redevelopment
noun
re·de·vel·op·ment
ˌrē-di-ˈve-ləp-mənt 
: the act or process of redeveloping
especially
: renovation of a blighted area
urban redevelopment
Examples of redevelopment in a Sentence
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Maintaining/improving quality of life, thoughtful development of remaining space/redevelopment of current aging development, and street maintenance.
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Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2024
Area Council president Jenkins, who is also co-founder of Queen Mother’s Market, thinks an affordable grocery store should have been the first amenity brought to the business district when the latest phase of redevelopment began.
—The Enquirer, 17 Apr. 2024
The greenway as part of the redevelopment would have included walkways to a 10-foot-wide multi-use path along N.C 150, according to the developer’s plans.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2024
Mayor Tom Barrett and the Common Council in 2009 approved a $35 million redevelopment plan for Century City, including $9 million in state and federal funds.
—Journal Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2024
Lanier first received approval from the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas for a different version of the redevelopment in 2020.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024
It was once headquartered on East Grand River in the Harmonie Park area of downtown, but was forced out in 2017 as part of a redevelopment of that neighborhood.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 1 Apr. 2024
The states of California, Oregon, Washington, Montana and Maine have recently banned single-family-only zoning to encourage low-scale multi-family redevelopment in residential areas.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
Developers propose $150M redevelopment on 9 acres in Fort Worth’s Near Southside
→ Man charged with murder in Fort Worth shooting that killed teen
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—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2024
Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2024
Area Council president Jenkins, who is also co-founder of Queen Mother’s Market, thinks an affordable grocery store should have been the first amenity brought to the business district when the latest phase of redevelopment began.
—The Enquirer, 17 Apr. 2024
The greenway as part of the redevelopment would have included walkways to a 10-foot-wide multi-use path along N.C 150, according to the developer’s plans.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2024
Mayor Tom Barrett and the Common Council in 2009 approved a $35 million redevelopment plan for Century City, including $9 million in state and federal funds.
—Journal Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2024
Lanier first received approval from the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas for a different version of the redevelopment in 2020.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024
It was once headquartered on East Grand River in the Harmonie Park area of downtown, but was forced out in 2017 as part of a redevelopment of that neighborhood.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 1 Apr. 2024
The states of California, Oregon, Washington, Montana and Maine have recently banned single-family-only zoning to encourage low-scale multi-family redevelopment in residential areas.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
Developers propose $150M redevelopment on 9 acres in Fort Worth’s Near Southside
→ Man charged with murder in Fort Worth shooting that killed teen
🚨Get free alerts when news breaks.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2024
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“Redevelopment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redevelopment. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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