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

Under a community land trust, a nonprofit buys a piece of property for a housing development, with the help of financing like loans and public or private grants. — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2026

According to a report from the Center for Biological Diversity, the El Segundo blue butterfly lost 90% of its oceanside habitat due to the construction of LAX and beachfront housing developments. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

The legislation cuts red tape and speeds up environmental review for housing developments, and limits corporate ownership of single-family homes. — Jack Harvel july 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026

Tucked next to Mather Field and a housing development is a building adorned with murals of flowers and wildlife. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 5 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for housing development

• underdevelopment
• envelopment
• redevelopment