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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Mamdani’s team draws from across social services, finance, city budgeting, and housing development. Nandika Chatterjee, Time, 5 Nov. 2025 One ballot proposal in New York City would speed up review for affordable housing developments in the neighborhoods that have built the fewest. Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025 Power to block housing One ballot proposal in New York City would speed up review for affordable housing developments in the neighborhoods that have built the fewest. Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025 The station will serve residents in the Mirasol Village housing development. Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for housing development

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First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of housing development was in 1939

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“Housing development.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housing%20development. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.

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