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Britannia Building

Office · mid-rise office building · built 1958 · 703 6 Ave SW

Britannia Building (703 6 Ave SW) is a 39.7 m mid-rise office building in Downtown Commercial Core, Calgary, recorded on the City assessment roll as built in 1958. Its main structure is the 123rd tallest office roof of the 775 ranked in this record, and 84th of 119 in Downtown Commercial Core. The City assesses the parcel at $6.0M on the 2026 roll, 307th of 822 sites in the record by assessed value. The nearest CTrain platform is 7th Street SW, 80 m away in a straight line. 2,114 scheduled transit trips call within 300 m of the parcel on a weekday. Since 2012 the City has recorded 20 building permits and 3 development permits on the parcel, the largest a $586,226 vacant permit for alteration, applied for in 2024. It appears on the City’s Inventory of Evaluated Historic Resources as Britannia Building.

LiDAR roof height39.7 m

Storey-equivalent (derived)10

Footprint1,659 m²

Parcel1,817 m²

Year built (roll)1958

Assessed 2026$6.0M

Structures on parcel2

Nearest CTrain80 m

Civic address: 703 6 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: #123 of 785 citywide · #84 of 111 in Downtown Commercial Core
Footprint to parcel: 91% of the parcel under LiDAR footprints
Parcel pieces: 1 titled piece · roll 067055103
Coordinates: 51.047561, -114.076742

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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 →

39.7 m · 1,596 m² · 3.3 m · 63 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: 7th Street SW, 80 m straight-line (route 201/202). Planned Green Line station 7 Avenue SW is 622 m away (Downtown Segment, per the City’s Green Line map).

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Plus 15

The nearest Plus 15 segment is 26 m from the parcel boundary; the parcel itself is not touched by the network geometry.

Cycling

The best-rated cycling facility within 400 m of the parcel is a protected lane (Cycle Track), 113 m away.

Winter access

The parcel fronts a Priority 1 snow and ice clearing route, 13 m from its edge. Priority 1 routes are cleared first after a snowfall.

Accessible crossing

The nearest accessible pedestrian signal is at 6 Avenue and 6 Street, 49 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.

2,114 scheduled transit trips call within 300 m of this parcel on a representative weekday, 305 of them between 07:00 and 09:00, across 28 routes and 29 stops. The closest stop is WB 6 AV SW @ 6 ST SW, 45 m away.

Service class	Trips on the service day
REGULAR	921
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 · 13 Altadore · 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

221 metered stalls across 42 City parking zones touching this walking radius, at $1.00 to $4.00 per hour depending on zone and time of day. Maximum stay 30 to 120 minutes. Tariff zones 4b, 4d, 6.

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

6 Av SW, Fr 6 St SW To 7 St SW — 5 m from the parcel, 4 parallel stalls, tariff zone 4b, 120-minute maximum.

When	Rate
Mon-Fri 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM	$3.50 per Hour
Mon-Fri 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM	$3.75 per Hour
Mon-Fri 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM	$3.50 per Hour
Saturday: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM	Free 2 Hours, max:2 Hours
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.

Britannia Building

Construction year: 1958
Architect: J.H. Cook and Associates
Style: Modern
Typology: Office
Development era: 1957 to 1982 (Modern)
Original use: Commerce
Planning theme: Business and Industry
Designation: Inventory listing only
Inventory class: CHR

HERITAGE CHARACTER STATEMENT

The building is designed in the Modern style and features; strongly expressed structural grid with curtain wall glazing system, and, an executive penthouse level. The interior lobby configuration and marble finishes remain intact. It is located on a prominent corner and is compatible with the dominant character of the immediate area.

SUMMARY HISTORY

In the wake of the Leduc oil discovery in 1947, Calgary emerged as the administrative centre of Alberta's oil industry. The Barron Building, completed in 1951, was the first office tower in what emerged as a new oil patch district in the west end of Calgary's downtown in the 1950's and 1960's. The Britannia building was constructed in 1958 on what was originally a residential block first built up between 1908 and 1913. The building permit was issued on February 12, 1958. The original owner was Metropolitan E

Source: The City of Calgary Inventory of Evaluated Historic Resources, entry 221.

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 067055103 · 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	$9.4M	—
2006	$12.6M	33.9%
2007	$23.0M	81.6%
2008	$41.5M	80.7%
2009	$42.7M	2.8%
2010	$38.1M	-10.7%
2011	$16.4M	-57.1%
2012	$16.6M	1.3%
2013	$36.1M	118.0%
2014	$43.2M	19.5%
2015	$41.0M	-5.1%
2016	$33.6M	-17.9%
2017	$20.7M	-38.5%
2018	$9.7M	-53.3%
2019	$11.2M	15.3%
2020	$8.4M	-24.8%
2021	$6.2M	-26.2%
2022	$5.4M	-12.6%
2023	$5.1M	-5.4%
2024	$5.6M	9.6%
2025	$5.5M	-2.0%
2026	$6.0M	8.4%

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 3 since 2012

Applied	Permit	Category · description	Status
2019-11-04	DP2019-5682	Signs - Permitted Use with Relaxation NEW: SIGN - CLASS B (FASCIA SIGNS - 5) - LOCATION	Released Approval
2017-12-27	DP2017-5857	Change of Use - Discretionary Use or Relaxations Required CHANGE OF USE: INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITY (150 STUDENTS)	Released Approval
2016-09-23	DP2016-3911	Change of Use - Discretionary Use or Relaxations Required CHANGE OF USE: DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT - MEDIUM	Released Approval

Recent building permits 20 since 2012 · 13 in the City’s office class

Applied	Permit	Class · work	Est. cost	Status
2024-07-05	BP2024-13563	4002 - Vacant · Alteration Britannia Building Conversion	$586,226	Issued Permit
2023-01-20	BP2023-00723	2306 - Parking Garage · Repair Asbestos Abatement, Replacement of fire proofing	$10,000	Issued Permit
2018-06-13	BP2018-07517	3402 - Office · Alteration Interior alterations	$100,000	Completed
2017-08-03	BP2017-10088	3610 - Drinking Establishment · Alteration Sole Karaoke Bar - #120 Britannia Building	$300,000	Completed
2016-10-07	BP2016-12068	3402 - Office · Alteration fire alarm bell / horn/strobe upgrades	$300,000	Completed
2016-07-26	BP2016-08629	4002 - Vacant · Alteration Britannia FEO/Elevator Modernization	$60,000	Completed
2015-06-12	BP2015-07027	4002 - Vacant · Alteration Interior demolition only	$4,900	Completed
2014-08-07	BP2014-12332	3402 - Office · Alteration Interior alteration	$193,500	Completed

Declared estimated project cost across all 20 non-residential building permits on the parcel since 2012: $3.3M. 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.

72 inspection results are published against 16 of the 20 building permits on this parcel, from 2012-06-07 to 2018-12-21. The most recent occupancy inspection was accepted on 2018-01-16. 2 inspections used a life-safety checklist and 1 a barrier-free checklist.

What was inspected

Result of each visit

Outcome	Inspections
Acceptable with Conditions	27
Acceptable Add Inspection	26
Acceptable	11
Not Acceptable	8

Stage

Inspection type	Count
Progress	47
Final	19
Framing	4
Occupancy	2

The 14 most recent inspection results

Date	Permit	Stage	Checklist	Outcome	Inspector note
2018-12-21	BP2018-07517	Final	DIRECTIVES	Acceptable	Construction is complete. Final inspection preformed. Received fire alarm verification. Received fire stopping listings. Permit file closed.
2018-10-11	BP2018-07517	Progress	DIRECTIVES	Not Acceptable	Fire stopping not complete, recall inspection.
2018-10-03	BP2018-07517	Progress	—	Not Acceptable	Reviewed firestopping of rated walls. Top of wall has not been firestopped and in several areas above ducts the drywall was missing and steel stud was visible. The wall must be firestopped around any structural member which penetrates it. Recall inspection when firestopping is complete.
2018-08-31	BP2018-07517	Progress	DIRECTIVES	Acceptable Add Inspection	Pre-board inspection completed, OK to proceed with drywall. Building is not sprinklered and wcorridors has a required fire separation. Call for another inspection on the rated walls prior to installing ceiling tiles.
2018-08-31	BP2018-07517	Progress	DOCUMENTS Commercial	Acceptable Add Inspection	Require Fire Stop Test Design Summary
2018-08-31	BP2018-07517	Progress	DOCUMENTS Commercial	Acceptable Add Inspection	Fire Alarm Verification required.
2018-01-16	BP2017-10088	Occupancy	DIRECTIVES	Acceptable	File closed.
2018-01-16	BP2017-10088	Progress	WINDOWS AND DOORS	Acceptable	3.3.1.19. Fixed glass panels require permanent markings
2018-01-16	BP2017-10088	Progress	WINDOWS AND DOORS	Acceptable	3.3.1.19. Glass or transparent doors to be readily apparent
2018-01-16	BP2017-10088	Progress	DIRECTIVES	Acceptable	Final inspection completed, contractor complete noted deficiencies. No other inspection required.
2017-12-19	BP2017-10088	Progress	DIRECTIVES	Acceptable Add Inspection	Construction at final stages.
2017-11-21	BP2017-10088	Progress	DOCUMENTS Commercial	Acceptable Add Inspection	Require Fire Stop Test Design Summary
2017-11-21	BP2017-10088	Progress	DIRECTIVES	Acceptable Add Inspection	Provide all noted documents at final inspection.
2017-11-21	BP2017-10088	Progress	BARRIER-FREE BUILDINGS	Acceptable Add Inspection	Ensure barrier-free requirements are met.

An inspection result is a record of one visit, not a verdict on the building. 8 of these 72 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 2 as of 2026-09-24

Licensed business	Address	Licence type	Status	Licensed since
Sole Restaurant & Bar	703 6 Ave SW	Tobacco Retailer, Alcohol Beverage Sales (Restaurant), Food Service - Premises (Seating)	Licensed	2018
T & A Vietnamese Cuisine	611 6 St SW	Alcohol Beverage Sales (Restaurant), Food Service - Premises (Seating)	Move in progress	2014

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.

200 731 6 Ave SW63.1 m · built 1962 · Office Condo · 4 accounts · Downtown Commercial Core · 60 m
700 6 Ave SW85.9 m · built 1968 · Office · Downtown Commercial Core · 60 m
635 6 Ave SW86 m · built 1964 · Office · Downtown Commercial Core · 77 m
1100 634 6 Ave SWheight n/a · built 2013 · Office Condo · 18 accounts · Downtown Commercial Core · 92 m
734 7 Ave SW73.7 m · built 1982 · Office · Downtown Commercial Core · 107 m
Elveden Centre727 7 Ave SW81.3 m · built 1961 · Office · Downtown Commercial Core · 107 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 Heritage office buildings Named office buildings Paid street parking Office buildings near CTrain Transit service ranking Assessment cycle 2015–2026 Construction record

Britannia Building questions

Answers drawn from the record.

How tall is Britannia Building?

The main structure on the parcel has a LiDAR roof height of 39.7 m in The City of Calgary’s 3D building data, a storey-equivalent of about 10 at 3.9 m per storey.

When was Britannia Building built?

The City’s assessment roll records 1958 as the year of construction. The heritage inventory records 1958.

What is the assessed value of Britannia Building?

The City of Calgary assesses this parcel at $6.0M in total on the 2026 roll, 307th 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 Britannia 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 Britannia Building?

7th Street SW Station, 80 m in a straight line from the parcel centroid.

Who is in Britannia Building?

The City of Calgary business licence register lists 2 licensed businesses 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 Britannia Building been inspected?

The City publishes 72 inspection results against 16 permits here, between 2012-06-07 and 2018-12-21. 2 used a life-safety checklist such as fire separations, firestopping or emergency lighting. 1 used the barrier-free checklist. The most recent occupancy inspection was accepted on 2018-01-16. 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 Britannia Building?

2,114 scheduled transit trips call within 300 m of the parcel on a representative weekday, 305 of them in the morning peak, across 28 routes. The closest stop is WB 6 AV SW @ 6 ST SW, 45 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 Britannia Building?

The best-rated cycling facility within 400 m is a protected lane, 113 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 Britannia Building?

The City of Calgary's tariff record shows 221 paid on-street stalls in 42 zones within 200 m of the parcel, at $1.00 to $4.00 per hour. The closest is 6 Av SW, Fr 6 St SW To 7 St SW, 5 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 Britannia 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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