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SUNALTA·condoData refreshed 2026-11-14
Skyline on 17th (estimated name)
1540 17 AV SW, Calgary
- Built 2000The year the City record gives for the building's construction. Where the City has no year, the page says Unknown rather than guessing. Methodology.
- 36 unitsHow many residential units the City record lists for this address. A resident correction replaces the City figure when a verified representative confirms a different count. Methodology.
- Construction unknownThe likely construction type, estimated from the storey count and the year built under the Alberta Building Code rules in the methodology. A moderator-confirmed value replaces the estimate. Methodology.
- 0 short-term rental licencesThe number of active short-term rental licences the City has issued at this address. An address with no licence cannot lawfully offer short-term rentals. Methodology.
36 unitsHow confident the site is in the unit count: a resident correction, a National Address Register estimate, a plain City roll count, or unknown. The label travels with the number everywhere it appears. Methodology.
- unit count source: city_assessment
- unit count: 36
The storey count is an estimate from the building's LiDAR height divided by 3.1 m per storey, so a short or tall floor plan can shift it by one. It is labelled "estimated" wherever it appears. Methodology.
The construction class is estimated from the storey count and year built under Alberta Building Code rules, not published by the City. A moderator-confirmed value replaces the estimate. Methodology.
- year built: 2000
- class: unknown
1. Assessed valueThe value the City places on each property each roll year, used to set property taxes. For a condo building the page shows the median of its unit roll values; for a rental building, the total. Methodology.
Source: assessment_current. Last refreshed: 2026-11-14. Method
Source: assessment_history. Last refreshed: 2026-11-14. Method
Median unit value rose 38% from 2023 to 2025 ($200 000 to $276 500), after falling 39% from its 2008 peak. SUNALTA condos rose 37%; Calgary condos rose 51%.The change in the building's median unit assessed value over the last two roll years, with the community and city changes for comparison. It is arithmetic on City assessment records, not a prediction. Methodology.
- value now: 276250
- value 2y: 200000
- value peak: 327000
- peak year: 2008
- community change 2y: 37.12910986367282
- city change 2y: 51.35135135135135
- year: 2025
- community: SUNALTA
At $276 500, this building's median unit sits higher the SUNALTA condo median ($214 000) and lower the Calgary median ($308 000).Where the building's median unit value sits against its community median and the Calgary median. "Near" means within 5 percent. Methodology.
- value now: 276250
- community median: 213750
- city median: 308000
- community: SUNALTA
- 2025: $276,250 median unit assessed value
- 2024: $215,250 median unit assessed value
- 2023: $200,000 median unit assessed value
- 2022: $202,250 median unit assessed value
- 2021: $209,250 median unit assessed value
- 2020: $225,250 median unit assessed value
- 2019: $240,750 median unit assessed value
- 2018: $246,000 median unit assessed value
- 2017: $255,750 median unit assessed value
- 2016: $278,500 median unit assessed value
- 2015: $281,250 median unit assessed value
- 2014: $257,250 median unit assessed value
- 2013: $250,250 median unit assessed value
- 2012: $248,500 median unit assessed value
- 2011: $274,750 median unit assessed value
- 2010: $262,000 median unit assessed value
- 2009: $302,750 median unit assessed value
- 2008: $327,000 median unit assessed value
- 2007: $247,500 median unit assessed value
- 2006: $196,000 median unit assessed value
- 2005: $190,000 median unit assessed value
2. PermitsCity records of approved construction and trade work at this address: building, development, plumbing and gas permits. A permit's status tells you whether work was approved, finished, allowed to lapse or is still being reviewed. Methodology.
Source: permits. Last refreshed: 2026-11-14. Method
Source: development_permits. Last refreshed: 2026-11-14. Method
Source: plumbing_permits. Last refreshed: 2026-11-14. Method
Source: gas_permits. Last refreshed: 2026-11-14. Method
- 14Completed
- 5Expired or cancelled
No permits are open. Last completed: development permit DP2026-02290 (20 Apr 2026), described as "TEMPORARY USE: SIGN - CLASS F (THIRD PARTY ADVERTISING SIGN - 5 YEARS)".The count of open permits and the most recently completed permit at this address. Open means the City issued the permit and the work is not reported finished. Methodology.
- open permits: []
- latest completed: {"permit_type":"development","permit_number":"DP2026-02290","issued_date":"2026-04-20","description":"TEMPORARY USE: SIGN - CLASS F (THIRD PARTY ADVERTISING SIGN - 5 YEARS)"}
4 permits predate this building (built 2000) and belong to the site.Permits issued before the building's construction year describe work on the site under a previous building. They belong to the address, not to the current building. Methodology.
- year built: 2000
- permits before build: 4
2026
2026-04-20: development permit DP2026-02290, Signs - Discretionary Use - Third Party Signs, described as "TEMPORARY USE: SIGN - CLASS F (THIRD PARTY ADVERTISING SIGN - 5 YEARS)"Completed
2023
2023-07-27: gas permit GP2023-09886, NewCompleted
2021
2021-09-01: building permit BP2021-12485, Apartment, Improvement, described as "Exterior alterations - 2nd storey terrace", estimated cost $146 500, contractor TAYLOR CONSTRUCTIONCompleted
2021-05-05: development permit DP2021-3250, Signs - Discretionary Use - Third Party Signs, described as "TEMPORARY USE: SIGN - CLASS F (THIRD PARTY ADVERTISING SIGN)"Completed
2016
2016-02-10: development permit DP2016-0512, Signs - Discretionary Use - Third Party Signs, described as "TEMPORARY USE: SIGN - CLASS F (THIRD PARTY ADVERTISING SIGN - 5 YEARS)"Completed
2011
2011-02-14: development permit DP2011-0504, Signs - Discretionary Use - Third Party Signs, described as "SIGN - CLASS F: THIRD PARTY ADVERTISING SIGN (5 YEARS)"Expired or cancelled
2005
2005-08-11: building permit BP2005-10962, Commercial, New, described as "Additon of Outdoor Patio to Existing Restaurant/Drinking Establishment", estimated cost $2 000Completed
2005-07-27: development permit DP2005-2559, Signs - Discretionary Use - Third Party Signs, described as "TEMPORARY THIRD PARTY ADVERTISING SIGN (5 YEARS)"Expired or cancelled
2003
2003-02-11: development permit DP2003-0376, described as "THIRD PARTY ADVERTISING SIGN"Expired or cancelled
2002
2002-01-11: building permit BP2001-14902, General, Improvement, estimated cost $7 000Completed
2001
2001-10-18: building permit BP2001-10945, Commercial, Improvement, described as "Interior alterations", estimated cost $30 000Completed
2001-08-27: development permit DP2001-2628, described as "CHANGE OF USE - RESTAURANT FOOD SERVICES ONLY (25 SEATS)"Completed
2000
2000-06-09: building permit BP2000-02691, Apartment, New, described as "new commercial with 36 dwelling units", estimated cost $3 500 000Completed
2000-04-26: building permit BP2000-03530, Apartment, Demolition, contractor PERTH CONSTRUCTIONCompleted
2000-03-01: development permit DP2000-0667, described as "ADDITION TO MULTI-DWELLING RESIDENTIAL"Completed
1999
1999-08-19: development permit DP1999-3106, described as "MULTI-DWELLING RESIDENTIAL"Completed
1998
1998-06-17: development permit DP1998-2147, described as "CONVERTED JOB - USED CAR SALES LOT (TEMPORARY FOR 2 YEARS)"Expired or cancelled
1996
1996-06-11: development permit DP1996-1551, described as "CONVERTED JOB - FREESTANDING SIGN"Completed
1996-05-13: development permit DP1996-1204, described as "CONVERTED JOB - TEMPORARY TENT STRUCTURES (2) (FOUR MONTHS)"Expired or cancelled
3. Assessment appealsA property owner can appeal the City's assessment of their property to an independent review board. These are the recorded outcomes for this building, with the City's spelling of the outcome normalized. Methodology.
Source: appeals. Last refreshed: 2026-11-14. Method
- 2018: Decrease
- 2017: Decrease
2 appeals in 15 years (2 Decrease); the median Calgary condo building has 0.How many assessment appeals this building has had in 15 years, against the median for Calgary buildings of the same type. An appeal is not evidence the assessment was wrong; most are resolved without changing it. Methodology.
- appeals 15y: 2
- city median appeals 15y: 0
- appeals outcomes: [{"outcome":"Decrease","count":2}]
- building type: condo
4. Community context: SUNALTAThese figures describe the whole community, not this building. They come from City records aggregated by community boundary. Methodology.
About the community, not this building
Source: community_stats_1. Last refreshed: 2026-11-14. Method
Source: community_stats_2. Last refreshed: 2026-11-14. Method
SUNALTA logged 2 249 service requests in the last 12 months: 727.8 per 1,000 residents and 103.9 per 100 dwellings, higher than 94% of Calgary communities per 1,000 residents.The community's City service requests over the last 12 months, normalized per 1,000 residents and per 100 dwellings so communities of different sizes can be compared. The percentile says where the community sits among Calgary communities with at least 1,000 residents. Methodology.
- total 12m: 2249
- population: 3090
- dwellings: 2165
- percentile per 1000: 94
- percentile per 100dw: 78
- community: SUNALTA
The most common requests were Roads (18%), Corporate (17%) and Bylaw (14%).The three largest categories of the community's service requests, by share of the 12-month total. Categories are the City's own service names, grouped by their prefix. Methodology.
- top categories: [{"category":"Roads","share":18},{"category":"Corporate","share":17},{"category":"Bylaw","share":14},{"category":"Waste and Recycling Services","share":11},{"category":"Parks","share":8},{"category":"Assessment","share":6},{"category":"Water Services","share":6},{"category":"Animal Services","share":5}]
Requests rose 1% compared with the previous 12 months.Whether the community's service requests rose or fell compared with the previous 12 months. Two years of history, not a long-run trend. Methodology.
- requests 12m: 2249
- requests prior 12m: 2226
Why a raw per-resident rate can mislead here. Downtown communities carry city-wide services, and very small communities have too few residents for a reliable rate. Methodology.
- sector: CENTRE
- population: 3090
Social disorder reports: Not available for this community; see methodology.
5. ResidentsComments from residents who have lived at or visited this building, published under the site's moderation rules. A comment is one resident's experience, not a verified fact about the building. Methodology.
No resident comments on record for this building.
6. About this dataEvery dataset this page draws from, with its City dataset id and the date the pipeline last refreshed it. The methodology page explains what each source covers and what it cannot tell you. Methodology.
- Source: appeals. Last refreshed: 2026-11-14. Licence: City of Calgary open licence.
- Source: assessment_current. Last refreshed: 2026-11-14. Licence: City of Calgary open licence.
- Source: assessment_history. Last refreshed: 2026-11-14. Licence: City of Calgary open licence.
- Source: community_profiles. Last refreshed: 2026-11-14. Licence: City of Calgary open licence.
- Source: community_stats_1. Last refreshed: 2026-11-14. Licence: City of Calgary open licence.
- Source: community_stats_2. Last refreshed: 2026-11-14. Licence: City of Calgary open licence.
- Source: development_permits. Last refreshed: 2026-11-14. Licence: City of Calgary open licence.
- Source: estimates. Last refreshed: 2026-11-14. Licence: City of Calgary open licence.
- Source: gas_permits. Last refreshed: 2026-11-14. Licence: City of Calgary open licence.
- Source: osm_names. Last refreshed: 2026-11-14. Licence: City of Calgary open licence.
- Source: permits. Last refreshed: 2026-11-14. Licence: City of Calgary open licence.
- Source: plumbing_permits. Last refreshed: 2026-11-14. Licence: City of Calgary open licence.
- Source: price_series. Last refreshed: 2026-11-14. Licence: City of Calgary open licence.
- Source: short_term_rentals. Last refreshed: 2026-11-14. Licence: City of Calgary open licence.
- Methodology