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
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Storms will gradually diminish in coverage later in the day, although isolated redevelopment remains possible.
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Nelly Carreño, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Fort Lauderdale is also the only Florida city opening Hines’ proprietary T3 office building as part of FAT Village, a $512 million mixed-use redevelopment delivering downtown’s first new ground-up office building in five years.
—Jenni Morejon, Fortune, 12 June 2026
This program mandates that the residents of the existing public housing be given a place to live during the redevelopment and a unit in the new building, with restrictions on how much their rent can increase.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026
The ambitious redevelopment could take 15 years and cost $1 billion to $2 billion, with only $120 million secured so far for seismic retrofits and grading work.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
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Nelly Carreño, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Fort Lauderdale is also the only Florida city opening Hines’ proprietary T3 office building as part of FAT Village, a $512 million mixed-use redevelopment delivering downtown’s first new ground-up office building in five years.
—Jenni Morejon, Fortune, 12 June 2026
This program mandates that the residents of the existing public housing be given a place to live during the redevelopment and a unit in the new building, with restrictions on how much their rent can increase.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026
The ambitious redevelopment could take 15 years and cost $1 billion to $2 billion, with only $120 million secured so far for seismic retrofits and grading work.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
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“Redevelopment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redevelopment. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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