Calgary Heritage Authority officially recognized the Pilkington Building as a meaningful character building adding community value in 2001. Originally constructed in 1913 for the Pilkington bros. Paint & Glass Warehouse, a British firm specializing in the manufacturing of plate glass, occupied the building until 1967. It is symbolic of Calgary’s rise as a wholesale and distribution centre in the years before World War I. Constructed with solid, Medicine Hat Brick on concrete, the building displays simplified classical details with more elaborate Tyndall stone decoration around the entrance to the office and display area. In 2000, the building interior was completely renovated for use as an office building and is now part of the greater Allied Properties REIT portfolio.