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Downtown East Village
Average Property Assessment
$411K
↓ Below city avg
YoY Value Change
-3.5%
↓ Below city avg
Properties
2,862
Permits Since 2024
72
Downtown East Village Calgary is a Central Calgary community established in 1900 — one of Calgary’s earliest-settled addresses. The community sits directly east of the Downtown Commercial Core along the Bow River and has been undergoing a major $2.7 billion redevelopment led by the Calgary Municipal Land Corporation since 2007. On a 0.5 km² footprint, the community holds 3,140 residents across 2,862 properties — an extreme high-density downtown-condo profile. Average assessed value runs at $411K, well below the citywide $731K — a per-unit condo-average that reflects the community’s near-total condo-dominant mix rather than a per-home comparison to single-family detached homes. Values shifted by -3.5% year-over-year against the citywide 15.2% pace during the current cycle. Downtown East Village is part of Calgary’s 219 community profiles.
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Key Insights
What the data says
Affordable Entry Point
At $411K average assessment, Downtown East Village offers entry well below the city average of $731K.
Slower Growth
Year-over-year growth of -3.5% trails the city average of 15.2%.
Higher Activity
866.2 disorder events per 1,000 residents, above the city average of 59.1.
Young & Urban
56.2% of residents are aged 20-39, giving Downtown East Village a young, vibrant character.
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Property Data
Property Values in Downtown East Village
Average Property Assessment
Pulled from the City of Calgary's live current-year assessment feed, using a broad aggregation across all residential parcels. Shown in the snapshot at the top of the page and in the "vs Calgary Average" card below.
Year-End Assessment Roll
Official year-end assessment roll for each year, using a narrower per-year methodology. Shown in the chart and table below. Authoritative for year-over-year trend comparisons.
| Year | Year-End Assessment Roll | Properties | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $394,158 | 2,543 | — |
| 2024 | $445,707 | 2,539 | +13.1% |
| 2025 | $429,952 | 2,868 | -3.5% |
vs Calgary Average
Downtown East Village
$411K
City Average
$731K
-43.8% below city average
Why two numbers?
Assessment-roll averages in Downtown East Village have climbed 9.1% over the last 3 years, from $394,158 in the 2023 roll to $429,952 in the 2025 roll. The Average Property Assessment in the snapshot above ($411K) is drawn from the live current-year assessment feed, which uses a broader aggregation than the year-specific rolls in the table — small differences between the two are normal.
Development
Building Activity in Downtown East Village
4
New Construction
$29.1M invested
0
Renovations
$0 invested
3
Demolitions
$0 value
72
Total Permits
$39.7M total investment
Recent Permits
Latest building permits issued
The 10 most recently issued or completed building permits in this community. Sourced from the City of Calgary's Open Data portal. Some fields are blank when the city hasn't published them yet.
Address
Type
Est. cost
Date
Contractor / Applicant
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9 AV SECommercial / Multi Family Project · Improvement$50KOct 14, 2026MODERN NIAGARA BUILDING SERVICES
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RIVERFRONT AV SEResidential - Multi-Family—Oct 8, 2026METAFOR ARCHITECTURE
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8 AV SEChange of Use - Permitted Use—Oct 6, 2026ENGINE CLUB
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9 AV SECommercial / Multi Family Project$8KSep 18, 2026—
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9 AV SECommercial / Multi Family Project$38KSep 17, 2026—
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CONFLUENCE WY SECommercial - Other Areas—Sep 10, 2026TRUMAN HOMES 1995
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9 AV SECommercial / Multi Family Project · New$14.4MSep 1, 2026AECOM
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#150 606 CONFLUENCE WY SECommercial / Multi Family Project · Improvement—Aug 12, 2026BUILD IT CALGARY
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9 AV SECommercial / Multi Family Project$68KAug 6, 2026—
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9 AV SECommercial / Multi Family Project$28KAug 4, 2026—
Source: City of Calgary Open Data — Building Permits (c2es-76ed). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
Just Opened
Just opened in Downtown East Village
New business licences issued in this community in the last 90 days. Renewals and home-based licences are excluded.
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Health & WellnessAug 25, 2026
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Health & WellnessAug 14, 2026
Source: City of Calgary Open Data — Business Licences (vdjc-pybd). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
Zoning
Rezoning Watch in Downtown East Village
Under Review
LOC2026-0165
CC-EPR
DC
O2 PLANNING AND DESIGN
Miscellaneous
LOC2012-0023
CC-ET
CC-ET
METAFOR ARCHITECTURE
Miscellaneous
LOC2010-0032
DC
DC/CM-2
GGA - ARCHITECTURE
Recently closed (last 12 months)
- Approved CC-EIR, CC-EPR CC-EIR
Source: Calgary Open Data Land Use Redesignations (33vi-ew4s) and Development / Building Permits. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
Housing
Housing Supply Pipeline in Downtown East Village
162
Permitted
units, last 12 months
162
Under Construction
units, open permits
0
Completed
units, last 12 months
Active vs 12mo permitted
100%
12mo completion pace
0%
Monthly permitted units
Nov 2025
Oct 2026
Housing-unit counts sum housing_units across issued Development + Building Permits. Excludes non-residential permits. Source: Calgary Open Data. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
Quality
Recent Inspection Activity
4
Inspections
Last 30 days
100%
Pass Rate
4 of 4 passed
Classification follows the site's Contractor Inspection Record Methodology. Source: Calgary Open Data building / electrical / plumbing inspection records. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
Safety
Community Safety in Downtown East Village
In 2025, Downtown East Village recorded 2,720 disorder events — 866.2 events per 1,000 residents, above the city average of 59.1.
| Year | Events | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,899 | — |
| 2021 | 2,028 | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 2,351 | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 2,639 | +12.3% |
| 2024 | 2,565 | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 2,720 | +6% |
| 2026† | 2,596 | — |
† Partial year — coverage limited to months published by CPS to date.
Disorder Rate Comparison (2025)
Events per 1,000 residents
Demographics
Who Lives in Downtown East Village
7.2%
Ages 0–19
225 residents
56.2%
Ages 20–39
1,765 residents
22.1%
Ages 40–64
695 residents
14.5%
Ages 65+
455 residents
Downtown East Village holds 3,140 residents across 2,862 properties on the community's 0.5 km² downtown footprint. The resident base skews extremely young and renter-heavy — around 56% of residents are aged 20-39 and 84% of homes are rental, giving Downtown East Village one of the densest young-renter profiles in Calgary. Immigrant share sits around 32%, above the citywide baseline and consistent with the downtown-condo demographic mix. Historical median household income figures for the community pre-date the 2007+ CMLC redevelopment and materially understate the current condo-tower resident base — the actual current resident profile is meaningfully more affluent than pre-redevelopment averages suggest. Downtown East Village's demographic mix over the past decade has swung sharply toward younger downtown-condo residents as new mid-rise and high-rise construction has come onto the assessment roll. For a similar downtown-condo-dominant community with a comparable young-renter profile, the Beltline profile covers a nearby Central peer; for another central-Calgary Bow River community, the Bridgeland-Riverside profile covers the direct north neighbour across the Bow River.
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Transit near Downtown East Village
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Living in Downtown East Village
Housing in Downtown East Village is near-totally condo-dominant — around 95% of the community’s homes are condos or apartments, and rental share sits around 84%, both extreme by Calgary standards. The community’s establishment in 1900 makes it one of Calgary’s earliest-settled addresses, and the 2007 Calgary Municipal Land Corporation redevelopment has since delivered $2.7 billion in new mid-rise and high-rise condominium construction along the Bow River. The Simmons Mattress Factory heritage building inside the community houses Charbar, Phil & Sebastian’s, and Sidewalk Citizen Bakery; the 5th and Third development inside the community contains Loblaws City Market and Shoppers Drug Mart. That combination of heritage-restaurant, everyday grocery, and downtown-cultural anchors inside the community means residents can meet daily needs and cultural interests without leaving the community footprint. The community sits directly east of the Downtown Commercial Core across 4 Street SE and directly across the Elbow River from Inglewood at the historic Fort Calgary site. For a similar downtown-condo-dominant community with a comparable post-redevelopment condo profile, the Eau Claire profile is a close reference on condo density; for another central-Calgary community at a similar per-unit condo-average character, the Beltline profile covers a nearby Central peer.
Things to do in Downtown East Village
The National Music Centre (Studio Bell) sits inside Downtown East Village as one of Calgary’s flagship cultural venues — home to concerts, exhibits, and the community’s most-visible landmark. The Calgary Central Library, opened 2018, sits inside the community as one of Canada’s most-recognized recent civic architecture projects. The King Edward Hotel and St. Louis Hotel are heritage-character buildings inside the community, with the Simmons Building housing Charbar, Phil & Sebastian’s, and Sidewalk Citizen Bakery. RiverWalk paths along the Bow River northern edge, RiverWalk Plaza, Fifth Street Square, and Celebration Square are the community’s core public spaces. St. Patrick’s Island Park sits in the Bow River adjacent to the community and is connected via the George C. King Bridge. The City Hall LRT station is adjacent along the community’s south edge on the C-Train Blue Line. Any specific business inside or near the community is easiest to find through the Downtown East Village business directory, which pulls current City of Calgary business-licence records.
The Downtown East Village real-estate read
Downtown East Village’s average assessed value sits at $411K, well below the citywide $731K — a per-unit condo-average that reflects the community’s near-total condo-dominant mix rather than a per-home comparison to single-family detached homes. Year-over-year values moved -3.5% against the citywide 15.2% pace during the current cycle. Building activity for the community’s small footprint sits at 72 permits filed since 2024, weighted toward interior renovations of existing condo buildings and continued redevelopment along the Bow River corridor as the CMLC redevelopment phases roll through their remaining stages. The community’s average build year sits around 2011, reflecting the mix of early-twentieth-century heritage buildings and the 2007+ CMLC redevelopment wave. On safety, disorder runs at 866.2 events per 1,000 residents — well above the citywide baseline of 59 per 1,000, consistent with downtown-adjacent density profiles. Year-over-year, the community’s disorder rate rose compared with the year before. For a same-condo-mix central-Calgary community with a comparable heritage-plus-new-build profile, the Eau Claire profile is a close reference.
FAQ
Common Questions About Downtown East Village
Why are there two average values on this page?
The page shows two related but distinct figures because they come from two different official City of Calgary datasets with different aggregation methods. The Average Property Assessment (in the snapshot at the top of the page and in the "vs Calgary Average" card) is drawn from the City's live current-year assessment feed, using a broad aggregation across all residential parcels. The Year-End Assessment Roll figures in the Property Values chart and table below come from a separate dataset that captures each year's official year-end roll, using a narrower per-year methodology. Both are official data — the small difference between them is normal and reflects the different aggregation windows. For an at-a-glance current value, use the Average Property Assessment; for authoritative year-over-year trends, use the Assessment Roll.
Is Downtown East Village a good place to live?
Downtown East Village pairs an extreme downtown-condo-dominant mix with the National Music Centre (Studio Bell), Calgary Central Library, RiverWalk paths, and City Hall LRT Blue Line adjacent access. The fit for buyers depends on priorities: those wanting a near-total-condo downtown-adjacent community with heavy cultural amenities and downtown LRT access tend to land here.
Is Downtown East Village safe?
Disorder in Downtown East Village runs at 866.2 events per 1,000 residents — well above the citywide baseline of 59 per 1,000, consistent with downtown-adjacent density profiles. Year-over-year, the community's disorder rate rose compared with the year before. The disorder measure covers social-disorder calls handled by Calgary Police Service; overall crime is measured separately.
What's the average house price in Downtown East Village?
The average assessed value in Downtown East Village sits at $411K, well below the citywide $731K — a per-unit condo-average that reflects the community's near-total condo-dominant mix rather than a per-home comparison to single-family detached homes.
What is Downtown East Village known for?
Downtown East Village is best known for the $2.7 billion Calgary Municipal Land Corporation redevelopment since 2007, National Music Centre (Studio Bell), Calgary Central Library, the Simmons Building heritage restaurants, and RiverWalk plazas — a downtown-adjacent community that has transformed from historic warehousing into a dense mid-rise and high-rise condominium district on the Bow River.
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