622 1 St SW
Office · high-rise office building · built 1958 · 622 1 St SW
- Civic address
- 622 1 St SW, 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
- #55 of 580 citywide · #44 of 111 in Downtown Commercial Core
- Site coverage
- 95% of parcel under LiDAR footprints
- Parcel pieces
- 1 titled piece · roll 202241717
- Coordinates
- 51.046816, -114.064594
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: 1st Street SW, 42 m straight-line (route 201/202). Planned Green Line station 7 Avenue SW is 231 m away (Downtown Segment, per the City’s Green Line map).
Plus 15
The nearest Plus 15 segment is 23.6 m from the parcel boundary; the parcel itself is not touched by the network geometry.
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 202241717 · Office
Published values by roll year
| Roll year | Assessed value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $46.1M | — |
| 2017 | $40.3M | -12.6% |
| 2018 | $33.5M | -16.8% |
| 2019 | $29.4M | -12.3% |
| 2020 | $19.5M | -33.6% |
| 2021 | $18.8M | -3.8% |
| 2022 | $15.8M | -15.8% |
| 2023 | $13.4M | -15.3% |
| 2024 | $14.1M | 5.6% |
| 2025 | $12.3M | -13.2% |
| 2026 | $12.3M | 0.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-26 | DP2026-03053 | Commercial - Downtown CHANGES TO SITE PLAN: OFFICE (NEW MECHANICAL PENTHOUSE - CHANGE TO DP2020-7002) | Released Approval |
| 2021-03-12 | DP2021-1645 | Renovations - Non-Residential EXTERIOR RENOVATIONS: MULTI-USE COMMERCIAL (MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT, REMOVAL OF EXISTING WINDOWS) | Released Approval |
| 2020-10-30 | DP2020-7002 | Commercial - Downtown ADDITION: MULTI-USE COMMERCIAL (MECHANICAL PENTHOUSE) (PHASE 1), FUTURE COOLING (PHASE 2) | Released Approval |
| 2020-05-08 | DP2020-2914 | Change of Use - With Change to Site Plan CHANGES TO SITE PLAN: OTHER (DIGITAL INSTALLATION (DIGITAL ART INSTALLATION, DIGITAL MESSAGE INSTALLATION AND DIGITAL SPECIAL EVENT SIGN)) | Released Approval |
Recent building permits 40 since 2012 · 31 in the City’s office class
| Applied | Permit | Class · work | Est. cost | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-19 | BP2026-04262 | 3402 - Office · Improvement Interior alterations | $185,000 | Completed |
| 2025-06-17 | BP2025-11616 | 3402 - Office · Improvement Interior Alteration | $85,000 | Completed |
| 2022-02-17 | BP2022-02473 | 3402 - Office · Improvement Addition, TELUS Len Werry Turbine Replacement | $32.4M | Issued Permit |
| 2021-11-03 | BP2021-19037 | 3402 - Office · Improvement TELUS Turbine Replacement Hoistway | $235,000 | Completed |
| 2021-10-07 | BP2021-17513 | 3402 - Office · Improvement Telus Len Werry Building - Roof Pedestals | $225,000 | Completed |
| 2021-05-12 | BP2021-08118 | 3402 - Office · Improvement Crane Base | $350,000 | Issued Permit |
| 2021-03-24 | BP2021-04557 | 3402 - Office · Improvement Interior alterations, generator. | $185,200 | Completed |
| 2021-02-12 | BP2021-02219 | 3402 - Office · Improvement Building upgrade. | $629,115 | Completed |
Declared estimated project cost across all 40 non-residential building permits on the parcel since 2012: $70.6M. 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.
- Lougheed Building604 1 St SW
- Utilities Building119 6 Ave SW
- Telus Sky685 Centre St SW
- Brookfield Place225 6 Ave SW
- Oddfellows' Temple (Chamber of Commerce)100 6 Ave SW
- Suncor Energy Centre117 5 Ave SW
622 1 St SW questions
Answers drawn from the record.
How tall is 622 1 St SW?
The main structure on the parcel has a LiDAR roof height of 84.9 m in The City of Calgary’s 3D building data, a storey-equivalent of about 22 at 3.9 m per storey.
When was 622 1 St SW built?
The City’s assessment roll records 1958 as the year of construction.
Which CTrain station is closest to 622 1 St SW?
1st Street SW Station, 42 m in a straight line from the parcel centroid.
Is office space available at 622 1 St 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.