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Last global update: Sep 23, 2026 · today

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Permit activityDetected 3w ago

Highlander Wine & Spirits - 8Th Ave

RetailRenewal Licensed·Downtown Commercial Core·525 8 AV SW ↗

Permit activity detected

Shared address. Also at this address: Avison Young (Canada) and Eighth Avenue Trattoria. We can’t tell whose permit this is — call to confirm.

Evidence

Permit numberBP2026-16899

Calgary Building Permits

Permit descriptionNo description provided

Calgary Building Permits

Permit dateSep 3, 2026

Calgary Building Permits

Evidence above is from the most recent signal · 1 other active signal

  • Permit at a shared addressJul 29, 2026

    Shared address. Also at this address: Avison Young (Canada) and Eighth Avenue Trattoria. We can’t tell whose permit this is — call to confirm.

Permit history

1 permit

City permits filed at this address, newest first. Cancelled, refused and on-hold permits are hidden — a permit that is not proceeding is not activity.

  • BP2026-14338OtherIssued Permit
    Jul 29, 2026

    Group D Office 3.2.2.56.

    Building permit · Building

Downtown Commercial Core context

8 new retail businesses opened in Downtown Commercial Core in the last 90 days. Downtown Commercial Core is Calgary's second-most active community for this category over the last 12 months.

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Likely service needs

Checked Sep 17, 2026

Strongest evidence first. Each line says what we observed, not what a business of this type usually needs.

Website / local SEOstrong

no website found when we checked on Sep 17, 2026

Business insuranceweak

typical for this licence type and category

Bookkeeping / accountingweak

typical for this licence type and category

POS / paymentsweak

typical for this licence type and category

Payrollweak

typical for this licence type and category

Signageweak

typical for this licence type and category

Security systemsweak

typical for this licence type and category

Not checked: Social media / SMM · Booking software · E-commerce · Business email on own domain

{ }Source record · Calgary Business LicensesShow
{
  "point": {
    "type": "Point",
    "coordinates": [
      -114.0724547,
      51.0456881
    ]
  },
  "exp_dt": "2027-06-20T05:34:33.000Z",
  "address": "525 8 AV SW",
  "getbusid": "14918999",
  "globalid": "{XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXX163344087}",
  "comdistcd": "DNC",
  "comdistnm": "DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL CORE",
  "tradename": "HIGHLANDER WINE & SPIRITS - 8TH AVE",
  "homeoccind": "N",
  "first_iss_dt": "2018-06-21T05:34:33.000Z",
  "licencetypes": "LIQUOR STORE,\nRETAIL DEALER - PREMISES",
  "jobstatusdesc": "Renewal Licensed"
}
{ }How this was classifiedShow
CategoryRetail
Classificationdeterministic

Rules over the city's own licence type. No guesses and no model — the same input always produces the same category.

{ }Raw signal evidenceShow
{
  "items": [
    {
      "field": "permitnum",
      "label": "Permit number",
      "value": "BP2026-16899",
      "sourceUrl": "https://data.calgary.ca/resource/c2es-76ed.json",
      "sourceDataset": "Calgary Building Permits",
      "sourceRecordId": "6fdc3a03-5cea-4793-92d0-32aca24674cd"
    },
    {
      "field": "description",
      "label": "Permit description",
      "value": "No description provided",
      "sourceUrl": "https://data.calgary.ca/resource/c2es-76ed.json",
      "sourceDataset": "Calgary Building Permits",
      "sourceRecordId": "6fdc3a03-5cea-4793-92d0-32aca24674cd"
    },
    {
      "field": "applieddate",
      "label": "Permit date",
      "value": "2026-09-03",
      "sourceUrl": "https://data.calgary.ca/resource/c2es-76ed.json",
      "sourceDataset": "Calgary Building Permits",
      "sourceRecordId": "6fdc3a03-5cea-4793-92d0-32aca24674cd"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Permit BP2026-16899 matches the address of 3 licensed businesses. CityRadar cannot determine which business the permit is for without contacting them.",
  "permitAttribution": {
    "otherCandidates": [
      {
        "name": "AVISON YOUNG (CANADA)",
        "businessSlug": "avison-young-canada-e8156af0"
      },
      {
        "name": "EIGHTH AVENUE TRATTORIA",
        "businessSlug": "eighth-avenue-trattoria-f569221f"
      }
    ],
    "matchedBusinesses": 3
  }
}

Contact

WebsiteNot yet listed
PhoneNot yet listed
EmailNot yet listed

Checked through Sep 17, 2026 — no public listing found.

How we source contacts

At a glance

CategoryRetail
StatusRenewal Licensed
CommunityDowntown Commercial Core
First seenJun 21, 2018
Licence expiresJun 20, 2027
Licence typeLIQUOR STORE, RETAIL DEALER - PREMISES
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525 8 AV SW

Downtown Commercial Core, Calgary, AB

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