Ten towers coming to Calgary, closest to breaking ground first
This is a sample of tonight's list, ordered the way the sheet orders it, with the jobs nearest to dirt at the top and taller buildings ahead of shorter ones. Storeys and homes are the numbers the city itself publishes, and the stage is where the record sits at the city today. The tallest on tonight's list is 301 11 Av SW at 36 storeys, and the stage on its city record is Approved by council.
| Address | Storeys | Homes | Stage | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| , Calgary | 30 | 315 | Permit just issued | Buying now |
| , Calgary | 10 | 149 | Permit just issued | Buying now |
| , Calgary | 11 | 344 | Permit just issued | Buying now |
| #117 100 13 Av SE, Calgary | 11 | 323 | Permit just issued | Buying now |
| #114 225 60 Av SW, Calgary | 19 | 504 | Permit just issued | Buying now |
| 395 11 Av SW, Calgary | 27 | 273 | Approved by council | Bid ahead |
| 301 11 Av SW, Calgary | 36 | 277 | Approved by council | Bid ahead |
| 520 4 Av SW, Calgary | 34 | 270 | Approved by council | Bid ahead |
| #101 321 10 St NW, Calgary | 9 | 88 | Permit issued 6-12 months ago | Buying now |
| #105 1915 77 St SW, Calgary | 11 | 372 | Permit over a year old | Being built |
Counts only on this page. The sheet adds the city file number, the link to the original record, the declared value, the drawings where a city publishes them and the companies already named on the file.
What Earlyworks does
Earlyworks watches what the City of Calgary publishes about buildings before they exist. Every night it pulls the building permits, the development applications, the rezonings and the site plans straight from the city's own systems, joins the records that belong to the same building, and works out what is really happening on that piece of land.
The point of it is timing. A plan room tells you about a job when it goes out to bid, which is usually a few weeks before concrete starts. The rezoning for that same building was public one to three years earlier. Earlyworks shows you the whole line, from the application filed last month to the excavation permit issued yesterday, so you can choose where you want to start the conversation. It is built for the trades that get called first: formwork, concrete, shoring, rebar, cranes and excavation.
Nothing here has to be taken on trust. Every project links back to the city record it came from, and a separate program re-checks a fresh sample against the city's own systems every night. Those results are published on the accuracy page, mismatches included, and every feed Earlyworks reads is listed on the sources page.
Where Calgary projects sit in the process today
Of tonight's 780 projects in Calgary, 601 are still ahead of the bid and 66 are at the stage where the work is being bought right now. This is the full breakdown.
| Where the record sits | Projects |
|---|---|
| Permit just issued | 41 |
| Approved by council | 540 |
| Permit issued 6-12 months ago | 29 |
| Application filed, early stage | 132 |
| Permit over a year old | 38 |
The records Earlyworks reads in Calgary
Everything on this page comes from one publisher, the City of Calgary, read again every night. The number below is how many live projects it is carrying tonight.
The City of Calgary does not publish drawing sets with its permit records, so Earlyworks claims none here. Where a city does publish them the drawings are on the project, and the count is on that metro's page.
Questions about construction data in Calgary
How many construction projects are coming to Calgary?
Earlyworks is tracking 780 live projects across Calgary tonight, pulled from the City of Calgary. 601 of them are still ahead of the bid, meaning the application, rezoning or permit is on file and the work has not been bought yet. 13 of them are eight storeys or taller, and the tallest on the list is 36 storeys.
Where does the Calgary construction data come from?
Official city records only. Every night Earlyworks re-reads the building permits, development applications, rezonings and site plans that the City of Calgary publishes, matches the records that belong to the same building, and links every project back to the record it came from. A separate program re-checks a fresh sample against the city's own systems each night and the results are published, mismatches included.
Can I see upcoming Calgary construction projects for free?
Yes. During early access the sheet is an open preview, so you can open every project in Calgary, see the stage it has reached and follow the link to the city record behind it. Paid plans start at $99 a month for one metro, flat per company, and $199 a month covers all four.
See what is coming in Calgary
The sheet opens on Calgary with all 780 projects, filters for the ones you can actually bid, and the city record behind every line. During early access it is an open preview.