718 8 Ave SW
Office · mid-rise office building · built 2013 · 718 8 Ave SW
- Civic address
- 718 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
- #226 of 580 citywide · #107 of 111 in Downtown Commercial Core
- Site coverage
- 100% of parcel under LiDAR footprints
- Parcel pieces
- 1 titled piece · roll 067072702
- Coordinates
- 51.046238, -114.077436
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: 7th Street SW, 84 m straight-line (route 201/202). Planned Green Line station 7 Avenue SW is 676 m away (Downtown Segment, per the City’s Green Line map).
Plus 15
The nearest Plus 15 segment is 25 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 067072702 · 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 | $773,500 | — |
| 2006 | $975,500 | 26.1% |
| 2007 | $1.0M | 6.6% |
| 2008 | $3.2M | 205.8% |
| 2009 | $3.7M | 17.0% |
| 2010 | $2.7M | -27.7% |
| 2011 | $1.9M | -30.1% |
| 2012 | $1.8M | -5.9% |
| 2013 | $2.0M | 13.6% |
| 2014 | $2.0M | -1.5% |
| 2015 | $8.8M | 343.4% |
| 2016 | $7.3M | -16.9% |
| 2017 | $4.8M | -34.7% |
| 2018 | $3.4M | -27.9% |
| 2019 | $2.2M | -36.6% |
| 2020 | $1.9M | -11.5% |
| 2021 | $1.7M | -14.0% |
| 2022 | $1.7M | 3.6% |
| 2023 | $1.6M | -7.0% |
| 2024 | $1.6M | 0.0% |
| 2025 | $1.6M | 1.9% |
| 2026 | $1.5M | -7.4% |
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 4 since 2012
| Applied | Permit | Category · description | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-30 | DP2015-2772 | Signs - Permitted Use with Relaxation NEW: SIGN - CLASS B (FASCIA SIGN) | Released Approval |
| 2013-03-28 | DP2013-1269 | Signs - Permitted Use SIGNS - CLASS 1: FASCIA SIGN | Released Approval |
| 2013-03-06 | DP2013-0889 | Change of Use - Discretionary Use or Relaxations Required CHANGE OF USE: ATHLETIC & RECREATIONAL FACILITY | Released Approval |
| 2012-01-18 | DP2012-0186 | Commercial - Downtown ADDITION: OFFICES (3RD STOREY); REVISION: EXTERIOR RENOVATIONS (FRONT AND REAR FACADE) | Released Approval |
Recent building permits 7 since 2012 · 5 in the City’s office class
| Applied | Permit | Class · work | Est. cost | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-15 | BP2014-12873 | 3402 - Office · Improvement | $275,000 | Completed |
| 2014-04-22 | BP2014-05442 | 3402 - Office · Improvement Leasehold (new barrier free washrooms and finishes) | $90,000 | Completed |
| 2013-12-27 | BP2013-18964 | 3402 - Office · Improvement Interior Partitioning | $450,000 | Completed |
| 2013-03-28 | BP2013-03816 | 3510 - Recreation Facility · Improvement Interior alterations | $520,000 | Completed |
| 2012-10-04 | BP2012-13943 | 3402 - Office · Improvement Interior Alteration | $430,000 | Completed |
| 2012-03-06 | BP2012-02358 | 3402 - Office · Improvement Commercial Addition & Exterior Renovations | $2.3M | Completed |
| 2012-01-26 | BP2012-00830 | 4002 - Vacant · Improvement Interior Alteration | $83,000 | Expired |
Declared estimated project cost across all 7 non-residential building permits on the parcel since 2012: $4.1M. 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.
- Elveden Centre727 7 Ave SW
- Western Canadian Place809 6 St SW
718 8 Ave SW questions
Answers drawn from the record.
How tall is 718 8 Ave SW?
The main structure on the parcel has a LiDAR roof height of 17.8 m in The City of Calgary’s 3D building data, a storey-equivalent of about 5 at 3.9 m per storey.
When was 718 8 Ave SW built?
The City’s assessment roll records 2013 as the year of construction.
Which CTrain station is closest to 718 8 Ave SW?
7th Street SW Station, 84 m in a straight line from the parcel centroid.
Is office space available at 718 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) — 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.