Calgary commercial-permit applications filed the week of 2026-05-18 to 2026-05-24. 197 permits applied, aggregate estimated project cost $81.5M.
Top 3 projects this week
| Cost | Address | Applicant | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| $28.3M | 1600 90 AV SW | BIRD CONSTRUCTION INC | Mixed-use residential/retail — new construction |
| $11.9M | 5200 FALCONRIDGE BLVD NE | CLARK BUILDERS | School addition — structural and mechanical |
| $5.4M | 11500 SARCEE TR NW | AXIOM BUILDERS INC | Commercial plaza interior fit-out |
By quadrant
SE 53 · SW 55 · NW 48 · NE 41
Most active applicants this week
- BIRD CONSTRUCTION INC — 2 permits, $30.1M aggregate value
- CLARK BUILDERS — 3 permits, $14.7M aggregate value
- AXIOM BUILDERS INC — 2 permits, $7.2M aggregate value
Permit-class mix
1101 - Basement Development (33) · 9999 - Unspecified (22) · 1606 - Ths Townhouse (19) · 1407 - Two Family Semi-Detached (1 Unit) (17) · 1106 - Addition (13)
Why this matters to a Calgary trade contractor
The Bird Construction mixed-use at 1600 90 AV SW ($28.3M) is the standout this week. Mixed-use residential/retail at that scale involves plumbing, electrical, mechanical, glazing, elevator, and fire-protection trades across overlapping phases — the sub-trade call window typically opens within two to three weeks of the building permit filing. The school addition in NE (Clark Builders, $11.9M) is also worth noting: institutional clients often pre-qualify sub-trades through a separate RFQ process that runs in parallel with the permit.
What happened this week at Shovel Radar
Round 855 wrapped up this week and it was the biggest data expansion since launch. We completed the full CMAs 11–30 harvest, adding the remaining cities from Canada's top-30 metropolitan areas to the pipeline. On top of that, we ran a federal and provincial sweep: CanadaBuys/MERX procurement overlays were applied to flag businesses holding federal vendor numbers, AHS (Alberta Health Services) facility data was ingested, and a consolidated Alberta municipal data pass filled gaps in smaller cities. The result: 10,934 XLSX files across 382 folders now exist in the deliverables directory. That's not a vanity number — each file is a buyer-ready lead list for a specific trade × city combination. The pipeline is genuinely national now.
Retrospective overview — data pulled from City of Calgary Open Data (dataset c2es-76ed). Shovel Radar subscribers receive trade-routed Excel feeds covering the same source data plus cross-product enrichment (federal vendor flags, tax-appeal cross-references, AGLC licence overlays, recent-opening signals).