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1608 825 8 AV SW, Calgary

1608 825 8 AV SW is a high rise rental condo home built in 1971, 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 Rental Condo
Based on Calgary property records
Year built
1971
Approximate housing age context
Official property data release: July 7, 2026
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🏫 School Accessibility & Capacity

The school-access profile mixes capacity pressure in CBE with stronger licensed childcare access. The closest daycare group totals 272 spaces.

Nearest daycare
KIDS AVENUE EARLY LEARNING CENTRE
0.0 min
Daycare capacity
272 spaces
Substantial
Current enrolment condition
Very crowded
Highest assigned-school utilization: 137%
Longest school drive
5.0 min
Mount Royal School
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

πŸŽ“ School Performance

School Performance is not sharply different by grade band in the matched records. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

Top Calgary rank
17/116
Mount Royal School
Overall PAT context
Above Average
Average latest PAT score: 75.0
Mount Royal School
79.2 | Above Average
Grade 9, 2025 | Board rank 10/66 | Calgary rank 17/116
PAT score spread
6.9 points
72.3 to 79.2
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

πŸš— Daily Accessibility

Transit and downtown access are both strong for this address. Downtown West–Kerby and downtown both compare well against the median benchmarks.

Elementary school walk
11.3 min
Calgary median 16.4 min
Children's Hospital
12.2 min
Alberta Children's Hospital
Fitness centre
1.6 min
World Gym
Downtown
3.5 min
Drive | Calgary median 19.5 min
Daily accessibility map for 1608 825 8 AV SW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 1608 825 8 AV SW, Calgary, showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, public transit, and everyday amenities.
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Official dataset release: July 1, 2026

🧭 15-Minute Living Profile

Most available living themes score strongly in the model, with broad coverage of the assigned 15-minute thresholds.

CCSD family access
65/100
1 of 4 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Health access
91/100
1 of 1 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Strongest access theme
Daily
100/100
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

🚌 Nearby Bus Transit

Bus access at this address is mixed across stop proximity and nearby route availability.

Routes at nearest stop
3 routes
Routes 2, 7, 13
Compared with community
0.4 min slower
Downtown Commercial Core median 1.2 min
Compared with Calgary
1.5 min faster
Calgary median 3.0 min
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

πŸ‘₯ Community Profile

Downtown Commercial Core has lower home ownership and lower residential stability than the Calgary average.

Household income
$51,200
Calgary avg: $98,000
University certificate / degree
44%
Calgary avg: 36%
Residential stability
26%
2016-2021 Census mobility | Calgary avg: 58%
Home ownership
8%
Calgary avg: 69%
Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

🏘️ 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

🌳 Nearby Tree Canopy Coverage

Nearby mapped canopy is limited here, with coverage measured at 0.0% within 20 metres.

Canopy benchmark profile
Near community / Below Calgary
Community / Calgary comparison
Canopy area within 20 m
0.0 mΒ²
Mapped canopy area
Compared with community
0.0 percentage points from
Downtown Commercial Core median 0.0%
Official dataset release: August 13, 2026

🌊 Flood Context & πŸš’ Fire Protection Access

This address combines outside mapped floodplain with fast fire response context and near hydrant proximity.

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

πŸ“ Disorder & Community Pressure

Downtown Commercial Core recorded a higher latest-month disorder pressure than the Calgary median, with Unwanted Guest, Disturbance, and Suspicious Person among the common reported issues.

Most common reported issue
Unwanted Guest
Latest available month
Common reported issues
Unwanted Guest, Disturbance, and Suspicious Person
Up to three latest-month issue types
Reporting month
2026-06
Latest available community data
Official dataset release: July 30, 2026

🚦 Nearby Traffic Safety Incidents

Traffic-safety records within 500 metres show a mixed road-user profile rather than a single incident category.

EMS-marked records
51 records
Records carrying the EMS indicator
Records in the latest 12 months
14 records
Measured to August 18, 2026
Cyclist-related records
11 records
Matched records within the analysis area
Official dataset release: August 18, 2026

☎️ 311 Service Requests

This static page classifies the local 311 pattern as roadway maintenance dominant. Latest-month rate, Calgary median comparison, common service-request types, and recent direction should be read together.

Compared with Calgary
160.4% above
Latest month
Latest issue mix
roadway maintenance issues
Most reported latest-month type
Lowest month
30.57 / 1,000
2025-09
Common issue
roadway maintenance issues
Most reported 12-month type
Official dataset release: July 10, 2026

πŸ—οΈ Nearby Development Permits

The closest matched Development Permit location is within 150 metres of this address, at about 114 m. Permit type and current recorded status should be read as separate facts.

Closest permit
114 m
801 7 AV SW
Latest decision
August 6, 2026
Among matched permit records
On this property
None
Current matched permit records
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

🧱 Building Permit History

No Building Permit records are included for this address in the available City static data.

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

🏚️ Housing History

This home has a more mature age profile than the typical property age shown for Downtown Commercial Core.

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

πŸ’° Property Value & Tax History

Compared with similar properties in the community, this address is close to the local assessment benchmark.

Calgary same-type median
$167,000
All Community High Rise Rental Condo
Compared with community
close to
Same property type median
City assessment position
Below median
Compared with Calgary median
Assessment and tax change
+116.5% / +79.3%
Assessment change / tax change
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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