Guides
Reference guides on developing in Halifax — the full process from parcel to occupancy, the financing programs, what a feasibility study answers, and the affordable-housing path. Evergreen, written by a firm that builds its own technology for the work.
Seven guides
Acquisition readiness for Nova Scotia rental housing
What a long-term owner needs before considering a completed-housing acquisition in Nova Scotia: tenancy record, operating basis, permits and warranty, financing carry, market context.
Read the guidePrefab project formation in Nova Scotia: beyond the factory quote
What a prefab-led housing project includes beyond the factory quote: site, foundations, transport, the code path, inspections, payments and warranty, and who is responsible for each.
Read the guideFunding a prefab-led project in Nova Scotia: draws, holdbacks and take-out
How the money moves from factory deposit to take-out mortgage: draws, the lien holdback, the equity bridge, modules in the yard, completion and the programs that touch the stack.
Read the guideHow development works in Halifax
The six interdependent stages from parcel to occupancy — feasibility, entitlement, design, financing, construction, and lease-up — and where each one decides whether the building gets built.
Read the guideWhat a feasibility study answers
What a parcel can support, what's optimal to build, whether the capital stack clears, and whether it should be built at all — the first engagement with Helio, a fixed-fee study.
Read the guideCMHC MLI Select feasibility
What CMHC MLI Select is, how its points system works for affordability, energy, and accessibility, and how to tell whether a Halifax rental project clears the program.
Read the guideAffordable & non-profit housing
How a non-profit develops affordable rental in Halifax — the development arc, the funding programs, and how one firm carries both the development and the program mechanics.
Read the guideThe first step
Tell us about your parcel.
A feasibility study establishes whether it should be built — and if it shouldn't, we'll tell you that.
A fixed-fee study, credited toward the development fee if the project proceeds.