Live · Development pipeline · Forest Hills · 44.664°N 63.516°W
Forest Hills
198 units tracked across 9 developments — 89 already under construction, against 6,786 existing dwellings.
Open Forest Hills in the live map© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap · 9 tracked developments · open any in the live map
Fig. 01
The pipeline
Of 198 tracked units, 89 are under construction — 45% of everything tracked here.
Forest Hills's pipeline is mostly ahead of it — more units proposed or approved than yet built.
89 of its 198 tracked units are under construction, led by 28 Novawood Dr (105 units) and 663 Portland St (81 units). The area holds 6,786 existing dwellings today.
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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 Dartmouth plan area.
Read the Dartmouth plan (HRM) →Fig. 02
The largest developments
The biggest by unit count. Every tracked project is on the live map.
- 28 Novawood DrApproved105
- 663 Portland StUnder constr.81
- 20 Alpine DrUnder constr.4
- 58 Spar CresUnder constr.4
- 64 Everette StCompleted4
- 620 Portland StProposed—
- 541 Pleasant StApproved—
- 651 Portland Hills DrProposed—
- 247 Mount Edward RdProposed—
All 9 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.
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Common questions
What people ask about building in Forest Hills — answered from the live record.
How many units are under construction in Forest Hills?
89 units across 3 developments are under construction — about 45% of the area's 198 tracked units.
How many developments are tracked in Forest Hills?
9 developments tracked, totalling 198 units from proposal through completion, against 6,786 existing dwellings.
What is the largest development in Forest Hills?
28 Novawood Dr, a 105-unit approved development, followed by 663 Portland St (81 units) and 20 Alpine Dr (4 units).
Where is development concentrated in Forest Hills?
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 Forest Hills?
Zoning in Forest Hills 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 Forest Hills 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 Forest Hills?
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.
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