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640 5 Av SW, Calgary

An address in Downtown Commercial Core, Calgary, zoned CR20-C20/R20 (Commercial - Residential Core). 52 building permits are on file, most recently “Downtown office to residential conversion” (issued 19 June 2026). The City's 2026 assessed value is $16,500,000.

Zoning
CR20-C20/R20 · Commercial - Residential Core
Neighbourhood
Downtown Commercial Core
Permits on file
52
Assessed value (2026)
$16,500,000
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 (48060645, 1,027 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

People
1,027
Households
540
Median age
30.4
Median household income (2020)
$56,400
Own their home
10%
Calgary: 69%
Average household size
1.6
Under 15
7%
65 and over
4%
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. 2026-06-19 Downtown office to residential conversion · $46,134,762
    KANAS     Issued
  2. 2026-03-05 Rio · $200,000
    KANAS     Closed
  3. 2025-08-19 Interior demolition · $200,000
    KANAS     Closed
  4. 2025-02-27 Interior alterations · $20,000
    KANAS     Closed
  5. 2025-01-28 Interior demolition · $500,000
    KANAS     Closed
  6. 2022-07-28 Curtain Wall Repairs · $685,000
    EVOLUTION GLASS     Closed
  7. 2020-11-30 Interior Alterations · $500,000
    no contractor listed     Closed
  8. 2020-02-14 No description · $59,000
    no contractor listed     Closed
  9. 2019-08-28 Interior Alteration - BENTALL SHOW SUITE · $290,000
    no contractor listed     Closed
  10. 2019-08-28 Interior Alteration - ISH ENERGY · $500,000
    no contractor listed     Closed
  11. 2019-08-26 Group D interior altrations · $34,000
    no contractor listed     Closed
  12. 2018-06-20 Interior alterations · $10,356
    no contractor listed     Closed
  13. 2017-10-31 [name withheld] Floors 5 & 6 Interior Partitions · $340,000
    no contractor listed     Closed
  14. 2017-08-02 Interior Alteration - [name withheld] · $100,000
    no contractor listed     Closed
  15. 2017-02-22 office interior alterations · $110,000
    no contractor listed     Closed
  16. 2016-09-29 tall building roof replacement/new anchors · $615,567
    WEST POINTE BUILDING SERVICES     Closed
  17. 2016-08-25 [name withheld] Tenant Improvement 3rd Floor · $45,233
    no contractor listed     Closed
  18. 2015-12-18 Interior alteration new tenant · $85,000
    COUGAR CONTRACTORS     Closed
  19. 2015-05-27 MNP Calgary 13th Floor Renovation · $175,000
    no contractor listed     Closed
  20. 2015-04-30 Interior Renovation - Existing Group D Offices - [name withheld] · $20,000
    no contractor listed     Closed
  21. 2014-10-02 No description · $65,000
    CHISHOLM MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS     Closed
  22. 2013-09-05 Outdoor patio, alteration and use confirmation · $453,721
    no contractor listed     Closed
  23. 2013-06-06 Interior Partioning · $700,000
    PERSIMMON CONTRACTING     Closed
  24. 2013-02-28 Commercial Interior Partition and Business Use Confirmation · $85,000
    COUGAR CONTRACTORS     Closed
  25. 2013-02-06 Commercial Interior Partition and Business Use Confirmation
    COUGAR CONTRACTORS     Closed
  26. 2013-02-06 Commercial Interior Partition and Business Use Confirmation · $25,000
    COUGAR CONTRACTORS     Closed
  27. 2012-09-29 Commercial Interior Partition · $480,000
    COUGAR CONTRACTORS     Closed
  28. 2012-01-10 Interior Alteration · $3,800,000
    no contractor listed     Closed
  29. 2012-01-10 Interior Alteration · $500,000
    no contractor listed     Closed
  30. 2011-12-13 Interior Paritioning · $4,500,000
    COUGAR CONTRACTORS     Closed
  31. 2011-08-15 Ext. plaza reno & door replacement · $350,000
    STUART OLSON CONSTRUCTION     Closed
  32. 2011-07-04 Interior Alteration · $2,545,800
    COUGAR CONTRACTORS     Closed
  33. 2011-03-21 Interior Alterations · $535,000
    STUART OLSON CONSTRUCTION     Closed
  34. 2011-03-08 Base Building RetroFit · $7,255,000
    no contractor listed     Closed
  35. 2010-11-04 Interior Demolition · $945,000
    STUART OLSON CONSTRUCTION     Closed
  36. 2009-04-17 Interior Alterations · $26,850
    PRIME PROJECTS     Closed
  37. 2009-03-25 Commercial Interior Partition · $49,400
    PRIME PROJECTS     Closed
  38. 2005-02-15 Interior alteration · $250,000
    no contractor listed     Closed
  39. 2004-06-16 Interior alteration · $250,000
    no contractor listed     Closed
  40. 2004-05-18 Interior Alterations · $21,000
    STATE GROUP (THE)     Closed
  41. 2004-01-26 Interior alteration · $500,000
    no contractor listed     Closed
  42. 2003-01-29 Interior Alteration · $50,000
    no contractor listed     Closed
  43. 2002-09-23 INterior Alteration and Business Use Confirmation · $39,900
    KRAWFORD CONSTRUCTION     Closed
  44. 2002-06-13 New +15 walkway · $2,291,500
    no contractor listed     Closed
  45. 2002-04-23 Interior Alteration (7th and 12th Floor) · $360,000
    CENTRON CONSTRUCTION     Closed
  46. 2001-09-07 Interior alterations · $942,000
    CENTRON CONSTRUCTION     Closed
  47. 2001-06-12 interior alteration · $350,000
    CENTRON CONSTRUCTION     Closed
  48. 2001-04-24 No description · $20,500
    RENAISSANCE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT     Closed
  49. 2001-03-26 Addition of Canopy to Exterior · $50,000
    no contractor listed     Closed
  50. 2000-11-09 interior renovations · $150,000
    no contractor listed     Closed
  51. No description
    KANAS     Closed
  52. No description · $400,000
    KANAS     In review
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