Live · Development pipeline · Porters Lake · 44.789°N 63.328°W
Porters Lake
382 units tracked across 16 developments — 292 already under construction, against 1,158 existing dwellings.
Open Porters Lake in the live map© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap · 16 tracked developments · open any in the live map
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The pipeline
Of 382 tracked units, 292 are under construction — 76% of everything tracked here.
Porters Lake is building: most of its tracked pipeline is already under construction rather than still on paper.
292 of its 382 tracked units are under construction, led by 1 Daphne Way (99 units) and 36 Ian Crt (84 units). The area holds 1,158 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 mainly under the Planning Districts 8 & 9 plan area (partly Musquodoboit Valley/Dutch Settlement).
Read the Planning Districts 8 & 9 plan (HRM) →Fig. 02
The largest developments
The biggest by unit count. Every tracked project is on the live map.
- 1 Daphne WayUnder constr.99
- 36 Ian CrtUnder constr.84
- 32 Daphne WayUnder constr.68
- Sugarwood CrtProposed30
- Highway 7Under constr.24
- 11 Friendship LaneCompleted16
- 193 Myra RdProposed13
- Cheviot HillProposed9
- 2014 Myra RdProposed8
- 19 Gloriarose LaneUnder constr.6
- 21 Chili DrUnder constr.6
- 5 Stein LaneCompleted6
All 16 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 Porters Lake — answered from the live record.
How many units are under construction in Porters Lake?
292 units across 7 developments are under construction — about 76% of the area's 382 tracked units.
How many developments are tracked in Porters Lake?
16 developments tracked, totalling 382 units from proposal through completion, against 1,158 existing dwellings.
What is the largest development in Porters Lake?
1 Daphne Way, a 99-unit under construction development, followed by 36 Ian Crt (84 units) and 32 Daphne Way (68 units).
Where is development concentrated in Porters Lake?
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 Porters Lake?
Zoning in Porters Lake 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 Porters Lake 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 Porters Lake?
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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