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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Under Lee’s original plan, Congress would have authorized federal agencies to identify public lands that would be suitable for housing development with the goal of selling 3 million acres for such use.
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Editorial, Boston Herald, 26 June 2025
One is to open up public lands for housing development, with the goal of reducing housing costs.
—Anna North, Vox, 26 June 2025
But criticism has been far-reaching, with opponents arguing that selling off public land could have irreparable environmental consequences, and that any resulting housing developments are unlikely to serve the needs of ordinary Americans.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Though Marte’s support for the rezonings is new, the Bowery lot and one of the other sites referenced by Mastro, 100 Gold St., have previously been earmarked for housing development.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 23 June 2025
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Editorial, Boston Herald, 26 June 2025
One is to open up public lands for housing development, with the goal of reducing housing costs.
—Anna North, Vox, 26 June 2025
But criticism has been far-reaching, with opponents arguing that selling off public land could have irreparable environmental consequences, and that any resulting housing developments are unlikely to serve the needs of ordinary Americans.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Though Marte’s support for the rezonings is new, the Bowery lot and one of the other sites referenced by Mastro, 100 Gold St., have previously been earmarked for housing development.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 23 June 2025
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“Housing development.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housing%20development. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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