housing project

noun

: a publicly supported and administered housing development planned usually for low-income families

Examples of housing project in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The email links to a petition opposing the housing project from Barth’s firm. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026

City officials describe the funding boost not as a switch that starts new construction immediately, but as a way to grow the local funding base and keep affordable housing projects moving forward. — Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 1 July 2026

This construction, plus another older adult and veteran housing project, will help address the tribe’s housing shortage, said Richard Vann, assistant director of housing. — Courtney Bell, Oklahoma Voice, 1 July 2026

For example, in the state of Florida the Live Local Act is new legislation that allows the state to override local zoning for qualifying affordable and workforce housing projects. — Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for housing project

• subproject