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540 5 Av SW, Calgary

An address in Downtown Commercial Core, Calgary, zoned CR20-C20/R20 (Commercial - Residential Core). 54 building permits are on file, most recently “Interior alterations - Bow River Law” (issued 9 September 2026). The City's 2026 assessed value is $14,500,000.

Zoning
CR20-C20/R20 · Commercial - Residential Core
Neighbourhood
Downtown Commercial Core
Permits on file
54
Assessed value (2026)
$14,500,000
Owner names are not part of the City's open data and are never shown. Sold prices are not municipal open data and are not shown. Assessed value is the City's estimate for property tax, not a sale price.
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Neighbourhood profile

From the 2021 Census, for the small area around this address that Statistics Canada calls a dissemination area (48060644, 376 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

People
376
Households
190
Median age
31.2
Median household income (2020)
$53,200
Own their home
5%
Calgary: 69%
Average household size
1.7
Under 15
8%
65 and over
5%
Income in the 2021 Census is for the year 2020. Statistics Canada rounds counts and does not publish some figures for very small areas.

Permit history

  1. 2026-09-09 Interior alterations - Bow River Law · $25,000
    XEMEX CONTRACTING     Issued
  2. 2026-06-16 Interior Alterations - Office · $17,000
    XEMEX CONTRACTING     Closed
  3. 2025-07-14 Leasehold improvement - Demisng wall · $20,000
    XEMEX CONTRACTING     Closed
  4. 2024-12-11 Office Exterior Alteration · $15,000
    no contractor listed     Closed
  5. 2024-08-22 Aquitaine Tower · $160,000
    TAYLOR CONSTRUCTION     Closed
  6. 2024-06-10 Interior alteration · $80,000
    no contractor listed     Closed
  7. 2024-05-28 Exterior alterations and roof replacement · $800,000
    no contractor listed     Closed
  8. 2023-08-28 Interior alterations (studio figura). · $30,000
    no contractor listed     Closed
  9. 2023-07-14 Interior Alteration · $75,000
    no contractor listed     Closed
  10. 2022-09-14 Aquitaine Tower - 2022 Parkade and Loading Dock Maintenance · $23,625
    no contractor listed     Closed
  11. 2022-07-19 Tenancy Change
    no contractor listed     Closed
  12. 2020-10-05 Parkade Repairs · $5,000
    no contractor listed     Closed
  13. 2020-01-23 Sprinkler Modifications +15 Aquitaine Tower · $30,000
    D T FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS     Closed
  14. 2019-08-16 Interior Alteration - Tenant Fit Up 10th Floor · $120,000
    WESTCOR CONSTRUCTION     Closed
  15. 2018-01-30 Fire Alarm Upgrade · $175,000
    no contractor listed     Closed
  16. 2016-11-09 Interior Tenant Improvement - Group D - Highrise Building · $65,000
    XEMEX CONTRACTING     Closed
  17. 2016-11-07 No description · $50,000
    XEMEX CONTRACTING     Closed
  18. 2015-09-25 Concrete repair and membrane replacement in Parkade · $80,000
    RESCON CONCRETE RESTORATIONS     Closed
  19. 2015-07-09 Leasehold Improvements - Group D · $29,400
    PRIME PROJECTS     Closed
  20. 2015-05-08 New Group D - Viewleve Equities · $200,000
    no contractor listed     Closed
  21. 2015-04-23 Interior Alteration - Group D Offices - Aquitaine Tower · $140,000
    XEMEX CONTRACTING     Closed
  22. 2014-11-13 Interior Alterations - New Offices (Leasehold Improvements) · $46,500
    no contractor listed     Closed
  23. 2014-11-13 Interior Alteration - New Offices (Leasehold Improvements) · $48,650
    no contractor listed     Closed
  24. 2014-09-17 NIMBUS Project (Interior alteration) · $67,000
    TENFOLD CONTRACTING     Closed
  25. 2014-04-12 Interior Alterations · $176,000
    PRIME PROJECTS     Closed
  26. 2013-03-01 Interior Alteration · $70,000
    APACON INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION     Closed
  27. 2013-02-06 Interior Alteration · $18,026
    no contractor listed     Closed
  28. 2012-08-17 Interior Alteration
    ROYAL CONSTRUCTION     Closed
  29. 2012-08-17 Interior Alteration · $350,000
    ROYAL CONSTRUCTION     Closed
  30. 2012-07-03 Interior Alteration · $790,000
    COUGAR CONTRACTORS     Closed
  31. 2012-05-14 IMV Projects - Aquitaine - Interior Alteration · $700,000
    ROYAL CONSTRUCTION     Closed
  32. 2011-03-31 Interior Partition · $140,000
    no contractor listed     Closed
  33. 2011-03-09 Commercial Interior Partition and Business Use Confirmation · $20,000
    APACON INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION     Closed
  34. 2010-07-21 Interior Alteration · $200,000
    ROYAL CONSTRUCTION     Closed
  35. 2010-04-07 Interior partitioning · $70,000
    APACON INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION     Closed
  36. 2008-11-19 Interior Partitions · $500,000
    ROYAL CONSTRUCTION     Closed
  37. 2008-10-23 Demolition of Existing Interior Partitions · $25,000
    ROYAL CONSTRUCTION     Closed
  38. 2006-08-04 Commercial Interior Partition · $75,000
    APACON INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION     Closed
  39. 2006-07-04 Replacing existing single ac with two new ac units. Interior and roof components. · $80,000
    no contractor listed     Closed
  40. 2006-02-07 Interior Alteration (Existing Tenant) · $200,000
    APACON INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION     Closed
  41. 2006-01-12 Interior alteration and Use · $180,000
    no contractor listed     Closed
  42. 2005-12-09 Interior alteration · $109,000
    LIGNUM INTERIORS     Closed
  43. 2005-11-02 Interior Alteration and Business Use · $103,000
    CORANDA CONSTRUCTION     Closed
  44. 2004-09-30 Interior Alteration and Use Approval · $25,000
    DALMA PROJECT SERVICES & MANAGEMENT     Closed
  45. 2004-08-10 Interior Alteration and Use Approval · $74,000
    no contractor listed     Closed
  46. 2003-07-31 Interior Alterations and Use · $70,000
    3 D INTERIORS     Closed
  47. 2002-09-13 Interior alterations · $180,000
    no contractor listed     Closed
  48. 2001-12-11 Interior Renovations · $152,000
    COUGAR CONTRACTORS     Closed
  49. 2001-11-28 Interior alterations and use permit · $40,000
    no contractor listed     Closed
  50. 2001-08-21 Office Space- Expansion to Existing · $36,000
    TATOMIR CONSTRUCTION     Closed
  51. 2001-06-19 Interior Alteration & Use Approval · $31,000
    no contractor listed     Closed
  52. 2001-05-29 int. part. · $140,000
    CALCON CONSTRUCTION     Closed
  53. 2000-01-04 interior partition · $90,000
    no contractor listed     Closed
  54. 1999-09-20 Interior alterations · $99,000
    no contractor listed     Closed
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