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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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The two men don't know each other, but they're connected through one of Holladay's first affordable housing developments, called Shelby House, where Proctor found solid footing to continue his addiction recovery. Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Dec. 2025 Part of the plan is aimed at curbing misinformation surrounding the future of the mall, Prescott said, such as a rumor that it would be demolished for new housing developments. Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Dec. 2025 The district plans to put the housing development on an undeveloped site alongside Hillsdale Avenue next to Highway 87 in San Jose. George Avalos, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025 Three-and-a-half years after it was first proposed, a 40-unit housing development is close to completion on Broadway in Boise. Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 15 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for housing development

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 7 Dec. 2025.

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