640 8 Ave SW
Office · high-rise office building · built 1965 · 640 8 Ave SW
640 8 Ave SW is a 55 m high-rise office building in Downtown Commercial Core, Calgary, recorded on the City assessment roll as built in 1965. Its main structure is the 88th tallest office roof of the 775 ranked in this record, and 68th of 119 in Downtown Commercial Core. The City assesses the parcel at $2.5M on the 2026 roll, 579th of 822 sites in the record by assessed value. A Plus 15 walkway touches the parcel. The nearest CTrain platform is 6th Street SW, 91 m away in a straight line. 1,953 scheduled transit trips call within 300 m of the parcel on a weekday. Since 2012 the City has recorded 17 building permits and 1 development permit on the parcel, the largest a $600,000 office/bank/professional misc. permit for alteration, applied for in 2014.
- Civic address
- 640 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
- #88 of 785 citywide · #68 of 111 in Downtown Commercial Core
- Footprint to parcel
- 100% 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 067074609
- Coordinates
- 51.046197, -114.076007
Slav Loban and the Commercially × Real Broker team give Calgary commercial owners a confidential pricing opinion based on the public record shown on this page: assessment history, permits, land use and the surrounding market. It is a broker’s opinion of value, not a formal appraisal. You do not need to be ready to list to start the conversation.
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: 6th Street SW, 91 m straight-line (route 201/202). Planned Green Line station 7 Avenue SW is 578 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.
Cycling
The best-rated cycling facility within 400 m of the parcel is a protected lane (Cycle Track), 13 m away.
Winter access
The parcel fronts a Priority 1 snow and ice clearing route, 9 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 6 Street, 78 m from the parcel. The closest signalised crossing, 8 Avenue and 6 Street at 38 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.
1,953 scheduled transit trips call within 300 m of this parcel on a representative weekday, 285 of them between 07:00 and 09:00, across 27 routes and 22 stops. The closest stop is NB 6 ST SW @ 7 AV SW, 60 m away.
| Service class | Trips on the service day |
|---|---|
| REGULAR | 760 |
| LRT | 672 |
| MAX | 373 |
| BRT | 121 |
| EXPRESS | 27 |
Routes: 1 Bowness/Forest Lawn · 2 Mount Pleasant/Killarney 17 Av SW · 3 Sandstone/Elbow Dr SW · 4 Huntington · 5 North Haven · 6 Killarney/26 Av SW · 7 Marda Loop · 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 · 503 Symons Valley Express · MG MAX Green North Pointe/ City Centre · MY MAX Yellow Woodpark/City Centre.
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
145 metered stalls across 26 City parking zones touching this walking radius, at $1.00 to $4.00 per hour depending on zone and time of day. Maximum stay 60 to 120 minutes. Tariff zones 4b, 4d.
Enforced 0710-1520 MON-FRI, 0910-1750 SAT; 0710-1750 MON-FRI, 0910-1750 SAT; 0840-1520 MON-FRI; 0840-1520 MON-FRI, 0910-1750 SAT.
Closest zone
8 Av SW, Fr 5 St SW To 6 St SW — 7 m from the parcel, 8 parallel stalls, tariff zone 4d, 120-minute maximum.
| When | Rate |
|---|---|
| Mon-Fri 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM | $2.75 per Hour |
| Mon-Fri 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM | $4.00 per Hour |
| Mon-Fri 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM | $3.75 per Hour |
| Mon-Fri 3:30 PM to 6:00 PM | $3.25 per Hour |
| Saturday: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM | $1.00 per hour |
| Sunday/Holidays: | Free parking |
| Free parking to 7am 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.
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 067074609 · 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 | $3.4M | — |
| 2006 | $6.1M | 79.9% |
| 2007 | $11.0M | 81.3% |
| 2008 | $16.8M | 52.3% |
| 2009 | $20.9M | 24.5% |
| 2010 | $15.2M | -27.3% |
| 2011 | $6.7M | -55.7% |
| 2012 | $7.0M | 3.3% |
| 2013 | $15.5M | 122.4% |
| 2014 | $13.2M | -14.6% |
| 2015 | $13.8M | 4.4% |
| 2016 | $12.9M | -6.5% |
| 2017 | $6.4M | -50.3% |
| 2018 | $5.2M | -18.1% |
| 2019 | $5.5M | 5.2% |
| 2020 | $4.8M | -12.0% |
| 2021 | $4.6M | -5.8% |
| 2022 | $3.9M | -15.1% |
| 2023 | $3.3M | -14.4% |
| 2024 | $3.5M | 5.7% |
| 2025 | $2.5M | -29.1% |
| 2026 | $2.5M | -1.6% |
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 | DP2013-2886 | Renovations - Non-Residential REVISION: EXTERIOR RENOVATIONS (NEW DRIVEWAY, FACADE) | Released Approval |
Recent building permits 17 since 2012 · 17 in the City’s office class
| Applied | Permit | Class · work | Est. cost | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-07 | BP2024-11255 | 3402 - Office · Alteration interior alterations | $65,000 | Completed |
| 2024-06-06 | BP2024-11176 | 3402 - Office · Alteration Interior alterations | $34,500 | Completed |
| 2023-12-05 | BP2023-20967 | 3402 - Office · Alteration Interior alterations (Zeidler). | $166,850 | Completed |
| 2018-10-25 | BP2018-14220 | 3402 - Office · Alteration Group D Office | $226,800 | Completed |
| 2017-06-16 | BP2017-07425 | 3402 - Office · Alteration Group D Office | $150,000 | Completed |
| 2016-11-01 | BP2016-13634 | 3402 - Office · Repair | — | Cancelled |
| 2016-07-22 | BP2016-08494 | 3402 - Office · Repair Facade Stabilization - Western Union Building | $50,000 | Completed |
| 2016-02-09 | BP2016-01102 | 3402 - Office · Alteration interior office alterations - change to multi tenant floor | $15,000 | Completed |
Declared estimated project cost across all 17 non-residential building permits on the parcel since 2012: $1.9M. 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.
52 inspection results are published against 13 of the 17 building permits on this parcel, from 2013-01-28 to 2026-03-06. The most recent occupancy inspection was accepted on 2018-03-15. 12 inspections used a life-safety checklist and 2 a barrier-free checklist.
What was inspected
Result of each visit
| Outcome | Inspections |
|---|---|
| Not Acceptable | 21 |
| Acceptable | 16 |
| Acceptable Add Inspection | 14 |
| Acceptable with Conditions | 1 |
Stage
| Inspection type | Count |
|---|---|
| Progress | 28 |
| Final | 19 |
| Occupancy | 4 |
| Pub Protect Safety | 1 |
The 14 most recent inspection results
| Date | Permit | Stage | Checklist | Outcome | Inspector note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-06 | BP2023-20967 | Final | All Directives | Acceptable | No deficiencies noted. No further building inspections required. File Closed. |
| 2023-07-27 | BP2016-08494 | Pub Protect Safety | Directives | Acceptable | - work is complete and closing file. |
| 2023-07-27 | BP2016-08494 | Progress | General Inspection Observations | Acceptable | - received documents needed and closing the building permit file. |
| 2019-11-22 | BP2018-14220 | Final | DIRECTIVES | Acceptable | Minor alterations are complete, no documentation required. Permit file closed. |
| 2018-11-30 | BP2018-14220 | Progress | DIRECTIVES | Acceptable Add Inspection | Call 311 to book your inspection. |
| 2018-03-15 | BP2017-07425 | Occupancy | DIRECTIVES | Acceptable | Permit file closed. |
| 2018-03-15 | BP2017-07425 | Final | DIRECTIVES | Acceptable | Received fire alarm verification. Document has been uploaded to file. |
| 2018-01-12 | BP2017-07425 | Occupancy | WINDOWS AND DOORS | Acceptable Add Inspection | 3.3.1.19. Fixed glass panels require permanent markings |
| 2018-01-12 | BP2017-07425 | Occupancy | DIRECTIVES | Acceptable Add Inspection | Final inspection completed, no infractions noted. File closed upon receipt of document. |
| 2017-12-01 | BP2017-07425 | Occupancy | DIRECTIVES | Acceptable Add Inspection | BE ADVISED: To date your building permit is still active. Contact 311 and schedule an inspection. Please ensure that all permit related plans and documents are on site and available for the inspection. |
| 2017-10-06 | BP2017-07425 | Progress | FIRE RESISTANCE & FIRE SEPARATIONS PT 3 | Acceptable with Conditions | 3.1.9 Service penetration, seal by firestop system - review fire stopping. Ok to proceed. |
| 2017-09-01 | BP2017-07425 | Progress | FIRESTOPPING | Acceptable Add Inspection | Fire stopping to be an approved tested method. New and Pre existing penetrations to be sealed, Listing documents to be provided for next Inspection |
| 2017-09-01 | BP2017-07425 | Progress | EMERGENCY LIGHTING & EXIT SIGNS | Acceptable Add Inspection | *3.4.5.1. Exit sign is to be a green pictogram In work area |
| 2017-09-01 | BP2017-07425 | Progress | DOCUMENTS Commercial | Acceptable Add Inspection | Fire Alarm Verification Required for Occupancy |
An inspection result is a record of one visit, not a verdict on the building. 21 of these 52 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 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.
- Barron Building620 8 Ave SW
- Elveden Centre727 7 Ave SW
Where this building sits in the record
Every collection this building belongs to, from the same public data shown above.
640 8 Ave SW questions
Answers drawn from the record.
How tall is 640 8 Ave SW?
The main structure on the parcel has a LiDAR roof height of 55 m in The City of Calgary’s 3D building data, a storey-equivalent of about 14 at 3.9 m per storey.
When was 640 8 Ave SW built?
The City’s assessment roll records 1965 as the year of construction.
What is the assessed value of 640 8 Ave SW?
The City of Calgary assesses this parcel at $2.5M in total on the 2026 roll, 579th 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 640 8 Ave SW 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 640 8 Ave SW?
6th Street SW Station, 91 m in a straight line from the parcel centroid.
Who is in 640 8 Ave SW?
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 640 8 Ave SW been inspected?
The City publishes 52 inspection results against 13 permits here, between 2013-01-28 and 2026-03-06. 12 used a life-safety checklist such as fire separations, firestopping or emergency lighting. 2 used the barrier-free checklist. The most recent occupancy inspection was accepted on 2018-03-15. 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 640 8 Ave SW?
1,953 scheduled transit trips call within 300 m of the parcel on a representative weekday, 285 of them in the morning peak, across 27 routes. The closest stop is NB 6 ST SW @ 7 AV SW, 60 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 640 8 Ave SW?
The best-rated cycling facility within 400 m is a protected lane, 13 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 640 8 Ave SW?
The City of Calgary's tariff record shows 145 paid on-street stalls in 26 zones within 200 m of the parcel, at $1.00 to $4.00 per hour. The closest is 8 Av SW, Fr 5 St SW To 6 St SW, 7 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 640 8 Ave 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), 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.