More than 400 new housing units coming online in area, permits show

Municipal records confirm what you’ve seen with your eyes: the Pleasant-Woodside area is experiencing a rise in new construction and renovation, with hundreds of new housing units on the way in the coming years.

According to data obtained from the Halifax Regional Municipality, currently issued permits will add a net total of 414 new units to the South Dartmouth area; these renovations and new construction projects have an estimated value of $68,169,480. Forty permits have been issued for work on buildings, with 26 of them having been completed as of January 2026.

Permits for the 14 yet-to-be-completed projects consist of a mix of renovations and new construction. Five of those permits are for mixed-use and commercial projects, with the rest being allocated to residential buildings.

Some of the major projects under way are the new buildings at 247 and 171 Pleasant Street, which will add an additional 67 and 140 residential units, respectively. At eight and nine storeys, they are the tallest of the structures on the way.

Some of the permit data reviewed by the Post pertains to sizeable buildings just outside of the neighbourhood. For example, there is a new building coming online in the Eisner Cove development at 19 Leonamarie Drive, which will bring another 64 units. The recently completed mixed-use building at 22 Hamlet Lane in Southdale likewise added another 90 residential spots.

The rest of the issued permits will be for renovating existing buildings to add additional suites, as well as the construction of four-plexes, such as the two being built at 284 and 290 Renfrew Street.