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 August 2026.

12-month recorded units
71
up 1 (1.4%) from the previous 12 months
12-month permits
88
up 4 (4.8%) from the previous 12 months
Recorded units / 10,000
26.5
2021 Census population estimate: 26,764

Monthly Permit and Recorded-Unit Trend

Project-Type Mix

New Building

Permits
45
Recorded units
54

Renovation

Permits
30
Recorded units
10

Addition

Permits
13
Recorded units
7

Compared with the rest of HRM

Measure District HRM
Recorded units / 10,000 26.5 125.1
Permits / 10,000 32.9 56.1