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CHINATOWN·condoData refreshed 2026-11-14
222 RIVERFRONT AV SW
- Built 2007The year the City record gives for the building's construction. Where the City has no year, the page says Unknown rather than guessing. Methodology.
- 172 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.
172 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: 172
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: 2007
- 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 30% from 2023 to 2025 ($382 000 to $497 000), after falling 28% from its 2015 peak. CHINATOWN condos rose 25%; 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: 497000
- value 2y: 381750
- value peak: 532250
- peak year: 2015
- community change 2y: 24.73469387755102
- city change 2y: 51.35135135135135
- year: 2025
- community: CHINATOWN
At $497 000, this building's median unit sits higher the CHINATOWN condo median ($382 000) and higher 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: 497000
- community median: 382000
- city median: 308000
- community: CHINATOWN
- 2025: $497,000 median unit assessed value
- 2024: $426,000 median unit assessed value
- 2023: $381,750 median unit assessed value
- 2022: $362,500 median unit assessed value
- 2021: $374,750 median unit assessed value
- 2020: $405,750 median unit assessed value
- 2019: $438,000 median unit assessed value
- 2018: $450,750 median unit assessed value
- 2017: $481,250 median unit assessed value
- 2016: $508,250 median unit assessed value
- 2015: $532,250 median unit assessed value
- 2014: $500,500 median unit assessed value
- 2013: $480,750 median unit assessed value
- 2012: $512,500 median unit assessed value
- 2011: $502,500 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
- 1Open
- 7Completed
- 3Expired or cancelled
1 permit open: BP2024-04662. Last completed: building permit BP2023-04813 (13 Apr 2023).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: [{"permit_type":"building","permit_number":"BP2024-04662","issued_date":"2024-04-19","description":"Exterior alterations to the existing Waterfront Tower"}]
- latest completed: {"permit_type":"building","permit_number":"BP2023-04813","issued_date":"2023-04-13","description":null}
4 permits predate this building (built 2007) 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: 2007
- permits before build: 4
2024
2024-04-19: building permit BP2024-04662, Apartment, Improvement, described as "Exterior alterations to the existing Waterfront Tower", estimated cost $538 700Open
2023
2023-04-13: building permit BP2023-04813, Industrial, Improvement, estimated cost $62 000Completed
2013
2013-05-09: development permit DP2013-1936, Change of Use - Discretionary Use or Relaxations Required, described as "REVISION: PARKING AREA (PARKING REALLOCATION)"Completed
2013-05-09: development permit DP2013-1937, Change of Use - With Change to Site Plan, described as "REVISION: EXTERIOR RENOVATIONS; (33 ADDTIONAL UNITS, FOOTPRINT DECREASED)"Completed
2007
2007-06-14: building permit BP2007-08949, Apartment, New, described as "NEW BUILDING (PARKADE AND PHASE1A TOWER)", estimated cost $69 500 000Completed
2007-05-24: development permit DP2007-1749, Excavating, Stripping and Grading, described as "STRIPPING AND GRADING (REVISION TO DP2006-1736: EXTENSION OF SHORING AND CUT WALL TO THE ENTIRE PERIMETER OF THE AREA TO BE STRIPPED)"Expired or cancelled
2007-04-24: development permit DP2007-1350, Signs - Discretionary Use, described as "FREESTANDING TEMPORARY SIGNS AND CONSTRUCTION FENCING"Expired or cancelled
2006
2006-12-22: development permit DP2006-4308, Mixed Use - Downtown, described as "THREE RESIDENTIAL TOWERS (593 UNITS) WITH GROUND FLOOR PERSONAL SERVICE BUISNESSES AND RETAIL STORE USES"Completed
2006-07-27: development permit DP2006-2549, Temporary Structure, described as "TEMPORARY STRUCTURE - SALES OFFICE"Expired or cancelled
2006-05-29: development permit DP2006-1736, Excavating, Stripping and Grading, described as "STRIPPING AND GRADING"Completed
2006-05-09: building permit BP2005-19389, Industrial, DemolitionCompleted
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
- 2025: No Change
- 2022: No Change
- 2017: Decrease
- 2016: Decrease
- 2015: No Change
- 2014: Decrease
- 2013: Resolved without hearing
7 appeals in 15 years (3 No Change, 3 Decrease, 1 Resolved without hearing); 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: 7
- city median appeals 15y: 0
- appeals outcomes: [{"outcome":"No Change","count":3},{"outcome":"Decrease","count":3},{"outcome":"Resolved without hearing","count":1}]
- building type: condo
4. Community context: CHINATOWNThese 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
CHINATOWN logged 737 service requests in the last 12 months: 327.6 per 1,000 residents and 37.1 per 100 dwellings, higher than 58% 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: 737
- population: 2250
- dwellings: 1989
- percentile per 1000: 58
- percentile per 100dw: 2
- community: CHINATOWN
The most common requests were Roads (23%), Corporate (22%) and Assessment (12%).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":23},{"category":"Corporate","share":22},{"category":"Assessment","share":12},{"category":"Parks","share":11},{"category":"Fire","share":7},{"category":"Bylaw","share":7},{"category":"Water Services","share":4},{"category":"CT AC","share":3}]
Requests fell 5% 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: 737
- requests prior 12m: 774
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: 2250
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