Live · Development pipeline · Downtown Halifax · 44.646°N 63.580°W
Downtown Halifax
3,289 units tracked across 46 developments — 1,891 already under construction, against 11,420 existing dwellings.
Open Downtown Halifax in the live map© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap · 46 tracked developments · open any in the live map
Fig. 01
The pipeline
Of 3,289 tracked units, 1,891 are under construction — 57% of everything tracked here.
Downtown Halifax is building: most of its tracked pipeline is already under construction rather than still on paper.
1,891 of its 3,289 tracked units are under construction, led by 1551 Hollis St (462 units) and 1565 Granville St (350 units). The area holds 11,420 existing dwellings today.
This quarter
Zoning & what you can build
Zoning is set by HRM's land-use by-laws and depends on the parcel, overlays, and site conditions.
What you can build by-right in Halifax → Look up zoning at HRM →Planning regime: this area falls under the Regional Centre plan area.
Read the Regional Centre plan (HRM) →Fig. 02
The largest developments
The biggest by unit count. Every tracked project is on the live map.
- 1551 Hollis StUnder constr.462
- 1565 Granville StUnder constr.350
- 1871 Albemarle StCompleted291
- 1315 Lower Water StCompleted235
- 1888 Brunswick StApproved219
- 1468 Queen StCompleted216
- 2185 Gottingen StUnder constr.175
- 2002 Gottingen StUnder constr.174
- 1645 Granville StCompleted172
- 2254 Barrington StUnder constr.159
- 2215 Gottingen StUnder constr.142
- 1720 Granville StCompleted138
All 46 developments on the live map — open, no account →
Project links open the live Halifax Developments Map. It is open to everyone with no account; a free account lifts the per-visitor limit on full project dossiers. Your link lands on the exact project you clicked.
Fig. 03
Common questions
What people ask about building in Downtown Halifax — answered from the live record.
How many units are under construction in Downtown Halifax?
1,891 units across 20 developments are under construction — about 57% of the area's 3,289 tracked units.
How many developments are tracked in Downtown Halifax?
46 developments tracked, totalling 3,289 units from proposal through completion, against 11,420 existing dwellings.
What is the largest development in Downtown Halifax?
1551 Hollis St, a 462-unit under construction development, followed by 1565 Granville St (350 units) and 1871 Albemarle St (291 units).
Where is development concentrated in Downtown Halifax?
Development is tracked from HRM permits and planning applications and mapped to each parcel — open the live map to see exactly where the active projects sit.
What can you build by-right in Downtown Halifax?
Zoning in Downtown Halifax is set by HRM's land-use by-laws; what a specific parcel can support depends on its zone, overlays, and site conditions — read what you can build by-right on a Halifax lot, look up the official by-law on HRM's ExploreHRM, or we'll compute it for your lot.
Who tracks Downtown Halifax development data?
Helio Urban Development synthesizes the pipeline from HRM building and development permits, planning and subdivision applications, and PVSC assessment.
Own a parcel in Downtown Halifax?
Helio applies its technology to what a parcel can support and to the work of developing it, under a defined project mandate.
Start with the projectA fixed-fee feasibility study, credited toward the development fee if the project proceeds.
Nearby areas