940 6 Ave SW
Office · high-rise office building · built 1981 · 940 6 Ave SW
- Civic address
- 940 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
- #101 of 580 citywide · #74 of 111 in Downtown Commercial Core
- Site coverage
- 89% of parcel under LiDAR footprints
- Parcel pieces
- 1 titled piece · roll 067043794
- Coordinates
- 51.048297, -114.083076
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, 265 m straight-line (route 201/202). Planned Green Line station 7 Avenue SW is 1.1 km away (Downtown Segment, per the City’s Green Line map).
Plus 15
Nearest Plus 15 segment: 76 m. Not on the network.
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 067043794 · 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 | $13.3M | — |
| 2006 | $17.8M | 34.3% |
| 2007 | $26.6M | 49.6% |
| 2008 | $38.3M | 43.8% |
| 2009 | $43.3M | 12.9% |
| 2010 | $32.0M | -26.0% |
| 2011 | $11.2M | -65.0% |
| 2012 | $22.3M | 98.7% |
| 2013 | $35.4M | 58.9% |
| 2014 | $52.9M | 49.7% |
| 2015 | $50.6M | -4.3% |
| 2016 | $41.6M | -17.8% |
| 2017 | $29.9M | -28.1% |
| 2018 | $15.0M | -49.8% |
| 2019 | $16.1M | 7.1% |
| 2020 | $13.2M | -17.7% |
| 2021 | $10.8M | -18.7% |
| 2022 | $8.3M | -22.5% |
| 2023 | $6.8M | -17.9% |
| 2024 | $9.8M | 43.8% |
| 2025 | $12.2M | 23.9% |
| 2026 | $12.9M | 5.7% |
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 7 since 2012
| Applied | Permit | Category · description | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-08 | DP2021-4974 | Signs - Permitted Use with Relaxation RELAXATION: SIGN - CLASS A (WINDOW SIGNS - 15) | Released Approval |
| 2020-11-02 | DP2020-7036 | Change of Use - Discretionary Use or Relaxations Required CHANGE OF USE: CHILD CARE SERVICE | Cancelled |
| 2020-10-16 | DP2020-6569 | Change of Use - Discretionary Use or Relaxations Required CHANGE OF USE: CHILD CARE SERVICE (35 CHILDREN) | Cancelled |
| 2019-01-15 | DP2019-0197 | Change of Use - Permitted Use CHANGE OF USE: COUNSELLING SERVICE | Cancelled |
| 2015-12-22 | DP2015-5326 | Change of Use - Permitted Use CHANGE OF USE: OFFICE | Released Approval |
| 2015-07-23 | DP2015-3109 | Change of Use - With Change to Site Plan EXTERIOR RENOVATIONS: MULTI-USE COMMERCIAL (CANOPY ADDITION, REPLACEMENT OF VESTIBULE AND SIDEWALK REPAIR); NEW: SIGN - CLASS D (CANOPY SIGN) | Released Approval |
| 2012-11-06 | DP2012-4688 | Signs - Permitted Use SIGNS - CLASS 1: FASCIA SIGNS (2) | Released Approval |
Recent building permits 22 since 2012 · 20 in the City’s office class
| Applied | Permit | Class · work | Est. cost | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-29 | BP2025-14686 | 3402 - Office · Unspecified Fire alarm verification | $1,500 | Completed |
| 2024-08-01 | BP2024-15876 | 3402 - Office · Unspecified Fire alarm device replacement | $4,500 | Completed |
| 2024-04-17 | BP2024-06873 | 3402 - Office · Unspecified Fire Alarm Modifications - Place 9-6 Condominum | $1.0M | Completed |
| 2020-11-26 | BP2020-17343 | 3499 - Office/Bank/Professional Misc. · Unspecified Fire alarm upgrade. | $3,100 | Completed |
| 2020-11-02 | BP2020-16042 | 5301 - Child Care Facility · Improvement Interior Alteration - Group A2 - Vista Kids Town Child Care | $40,000 | Completed |
| 2018-04-18 | BP2018-04228 | 3402 - Office · Improvement Interior alterations | $265,000 | Completed |
| 2018-04-09 | BP2018-03794 | 3402 - Office · Improvement 2nd Floor Office for Stratus Interior Demolition | $28,000 | File Closed |
| 2018-03-14 | BP2018-02757 | 3799 - Personal Service. Misc. · Improvement New Tenant - Fitness Centre | $115,000 | Completed |
Declared estimated project cost across all 22 non-residential building permits on the parcel since 2012: $2.8M. 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.
940 6 Ave SW questions
Answers drawn from the record.
How tall is 940 6 Ave SW?
The main structure on the parcel has a LiDAR roof height of 48.5 m in The City of Calgary’s 3D building data, a storey-equivalent of about 12 at 3.9 m per storey.
When was 940 6 Ave SW built?
The City’s assessment roll records 1981 as the year of construction.
Which CTrain station is closest to 940 6 Ave SW?
8th Street SW Station, 265 m in a straight line from the parcel centroid.
Is office space available at 940 6 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.