The typical bay windows at either side have been recessed within the red brick walls, and t

Character-defining elements: The character-defining elements of the Lorraine Block include such features as: - location in Calgary's Victoria Park district; - robust massing, - four-storey scale; - use of Tregillus 300-rough red bricks on south, east, and west elevations; - three storey brick portico featuring enclosed sun rooms on the second and third floors and an open balcony on the upper level; - extensive brick patterning and terra cotta trim, arches, busts, medallions and other decorative features; - horizontal band of terra cotta above ground floor, terra cotta frieze containing building name and flanked by terra c

Source: The City of Calgary Inventory of Evaluated Historic Resources, entry 199.

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 067098400 · Office

Series not charted. The City’s published values for this roll number change by more than half or double between years, which usually signals a re-numbered, split or partially assessed account rather than a market movement. The published figures are listed below without a trend claim.

Published values by roll year

Roll year	Assessed value	Change
2005	$3.8M	—
2006	$4.2M	11.1%
2007	$5.8M	38.6%
2008	$11.7M	100.2%
2009	$7.5M	-36.0%
2010	$5.0M	-33.6%
2011	$3.2M	-34.9%
2012	$3.6M	12.0%
2013	$6.4M	75.5%
2014	$6.6M	3.1%
2015	$7.8M	18.9%
2016	$6.3M	-20.0%
2017	$6.6M	5.9%
2018	$3.9M	-40.6%
2019	$3.8M	-3.8%
2020	$3.0M	-20.6%
2021	$2.2M	-27.7%
2022	$1.6M	-27.6%
2023	$756,500	-51.8%
2024	$722,000	-4.6%
2025	$920,000	27.4%
2026	$983,500	6.9%

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 1 since 2012

Applied	Permit	Category · description	Status
2013-07-16	DP2013-2891	Change of Use - Permitted Use CHANGE OF USE: RESTAURANT: FOOD SERVICE ONLY - SMALL	Released Approval

Recent building permits 8 since 2012 · 7 in the City’s office class

Applied	Permit	Class · work	Est. cost	Status
2026-05-21	BP2026-08894	3402 - Office · Alteration	$10,000	Hold - Prescreen Review
2025-06-04	BP2025-10670	3402 - Office · Alteration Interior	$125,000	Completed
2024-03-17	BP2024-04542	3403 - Office, Medical · Alteration Interior alterations.	$21,600	Completed
2022-06-14	BP2022-10338	3402 - Office · Alteration Exterior alteration.	$217,780	Expired
2019-05-13	BP2019-05634	3402 - Office · Repair Exterior repairs to masonry.	$89,200	Expired
2019-05-10	BP2019-05529	4002 - Vacant · Alteration Interior Alteration	$20,000	Expired
2018-12-20	BP2018-16465	3402 - Office · Alteration Winsome - New offices	$45,000	Completed
2018-05-15	BP2018-05715	3402 - Office · Alteration	$137,000	Completed

Declared estimated project cost across all 8 non-residential building permits on the parcel since 2012: $665,580. 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.

13 inspection results are published against 6 of the 8 building permits on this parcel, from 2018-09-27 to 2025-10-29. The most recent occupancy inspection was accepted on 2019-02-27. 1 inspection used a life-safety checklist.

What was inspected

Result of each visit

Outcome	Inspections
Acceptable Add Inspection	9
Acceptable	4

Stage

Inspection type	Count
Progress	9
Final	3
Occupancy	1

The 13 most recent inspection results

Date	Permit	Stage	Checklist	Outcome	Inspector note
2025-10-29	BP2025-10670	Final	All Directives	Acceptable	No deficiencies noted. No further building inspections required. File Closed.
2025-10-27	BP2025-10670	Final	All Directives	Acceptable Add Inspection	File complete upon receipt of required documents. Final inspection performed, no deficiencies noted.
2024-12-02	BP2024-04542	Final	All Directives	Acceptable	Permit file closed.
2024-12-02	BP2024-04542	Progress	All Directives	Acceptable	No deficiencies noted. No further building inspections are required.
2019-10-30	BP2019-05634	Progress	Directives	Acceptable Add Inspection	City of Calgary records shows that no inspections have been called for this building permit. Please call 311 to book a progress inspection.
2019-10-30	BP2019-05529	Progress	Directives	Acceptable Add Inspection	- City of Calgary records shows that no inspections have been called for this building permit. Please call 311 to book a progress inspection.
2019-02-27	BP2018-16465	Occupancy	General	Acceptable	Acceptable, no further inspections required.
2019-01-24	BP2018-16465	Progress	DOCUMENTS Commercial	Acceptable Add Inspection	Sprinkler Verification required at final inspection.
2019-01-23	BP2018-16465	Progress	DIRECTIVES	Acceptable Add Inspection	- Please call for final inspection next.
2019-01-23	BP2018-16465	Progress	FIRE RESISTANCE & FIRE SEPARATIONS PT 3	Acceptable Add Inspection	Fire resistance and Fire Separations - Ensure the minor openings along the corridor wall is sealed.
2019-01-23	BP2018-16465	Progress	DOCUMENTS Commercial	Acceptable Add Inspection	Fire Alarm Verification required at final inspection.
2018-09-27	BP2018-05715	Progress	—	Acceptable Add Inspection	8.2.1.3. Fencing, Boarding or Barricades 1) When a construction or demolition activity may constitute a hazard to the public and is located 2 m or more from a public way, a strongly constructed fence, boarding or barricade not less than 1.8 m high shall be erected between the site and the public way or open sides of a
2018-09-27	BP2018-05715	Progress	DIRECTIVES	Acceptable Add Inspection	Attended site at 1035 hrs, contact is Michael Richardson, , Phoned Michael, he was not on site and was to send me site contact number which I never received. No One was on site at time of visit. Scaffolding in place and hoarded, overhead protection provided for front entry/exit. Please ensure someone is on site for In

An inspection result is a record of one visit, not a verdict on the building. 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 0 as of 2026-09-24

No City of Calgary business licence is recorded at this address or inside this parcel.

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.

628 12 Ave SW22.2 m · built 1970 · Office · Beltline · 32 m
450 602 12 Ave SW43.1 m · built 1995 · Office Condo · 30 accounts · Beltline · 43 m
617 11 Ave SW8.6 m · built 1967 · Office · Beltline · 46 m
625 11 Ave SW16.3 m · built 1974 · Office · Beltline · 50 m
Roberts Block605 11 Ave SW16 m · built 1912 · Office · Beltline · 69 m
1201 5 St SWheight n/a · built 1979 · Office · Beltline · 84 m

Where this building sits in the record

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

Beltline office buildings Southwest Calgary All Office sites Built in the 1930s Land use CC-X Heritage office buildings Named office buildings Paid street parking Office buildings near CTrain Transit service ranking Assessment cycle 2015–2026 Construction record

Lorraine Apartments questions

Answers drawn from the record.

How tall is Lorraine Apartments?

The main structure on the parcel has a LiDAR roof height of 16.4 m in The City of Calgary’s 3D building data, a storey-equivalent of about 4 at 3.9 m per storey.

When was Lorraine Apartments built?

The City’s assessment roll records 1934 as the year of construction. The heritage inventory records 1913.

What is the assessed value of Lorraine Apartments?

The City of Calgary assesses this parcel at $983,500 in total on the 2026 roll, 781st 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 Lorraine Apartments zoned?

The parcel is designated CC-X, Centre City Mixed Use District, 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 Lorraine Apartments?

6th Street SW Station, 527 m in a straight line from the parcel centroid.

Who is in Lorraine Apartments?

No City of Calgary business licence is recorded at this address or inside the parcel. Most office occupiers such as professional firms do not need a municipal licence, so the register is not a tenant roster.

Has Lorraine Apartments been inspected?

The City publishes 13 inspection results against 6 permits here, between 2018-09-27 and 2025-10-29. 1 used a life-safety checklist such as fire separations, firestopping or emergency lighting. The most recent occupancy inspection was accepted on 2019-02-27. 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 Lorraine Apartments?

413 scheduled transit trips call within 300 m of the parcel on a representative weekday, 57 of them in the morning peak, across 5 routes. The closest stop is EB 12 AV SW @ 6 ST SW, 75 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 Lorraine Apartments?

The best-rated cycling facility within 400 m is a protected lane, 10 m away. The parcel fronts a Priority 1 snow and ice clearing route. It sits inside residential permit parking zone C, so nearby residential streets are not available for all-day parking. These are straight-line tests against City layers.

Where can visitors park at Lorraine Apartments?

The City of Calgary's tariff record shows 313 paid on-street stalls in 41 zones within 200 m of the parcel, at $1.00 to $3.00 per hour. The closest is 12 Av SW, Fr 5 St SW To 6 St SW, 6 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 Lorraine Apartments?

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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