HRM District 4

Cole Harbour – Preston – Westphal – Cherry Brook Housing Development

Building permit and recorded housing-unit activity in HRM District 4 — Cole Harbour – Preston – Westphal – Cherry Brook. Current totals cover the 12 complete months through July 2026.

12-month recorded units
77
up 12 (18.5%) from the previous 12 months
12-month permits
92
up 8 (9.5%) from the previous 12 months
Recorded units / 10,000
28.8
2021 Census population estimate: 26,764

Monthly Permit and Recorded-Unit Trend

Project-Type Mix

New Building

Permits
46
Recorded units
61

Renovation

Permits
31
Recorded units
9

Addition

Permits
15
Recorded units
7

Compared with the rest of HRM

Measure District HRM
Recorded units / 10,000 28.8 125.0
Permits / 10,000 34.4 57.7