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Two More Downtown Office Buildings Are Converting To Housing

  • Writer: ClearView Insider
    ClearView Insider
  • Feb 17
  • 1 min read

The City of Calgary has approved two additional office-to-residential conversion projects focused on below-market housing in the downtown core.


HomeSpace Society will redevelop the vacant five-storey brick office building at 1000 8th Avenue S.W., which has been unoccupied for approximately two years. Trellis Society is also moving forward with the conversion of vacant office space at 441 5th Avenue S.W.


Both projects continue Calgary’s strategy of adapting underused downtown office inventory into residential units, adding affordable housing supply while supporting long-term core revitalization. Each conversion incrementally reduces surplus office space and increases downtown density — reinforcing the shift toward a more balanced, mixed-use central business district.

 

Follow Clearview for ongoing insights into Calgary’s commercial real estate market.

 

Source: MSN, “City announces two below-market housing conversion projects in Calgary’s downtown,” Jan. 2026.

 

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