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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Mather Veterans Village is the first permanent supportive housing development for homeless and disabled veterans in the Sacramento region, Kniestedt previously told The Bee.
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Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026
The Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy started with four neighbors — Altadena residents Nancy Steele, Astrid Ellersieck, Diane Walters and Lori Paul — who organized against a housing development that ultimately was constructed.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Affordable housing developments could go through a more streamlined process, as could clean water and green infrastructure, parks and certain child care facilities.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026
The plan will not only support transit development, but also support housing development in the area by providing a guide on how to use the land around transit properties, like empty parking lots.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
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Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026
The Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy started with four neighbors — Altadena residents Nancy Steele, Astrid Ellersieck, Diane Walters and Lori Paul — who organized against a housing development that ultimately was constructed.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Affordable housing developments could go through a more streamlined process, as could clean water and green infrastructure, parks and certain child care facilities.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026
The plan will not only support transit development, but also support housing development in the area by providing a guide on how to use the land around transit properties, like empty parking lots.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for housing development
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“Housing development.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housing%20development. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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