855 8 Ave SW
Office · high-rise office building · built 1981 · 855 8 Ave SW
855 8 Ave SW is a 45.3 m high-rise office building in Downtown Commercial Core, Calgary, recorded on the City assessment roll as built in 1981. Its main structure is the 106th tallest office roof of the 775 ranked in this record, and 76th of 119 in Downtown Commercial Core. The City assesses the parcel at $5.3M on the 2026 roll, 348th of 822 sites in the record by assessed value. A Plus 15 walkway touches the parcel. The nearest CTrain platform is 8th Street SW, 145 m away in a straight line. 1,469 scheduled transit trips call within 300 m of the parcel on a weekday. Since 2012 the City has recorded 16 building permits and 3 development permits on the parcel, the largest a $585,000 restaurant permit for alteration, applied for in 2014.
- Civic address
- 855 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
- #106 of 785 citywide · #76 of 111 in Downtown Commercial Core
- Footprint to parcel
- 100% of the parcel under LiDAR footprints
- Parcel pieces
- 1 titled piece · roll 067080002
- Coordinates
- 51.045781, -114.080952
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: 8th Street SW, 145 m straight-line (route 201/202). Planned Green Line station 7 Avenue SW is 927 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), 12 m away.
Winter access
The parcel fronts a Priority 1 snow and ice clearing route, 8 m from its edge. Priority 1 routes are cleared first after a snowfall.
Accessible crossing
The nearest accessible pedestrian signal is at 8 Avenue and 8 Street, 37 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.
1,469 scheduled transit trips call within 300 m of this parcel on a representative weekday, 223 of them between 07:00 and 09:00, across 18 routes and 11 stops. The closest stop is NB 8 ST SW @ 7 AV SW, 103 m away.
| Service class | Trips on the service day |
|---|---|
| LRT | 672 |
| REGULAR | 410 |
| MAX | 373 |
| EXPRESS | 14 |
Routes: 2 Mount Pleasant/Killarney 17 Av SW · 6 Killarney/26 Av SW · 7 Marda Loop · 13 Altadore · 22 Richmond Rd SW · 62 Hidden Valley · 64 MacEwan · 66 Lakeview · 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 · 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
120 metered stalls across 20 City parking zones touching this walking radius, at $1.00 to $4.00 per hour depending on zone and time of day. Maximum stay 120 to 540 minutes. Tariff zones 4d, 6, 7, 9.
Enforced 0710-1520 MON-FRI, 0910-1750 SAT; 0710-1750 MON-FRI, 0910-1750 SAT; 0840-1750 MON-FRI, 0910-1750 SAT; 0910-1520 MON-FRI.
Closest zone
8 Av SW, Fr 7 St SW To 8 St SW — 33 m from the parcel, 2 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 067080002 · 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 | $7.2M | — |
| 2006 | $11.9M | 66.1% |
| 2007 | $17.1M | 43.0% |
| 2008 | $20.4M | 19.5% |
| 2009 | $20.6M | 0.8% |
| 2010 | $17.5M | -15.1% |
| 2011 | $8.8M | -49.7% |
| 2012 | $9.1M | 3.9% |
| 2013 | $18.7M | 104.5% |
| 2014 | $32.6M | 74.5% |
| 2015 | $30.5M | -6.4% |
| 2016 | $25.4M | -16.8% |
| 2017 | $16.8M | -33.9% |
| 2018 | $9.3M | -44.7% |
| 2019 | $7.1M | -23.6% |
| 2020 | $6.0M | -15.5% |
| 2021 | $4.5M | -24.7% |
| 2022 | $3.4M | -24.0% |
| 2023 | $3.0M | -11.7% |
| 2024 | $4.2M | 38.7% |
| 2025 | $5.1M | 21.7% |
| 2026 | $5.3M | 3.9% |
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 3 since 2012
| Applied | Permit | Category · description | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-25 | DP2014-2998 | Change of Use - Permitted Use CHANGE OF USE: RESTAURANT: FOOD SERVICE ONLY - SMALL | Released Approval |
| 2014-06-23 | DP2014-2952 | Change of Use - With Change to Site Plan CHANGES TO SITE PLAN: MULTI-USE COMMERCIAL (STORAGE LOCKER) | Released Approval |
| 2014-02-21 | DP2014-0773 | Signs - Permitted Use NEW: SIGNS - CLASS 1 (FASCIA SIGNS- 2) | Released Approval |
Recent building permits 16 since 2012 · 9 in the City’s office class
| Applied | Permit | Class · work | Est. cost | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-06 | BP2026-12521 | 5117 - Commercial School · Alteration | $500,000 | Pending Plans Review Assignment |
| 2026-05-01 | BP2026-07380 | 3608 - Restaurant · Alteration Interior Alterations | $100 | Completed |
| 2026-04-06 | BP2026-05328 | 3608 - Restaurant · Alteration Interior Alterations | $102,500 | Issued Permit |
| 2025-09-07 | BP2025-17442 | 3613 - Restaurant - Licensed · Alteration Restaurant Interior Alteration | — | Cancelled |
| 2020-09-09 | BP2020-12673 | 3402 - Office · Alteration Group D Office | $13,000 | Completed |
| 2019-07-30 | BP2019-10082 | 3402 - Office · Alteration Resealing of Exterior Windows | $33,570 | Completed |
| 2018-08-24 | BP2018-11352 | 3402 - Office · Repair Group D Office | $29,947 | Completed |
| 2016-06-29 | BP2016-07358 | 3402 - Office · Repair Repair - Group C - exterior masonry | $8,000 | Completed |
Declared estimated project cost across all 16 non-residential building permits on the parcel since 2012: $1.7M. 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.
42 inspection results are published against 13 of the 16 building permits on this parcel, from 2012-04-27 to 2026-08-10. The most recent occupancy inspection was accepted on 2015-01-20. 4 inspections used a life-safety checklist.
What was inspected
Result of each visit
| Outcome | Inspections |
|---|---|
| Acceptable Add Inspection | 22 |
| Acceptable | 12 |
| Not Acceptable | 6 |
| Acceptable with Conditions | 2 |
Stage
| Inspection type | Count |
|---|---|
| Final | 17 |
| Framing | 15 |
| Progress | 7 |
| Occupancy | 3 |
The 14 most recent inspection results
| Date | Permit | Stage | Checklist | Outcome | Inspector note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-10 | BP2026-07380 | Progress | All Directives | Acceptable | No deficiencies noted. No further building inspections are required. |
| 2026-08-10 | BP2026-07380 | Final | All Directives | Acceptable | No deficiencies noted. No further building inspections required. File Closed. |
| 2020-11-16 | BP2020-12673 | Framing | DOCUMENTS Commercial | Acceptable with Conditions | If an Engineers report has been issued for completion, a copy is to be sent to the undersigned. |
| 2020-11-16 | BP2020-12673 | Framing | — | Acceptable with Conditions | Work completed, overhead protection removed, file will be closed with no further Building Inspections are required. |
| 2020-10-15 | BP2020-12673 | Framing | — | Acceptable Add Inspection | The Area between top of scaffolding and underside of building soffit At the West end of the scaffold will be fenced or otherwise screened to provide safety for Public accessing the front entry to the building |
| 2020-04-23 | BP2019-10082 | Progress | DIRECTIVES | Acceptable | Eva stated that the only engineering that was done was for the public overhead protection (scaffolding). No engineering was involved of the re-sealing of windows. Permit file closed. |
| 2019-11-21 | BP2019-10082 | Progress | DIRECTIVES | Acceptable Add Inspection | Exterior window re-ceiling is complete. File closed upon receipt of documents. |
| 2019-11-21 | BP2019-10082 | Progress | DOCUMENTS Commercial | Acceptable Add Inspection | P. Eng. review required . Provide a field review of the work from a professional architect or engineer registered to practice in the province of alberta upon completion of the project. |
| 2018-11-19 | BP2018-11352 | Final | — | Acceptable Add Inspection | Work completed, no safety issues noted |
| 2017-03-20 | BP2016-07358 | Final | DIRECTIVES | Not Acceptable | File complete upon receipt of documents - documents not recieived. |
| 2016-10-21 | BP2016-07358 | Final | DOCUMENTS Commercial | Acceptable Add Inspection | C1 and/or C2 letters required - as per permit conditions |
| 2016-10-21 | BP2016-07358 | Final | DIRECTIVES | Acceptable Add Inspection | File complete upon receipt of documents |
| 2015-08-24 | BP2013-11114 | Final | DIRECTIVES | Not Acceptable | Contractor to complete items, then may continue - verifcation letter has not been received. |
| 2015-03-09 | BP2014-09617 | Final | DIRECTIVES | Acceptable | Final inspection is complete. |
An inspection result is a record of one visit, not a verdict on the building. 6 of these 42 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 1 as of 2026-09-24
| Licensed business | Address | Licence type | Status | Licensed since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakemoto | 855 8 Ave SW | Food Service - Premises (Seating) | Licensed | 2026 |
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.
- Medical Centre Building906 8 Ave SW
- Nexen Building, Calgary801 7 Ave SW
Where this building sits in the record
Every collection this building belongs to, from the same public data shown above.
855 8 Ave SW questions
Answers drawn from the record.
How tall is 855 8 Ave SW?
The main structure on the parcel has a LiDAR roof height of 45.3 m in The City of Calgary’s 3D building data, a storey-equivalent of about 12 at 3.9 m per storey.
When was 855 8 Ave SW built?
The City’s assessment roll records 1981 as the year of construction.
What is the assessed value of 855 8 Ave SW?
The City of Calgary assesses this parcel at $5.3M in total on the 2026 roll, 348th 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 855 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 855 8 Ave SW?
8th Street SW Station, 145 m in a straight line from the parcel centroid.
Who is in 855 8 Ave SW?
The City of Calgary business licence register lists 1 licensed business 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 855 8 Ave SW been inspected?
The City publishes 42 inspection results against 13 permits here, between 2012-04-27 and 2026-08-10. 4 used a life-safety checklist such as fire separations, firestopping or emergency lighting. The most recent occupancy inspection was accepted on 2015-01-20. 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 855 8 Ave SW?
1,469 scheduled transit trips call within 300 m of the parcel on a representative weekday, 223 of them in the morning peak, across 18 routes. The closest stop is NB 8 ST SW @ 7 AV SW, 103 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 855 8 Ave SW?
The best-rated cycling facility within 400 m is a protected lane, 12 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 855 8 Ave SW?
The City of Calgary's tariff record shows 120 paid on-street stalls in 20 zones within 200 m of the parcel, at $1.00 to $4.00 per hour. The closest is 8 Av SW, Fr 7 St SW To 8 St SW, 33 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 855 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.