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:45785)
| MLS® Number | 202612742 |
| Property Type | Multi-family |
| Community Name | Dartmouth |
| Basement Type | Partial |
| Constructed Date | 1926 |
| Exterior Finish | Wood Shingles |
| Flooring Type | Ceramic Tile, Hardwood, Laminate |
| Foundation Type | Concrete Perimeter, Stone |
| Type | Triplex |
| Utility Water | Municipal Water |
| Paved Yard |
| Acreage | No |
| Sewer | Municipal Sewage System |
| Size Irregular | 0.0948 |
| Size Total | 0.0948 Ac |
| Size Total Text | 0.0948 Ac |
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