About this home

71 Portland Street is a well-maintained mixed-use heritage building in the heart of downtown Dartmouth, offering 1900 sq. ft. of ground-floor commercial space currently vacant and ready for a new tenant or owner-occupier. The building has seen significant recent capital investment, including a new natural gas heating system installed in May 2025 ($25,000), two new exterior doors facing Portland Street added in March 2025 ($10,000), and a full roof replacement completed in 2019 ($25,000)reflecting a property that has been actively cared for and upgraded. The property sits within what will soon be HRM's new downtown Dartmouth Heritage Conservation District, a forthcoming plan that is expected to permit additional storeys and parking lot infill on qualifying heritage buildings without the need for council approval or community engagement, a meaningful regulatory tailwind for future development. Beyond the renovation pathway, the site also sits within a larger land assembly corridor with demonstrated interest from neighbouring property owners and institutional stakeholders, with precedent-setting density already underway one block away at The Post, a 26-storey residential tower currently under construction on the former post office site. (id:63626)

Listed by: Keith Kenny, Century 21 Optimum Realty

Home facts and features

Price details

List Price

$1,850,000

Home facts

Bedrooms

Full Bathrooms

Parking Details

Paved Yard

Property Type

Multifamily

Lot Size

4129 ft²

Depth

Year Built

Built in 1926 (100 yrs old)

Title

Freehold

Exterior Finish

Wood shingles

Heating Type

Baseboard heaters, Natural gas

Basement Details

Partial

Agent details

Primary Agent

Keith Kenny

Primary Broker

Century 21 Optimum Realty

Secondary Agent

Rob Lough

Secondary Broker

Century 21 Optimum Realty

Listing details

Days on REW

21 Days

MLS® Number

202612742

Source

Canadian Real Estate Association

Board

Nova Scotia Association of REALTORS®

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71/75 Portland StreetDartmouth, NS, B2Y 1H5