Calgary Transforms Old, Empty Office Building Into New 226-Room Hotel

City cuts ribbon on first office-to-hotel conversion project downtown

Just in time for Calgary Stampede and the 2025 summer festival season, the first downtown office-to-hotel conversion project is complete.

Calgary transforms old, empty office building into new 226-room hotel

Calgary turned an old office building into a new hotel Thursday.

First city-funded office-to-hotel conversion opens in downtown Calgary

An office to hotel conversion has opened in Calgary's downtown west end, reimagining 170,000 square feet of office space into 226 suites.

The evolution of Downtown West continues with Calgary’s first incentivized office-to-hotel conversion ready to welcome guests

A once-vacant office tower in the heart of Downtown West has been transformed into Calgary’s newest hospitality destination. Element Calgary Downtown, located at 833 4 Ave S.W., officially opens its doors today, marking the completion of Calgary’s first-ever office-to-hotel conversion under The City’s downtown development incentive program...

How PBA Group Converted A Calgary Office Tower Into The Element Hotel

​The project is the first office-to-hotel conversion project to proceed under the City of Calgary's incentive program and the Element Hotel is now open.