HRM District 5

Dartmouth Centre Housing Development

Building permit and recorded housing-unit activity in HRM District 5 — Dartmouth Centre. Current totals cover the 12 complete months through September 2026.

12-month recorded units
1,055
up 173 (19.6%) from the previous 12 months
12-month permits
106
down 12 (10.2%) from the previous 12 months
Recorded units / 10,000
341.9
2021 Census population estimate: 30,853

Monthly Permit and Recorded-Unit Trend

Project-Type Mix

New Building

Permits
18
Recorded units
877

Renovation

Permits
68
Recorded units
173

Addition

Permits
20
Recorded units
5

Compared with the rest of HRM

Measure District HRM
Recorded units / 10,000 341.9 118.6
Permits / 10,000 34.4 54.8