housing project

noun

: a publicly supported and administered housing development planned usually for low-income families

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In Bradenton, affordable housing project The MET opened in 2024 with 199 units featuring energy-efficient design. Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025 Another would remove a local city council member’s ability to kill a housing project. Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025 During its construction pause, Hines pressed forward with Riverwalk’s first subsidized housing project, called The Becker, which is being built in partnership with Wakeland Housing and Development Corporation and involves different funding sources. Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025 The developer of a controversial affordable housing project in Penryn — as well as opponents of the project — have taken their complaints to the Placer County Board of Supervisors. Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for housing project

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First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of housing project was in 1900

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“Housing project.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housing%20project. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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