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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Currently, that’s split up as $59,037 for administrative costs, $88,555 for community housing development organizations, $72,000 for rental subsidies and $370,777 in an unallocated housing fund for first-time homebuyers and affordable housing development.
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Stacy Brandt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
The Chicago Plan Commission this week will consider proposals for new large-scale residential buildings — one an apartment tower in the Northalsted District, the other a supportive housing development for women in Uptown.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 15 Feb. 2026
Three new housing developments the village is working toward would be built on its 200-acre campus near the Highway 50-Chipman Road interchange.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
The two aspects go hand in hand, and the same principles apply in ensuring the viability of any housing development.
—Waleed Albakry, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
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Stacy Brandt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
The Chicago Plan Commission this week will consider proposals for new large-scale residential buildings — one an apartment tower in the Northalsted District, the other a supportive housing development for women in Uptown.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 15 Feb. 2026
Three new housing developments the village is working toward would be built on its 200-acre campus near the Highway 50-Chipman Road interchange.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
The two aspects go hand in hand, and the same principles apply in ensuring the viability of any housing development.
—Waleed Albakry, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Housing development.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housing%20development. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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