housing development
noun
: a group of individual dwellings or apartment houses typically of similar design that are usually built and sold or leased by one management
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Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson created the ad hoc committee in an effort to improve Measure ULA after some studies showed the initiative is having a negative effect on housing development.
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City News Service, Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
During a routine survey in preparation for a housing development in Winsch, local authorities stumbled upon the former Roman camp in August 2025.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
The exhibit also captures a housing development coming to life at the edge of the desert, a dairy farm crowded with cattle and Chase Field crowded with baseball fans on opening day.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 Apr. 2026
The committee proposed that an additional high school could be located at a 100-acre tract west of Morning Star Ranch — one of the gargantuan housing developments contributing to the county’s boom — and north of Lynn McKinney Elementary School and McAnally Middle School.
—Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
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City News Service, Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
During a routine survey in preparation for a housing development in Winsch, local authorities stumbled upon the former Roman camp in August 2025.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
The exhibit also captures a housing development coming to life at the edge of the desert, a dairy farm crowded with cattle and Chase Field crowded with baseball fans on opening day.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 Apr. 2026
The committee proposed that an additional high school could be located at a 100-acre tract west of Morning Star Ranch — one of the gargantuan housing developments contributing to the county’s boom — and north of Lynn McKinney Elementary School and McAnally Middle School.
—Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Housing development.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housing%20development. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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