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๐Ÿ  Calgary Address Intelligence

280 310 8 ST SW, Calgary

280 310 8 ST SW is a high rise apartment condo home built in 1981, located in Downtown Commercial Core, 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
Downtown Commercial Core
Calgary neighbourhood context
Property type
High Rise Apartment Condo
Based on Calgary property records
Year built
1981
Approximate housing age context
Official property data release: July 7, 2026
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๐Ÿซ School Accessibility & Capacity

This address has higher school-capacity pressure but stronger childcare support. Highest CBE utilization is 108%, and daycare capacity totals 147 spaces.

Nearest assigned school
Sunnyside School
3.3 min drive / 11.8 min walk
Daycare capacity
147 spaces
Moderate
Highest utilization
108%
Over capacity
Current enrolment condition
Over capacity
Highest assigned-school utilization: 108%
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

The available Grade 6 and Grade 9 records are relatively close. The overall PAT context is Above Average. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

Matched schools with PAT data
3
Latest available records include 2025
Strongest matched result
Sunnyside School
80.1 | Above Average | Grade 6
Latest PAT year
2025
Latest matched records in this static page
Sunnyside School
80.1 | Above Average
Grade 6, 2025 | Board rank 29/147 | Calgary rank 43/241
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

Transit and downtown access are both strong for this address. LRT access is 2.3 min by car, and downtown is 4.7 min.

Nearest park
BowForth Park
Walk 4.6 min | Drive 0.9 min
Downtown
4.7 min
Drive | Calgary median 19.5 min
Grocery store
2.6 min
Safeway
Children's Hospital
11.6 min
Alberta Children's Hospital
Daily accessibility map for 280 310 8 ST SW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 280 310 8 ST 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 available profile shows broad access strength rather than one isolated destination advantage.

CCSD family access
54/100
1 of 4 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Closest selected destination
DOWNTOWN CALGARY MONTESSORI CHILD CARE
0.9 min by drive
Shopping access
83/100
1 of 2 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐ŸšŒ Nearby Bus Transit

Nearby bus access combines WB 4 AV SW @ 8 ST SW with a mixed community and Calgary benchmark profile.

Routes within 5 minutes
18 routes
Routes 4, 1, 117, 131, 109, 116 + 12 more
Compared with Calgary
1.4 min faster
Calgary median 3.0 min
Compared with community
0.4 min slower
Downtown Commercial Core median 1.2 min
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

Ownership and stability are both softer signals in this community profile.

Residential stability
26%
2016-2021 Census mobility | Calgary avg: 58%
University certificate / degree
44%
Calgary avg: 36%
Home ownership
8%
Calgary avg: 69%
Immigrant population
46%
Calgary avg: 33%
Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐Ÿ˜๏ธ Community Density

Downtown Commercial Core has a population density of 6,188 people per km^2 and a residential density of 3,706 residential units per km^2. Compared with the Calgary community median, population density is 136.7% above and residential density is 244.6% above.

Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐ŸŒณ Nearby Tree Canopy Coverage

Mapped canopy coverage is 4.9%, which is stronger than the local median and lower than the city-wide benchmark.

Compared with community
4.9 percentage points above
Downtown Commercial Core median 0.0%
20 m canopy coverage
4.9%
Mapped canopy within 20 metres
Compared with Calgary
1.6 percentage points below
Calgary median 6.5%
Official dataset release: August 13, 2026

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

For this address, flood context is outside mapped floodplain. Fire protection access shows 0.0 min to the nearest station and 43 m to the nearest City-owned hydrant.

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, Disturbance, and Suspicious Person appearing among the common reported issues.

Most common reported issue
Unwanted Guest
Latest available month
Latest disorder pressure
194.29 / 1,000
2026-06
Common reported issues
Unwanted Guest, Disturbance, and Suspicious Person
Up to three latest-month issue types
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.

Matched records within 500 m
39 records
Historical records in the analysis area
Recorded incident locations
26 locations
Distinct mapped coordinates
Record coverage period
2021โ€“2026
Earliest to latest matched record
Official dataset release: August 18, 2026

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

Over the available 12-month window, Downtown Commercial Core averaged 42.03 311 requests per 1,000 residents. The 12-month comparison is 159.6% above the Calgary median, while the recent direction is rising.

Common issue
roadway maintenance issues
Most reported 12-month type
Recent trend
Rising
Last available months
Latest 311 rate
56.47 / 1,000
2026-06
311 level
Much higher than median
Current profile
Official dataset release: July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ—๏ธ Nearby Development Permits

The closest matched Development Permit location is about 44 m from this address. These records describe nearby mapped permit locations, not activity at this property unless marked on-property.

Closest permit status
Released
Current recorded status
Closest permit
44 m
311 8 ST SW
Closest permit type
Special Function - Class 1
Current public permit record
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

This high rise apartment condo was built in 1981 and is 45 years old. It is 3 years newer than the Downtown Commercial Core median of 48 years.

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

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

The latest assessed value is 24.1% below the median for similar high rise apartment condo properties in Downtown Commercial Core. The latest property-tax record is $1,529.48.

Community same-type median
$303,000
Downtown Commercial Core High Rise Apartment Condo
Tax vs last year
-3.7%
Year-over-year property tax change
Tax since 2005
+36.5%
First available tax to latest tax
City assessment position
Below median
Compared with Calgary median
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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