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538 222 RIVERFRONT AV SW, Calgary

538 222 RIVERFRONT AV SW is a high rise apartment condo home built in 2008, located in Chinatown, Calgary. Explore schools, daily and 15-minute accessibility, public transit, traffic safety, crime and disorder trends, nearby development, flood risk, fire protection, 311 service requests, tree canopy, housing history, assessment values, and property taxes.

Community
Chinatown
Calgary neighbourhood context
Property type
High Rise Apartment Condo
Based on Calgary property records
Year built
2008
Approximate housing age context
Official property data release: July 7, 2026
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๐Ÿซ School Accessibility & Capacity

The school-access profile mixes capacity pressure in CBE with stronger licensed childcare access. The closest daycare group totals 292 spaces.

Highest utilization
102%
Over capacity
Farthest school walk
44.2 min
Ramsay School
Nearest assigned school
Crescent Heights High School
4.6 min drive / 16.0 min walk
Licensed daycare
3 nearby
292 licensed spacesNearest: KIDS & COMPANY - LIVINGSTON
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

Grade-band review matters here because the available records are not identical across Grade 9 and Grade 6. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

Ramsay School
66.5 | Average
Grade 6, 2025 | Board rank 96/147 | Calgary rank 168/241
Mount Royal School
79.2 | Above Average
Grade 9, 2025 | Board rank 10/66 | Calgary rank 17/116
St. Monica School
72.3 | Average
Grade 9, 2025 | Board rank 28/50 | Calgary rank 54/116
Overall PAT context
Average
Average latest PAT score: 72.7
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

Transit and downtown access are both strong for this address. Centre Street and downtown both compare well against the median benchmarks.

Fitness centre
3.4 min
World Gym
Costco
13.9 min
Costco
Hospital
11.2 min
Foothills Medical Centre
Grocery store
3.4 min
Real Canadian Superstore
Daily accessibility map for 538 222 RIVERFRONT AV SW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 538 222 RIVERFRONT AV SW, Calgary, showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, public transit, and everyday amenities.
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Official dataset release: July 1, 2026

๐Ÿงญ 15-Minute Living Profile

The Daily theme is the clearest modelled access strength at this property.

Daily access
100/100
1 of 1 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Lifestyle access
100/100
2 of 2 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Closest selected destination
KIDS & COMPANY - LIVINGSTON
0.7 min by drive
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐ŸšŒ Nearby Bus Transit

Stop proximity and route availability should be considered together for this address.

Routes within 5 minutes
2 routes
Routes 15, 500
Compared with community
0.7 min faster
Chinatown median 4.5 min
Walk to nearest stop
3.8 min
About 320 m by the pedestrian route
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

This address sits in a community where rental or mobility patterns may be more visible in the census indicators.

Immigrant population
54%
Calgary avg: 33%
University certificate / degree
47%
Calgary avg: 36%
Children age 0-14
7%
Calgary avg: 18%
Household income
$54,400
Calgary avg: $98,000
Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐Ÿ˜๏ธ Community Density

Chinatown has a population density of 9,117 people per km^2 and a residential density of 5,855 residential units per km^2. Compared with the Calgary community median, population density is 248.8% above and residential density is 444.4% above.

Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐ŸŒณ Nearby Tree Canopy Coverage

The mapped canopy result is close to the local median, while the Calgary benchmark provides additional city-wide context.

Compared with community
0.0 percentage points from
Chinatown median 2.3%
Community median
2.3%
Chinatown
Canopy benchmark profile
Near community / Below Calgary
Community / Calgary comparison
Official dataset release: August 13, 2026

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

Flood mapping shows outside mapped flood zone. Fire access is Fast, with Downtown Fire Station #1 about 2.4 min away and the nearest City-owned hydrant 60 m from the property.

Flood status
Outside mapped floodplain
Mapped 1-in-100 year floodplain context
Flood zone / overlap
0%
outside mapped flood zone
Official dataset releases: Flood July 10, 2026 ยท Fire July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ“ Disorder & Community Pressure

This community's latest reported disorder pressure was higher than Calgary's median, with Unwanted Guest, Suspicious Person, and Disturbance appearing among the common reported issues.

Common reported issues
Unwanted Guest, Suspicious Person, and Disturbance
Up to three latest-month issue types
Compared with Calgary
Higher than Calgary
Latest available month
Most common reported issue
Unwanted Guest
Latest available month
Official dataset release: July 30, 2026

๐Ÿšฆ Nearby Traffic Safety Incidents

The nearby historical records include more than one road-user category, including pedestrian- and cyclist-related records.

Record coverage period
2021โ€“2026
Earliest to latest matched record
EMS-marked records
14 records
Records carrying the EMS indicator
Cyclist-related records
2 records
Matched records within the analysis area
Official dataset release: August 18, 2026

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

The latest 311 snapshot shows Chinatown at 16.39 requests per 1,000 residents in 2026-06. That is 24.4% below the Calgary median, with roadway maintenance issues the most common available issue type.

311 level
Lower than median
Current profile
Recent trend
Rising
Last available months
Highest month
43.06 / 1,000
2026-05
Monthly variation
High
Last 12 months
Official dataset release: July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ—๏ธ Nearby Development Permits

The closest matched Development Permit location is within 150 metres of this address, at about 74 m. A development permit does not confirm that work has started or will be completed.

Closest permit status
Released
Current recorded status
Nearby permits
8 permits
Within 400 m in the current search window
On this property
None
Current matched permit records
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

This page does not include usable Building Permit history for the address in the available City records.

Building Permit records
No records returned
Current static data
Record scope
Address-level
City Building Permit history
Data status
No records returned
Available City static data
Official dataset release: July 11, 2026

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

Compared with Chinatown, the property age is not an outlier; it is close to the community median.

Official dataset releases: Property July 7, 2026 ยท Building permits July 11, 2026

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

This address has a lower assessed value than the community median for similar homes in the available records.

Assessment vs last year
-12.8%
Year-over-year assessed value change
Tax vs last year
-6.2%
Year-over-year property tax change
Latest property tax
$1,985.00
Tax year: 2026
Assessment and tax change
-6.4% / -1.6%
Assessment change / tax change
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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