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

Examples of housing development in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The potential City Ventures housing development is several blocks away from what has emerged as Fortinet’s current focal point of interest, a large site across the street to just east of the company’s headquarters. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026

Proposition 1, the Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026, would provide billions of dollars for affordable housing development, expand homeownership programs and invest in solutions to address the state's chronic issue with homelessness. — Darrielle Fair, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

That was predated by a couple of decades by county plans and zoning measures designed to foster apartment construction along the route that are now producing significant new housing development. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

Dozens of new laws take effect in Colorado on Wednesday as part of state lawmakers’ efforts to increase safety of ride-hailing apps, improve affordable housing development and curb Coloradans from leaving out trash that could lure bears. — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for housing development

• underdevelopment
• envelopment
• redevelopment