8561 8a Av SW
City of Calgary
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- Has this property been altered?
- 128 building permits on record since 2011, most recently May 12, 2026.
- 36 development applications on file (CHILD CARE SERVICE, CHILD CARE SERVICE; INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITY, DRIVE THROUGH; FINANCIAL INSTITUTION; RETAIL AND CONSUMER SERVICE; SIGN - CLASS B, HEALTH CARE SERVICE, INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITY, LIQUOR STORE, MEDICAL CLINIC, OFFICE, OTHER, OUTDOOR CAFE, PET CARE SERVICE, RESTAURANT: LICENSED - MEDIUM, RESTAURANT: NEIGHBOURHOOD, RETAIL AND CONSUMER SERVICE, SIGN - CLASS A; SIGN - CLASS B, SIGN - CLASS B, SIGN - CLASS C, SPECIALTY FOOD STORE, TAKE OUT FOOD SERVICE), most recently filed May 13, 2025. View building permit timeline
- What’s the land-use designation? Not an official zoning verification. CanPermits maps this from the city’s published open zoning data. Confirm the zoning with the municipality or a planner.
- DC · Direct Control · as of Jul 6, 2026
- What could change around it?
- 2 active construction records within 250 m of this address. View nearby construction
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Sources we check for every address (25 data sources)
- Building permits
- Building & trade inspections
- Business licences
- Land-use designation & zoning
- Assessed value & lot size
- Year of construction
- Registered secondary suites
- Community boundaries
- Development permits
- Land-use redesignation (rezoning) applications
- Active construction
- Short-term rental licences
- Flood plain regulation
- 2013 flood inundation extent
- Modelled flood depth scenarios
- CTrain (LRT) stations
- Transit stops
- Parks & off-leash areas
- Fire stations
- Fire hydrants
- EMS stations
- Health facilities (hospitals & care)
- Water pressure zones
- Water-main breaks
- 311 service requests
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Building permit timeline
Year-grouped permit history. Permits collapse under each year.
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Building permit timeline
Year-grouped permit history. Permits collapse under each year.
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2026
7 filings · most recent May 2026View permits (7) Hide permits
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May 12, 2026
Electrical · GRAVITY ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS
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May 7, 2026
Electrical · GRAVITY ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS
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Feb 23, 2026
Plumbing · AXIS MECHANICAL
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Feb 20, 2026
Electrical · GRAVITY ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS
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2025
14 filingsView permits (14) Hide permits
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May 22, 2025
Mechanical · VIKING FIRE PROTECTION
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May 13, 2025
Development · ZIP SIGNS
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May 13, 2025
Application SIGN - CLASS A; SIGN - CLASS BReleased
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Apr 1, 2025
Application HEALTH CARE SERVICEReleased
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Feb 20, 2025
Application SIGN - CLASS BReleased
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Feb 15, 2025
Electrical · EXPERT ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS
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Jan 20, 2025
Mechanical · SUNNY HEATING & COOLING
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Jan 17, 2025
Plumbing · SUNNY HEATING & COOLING
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Jan 17, 2025
Gas · SUNNY HEATING & COOLING
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2024
14 filingsView permits (14) Hide permits
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Dec 9, 2024
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Oct 4, 2024
Electrical · GRAVITY ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS
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Jul 12, 2024
Electrical · BISON TECHNICAL SERVICES
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May 16, 2024
Mechanical · PARAGON VENTILATION
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Apr 26, 2024
Plumbing · GOOSE MECHANICAL
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Apr 23, 2024
Electrical · BISON TECHNICAL SERVICES
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Apr 1, 2024
Application SIGN - CLASS BReleased
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2023
13 filingsView permits (13) Hide permits
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Oct 16, 2023
Mechanical · AIRTECH SERVICES
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Oct 5, 2023
Electrical · COMMAND ELECTRICAL & CONTROLS
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Aug 23, 2023
Electrical · CAL TECH ELECTRICAL SERVICES
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May 17, 2023
Development
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May 17, 2023
Application SIGN - CLASS BReleased
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Apr 21, 2023
Mechanical · AIRTECH SERVICES
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Mar 29, 2023
Plumbing · FULL THROTTLE PLUMBING & GAS
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Mar 28, 2023
Electrical · ENCORE ELECTRICAL SERVICES
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2022
9 filingsView permits (9) Hide permits
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Dec 1, 2022
Application SIGN - CLASS BReleased
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Aug 10, 2022
Application CHILD CARE SERVICEReleased
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Aug 4, 2022
Application OUTDOOR CAFEReleased
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2021
15 filingsView permits (15) Hide permits
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Oct 8, 2021
Electrical · SKYLINE ELECTRICAL SERVICES
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Apr 15, 2021
Mechanical · TYCO INTEGRATED FIRE & SECURITY
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Apr 12, 2021
Gas · BENNER PLUMBING & HEATING
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Apr 6, 2021
Electrical · CREW ELECTRICAL SERVICES
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Mar 26, 2021
Development · VIN ROOM
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Mar 26, 2021
Application OUTDOOR CAFEReleased
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Mar 18, 2021
Mechanical · BUDAL GROUP
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Mar 11, 2021
Plumbing · BENNER PLUMBING & HEATING
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Feb 1, 2021
Electrical · ELECTECH CONTRACTING
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Jan 20, 2021
Electrical · ELECTECH CONTRACTING
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Jan 6, 2021
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2020
17 filingsView permits (17) Hide permits
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Dec 23, 2020
Application RESTAURANT: NEIGHBOURHOODReleased
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Nov 5, 2020
Plumbing · ANALOG MECHANICAL
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Jul 6, 2020
Development · VIN ROOM
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Jul 6, 2020
Application OUTDOOR CAFEReleased
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Mar 2, 2020
Plumbing · SUPER STAR PLUMBING AND HEATING
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Feb 20, 2020
Electrical · SERS ELECTRICAL & CONTROLS SERVICES
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Jan 28, 2020
Mechanical · BMP MECHANICAL
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Jan 28, 2020
Electrical · BMP MECHANICAL
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2019
7 filingsView permits (7) Hide permits
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Jul 12, 2019
Electrical · SILVERTIP ELECTRICAL & CONTROLS
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Jul 2, 2019
Plumbing · SONNY STEWART PLUMBING
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Jun 11, 2019
Electrical · 4-STAR ELECTRIC
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Apr 2, 2019
Application INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITYReleased
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2018
4 filingsView permits (4) Hide permits
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Nov 28, 2018
Electrical · AK BROWN
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Aug 21, 2018
Tenancy Change · WAVES COFFEE HOUSE
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May 30, 2018
Electrical · SPENDIFF ELECTRIC
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2017
5 filingsView permits (5) Hide permits
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Aug 23, 2017
Application OTHERReleased
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Aug 21, 2017
Application RETAIL AND CONSUMER SERVICEReleased
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Jul 10, 2017
Application RETAIL AND CONSUMER SERVICEReleased
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2016
4 filingsView permits (4) Hide permits
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Jan 27, 2016
Application OFFICEReleased
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2015
11 filingsView permits (11) Hide permits
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Oct 27, 2015
AKELA CONSTRUCTION
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Oct 13, 2015
Application OFFICEReleased
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Aug 7, 2015
SHEARER LICENSED INTERIOR DESIGN
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May 29, 2015
Application INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITYReleased
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Apr 16, 2015
Application OFFICEReleased
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Feb 25, 2015
CORNAD CONTRACTING
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Feb 12, 2015
Application OFFICEReleased
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2014
7 filingsView permits (7) Hide permits
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May 22, 2014
Application MEDICAL CLINICCancelled
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Mar 18, 2014
Application OUTDOOR CAFEReleased
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Feb 18, 2014
Application MEDICAL CLINICReleased
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2013
7 filingsView permits (7) Hide permits
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Sep 10, 2013
Application SIGN - CLASS CReleased
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2012
24 filingsView permits (24) Hide permits
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Dec 21, 2012
Application MEDICAL CLINICReleased
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Sep 5, 2012
Application SIGN - CLASS BReleased
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Jul 13, 2012
Application OUTDOOR CAFEReleased
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Jun 13, 2012
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May 30, 2012
Application SPECIALTY FOOD STOREReleased
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May 29, 2012
Interior Alteration $99K -
Apr 13, 2012
Application CHILD CARE SERVICE; INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITYReleased
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Mar 23, 2012
Application SIGN - CLASS BReleased
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Mar 15, 2012
Application TAKE OUT FOOD SERVICEReleased
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Mar 2, 2012
Application RESTAURANT: LICENSED - MEDIUMReleased
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Feb 10, 2012
Application PET CARE SERVICEReleased
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Feb 2, 2012
Application LIQUOR STOREReleased
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2011
5 filingsView permits (5) Hide permits
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Nov 17, 2011
Application RESTAURANT: LICENSED - MEDIUMReleased
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2010
1 filingView permits (1) Hide permits
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Sep 27, 2010
Application DRIVE THROUGH; FINANCIAL INSTITUTION; RETAIL AND CONSUMER SERVICE; SIGN - CLASS BReleased
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Nearby Construction
Within 250 mActive and recent construction within 250 m of this address.
2 locations shown
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1
201 m
8322 8a Av SW
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2
219 m
8316 8a Av SW
New Build
New Build
Construction activity detected within 250 m, from the City of Calgary's open data. Each pin is a City-geocoded point (which may hold more than one record/address); click for details. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
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8561 8a Av SW in Calgary has 128 building permits on record dating back to 2011, most recently on May 12, 2026.