housing project
noun
: a publicly supported and administered housing development planned usually for low-income families
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The county, which has aggressively sought redevelopment of its aging and obsolete housing projects, did not request the proposal from Bakehouse.
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Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
Shovels have been put to work in Charlotte these past few weeks in preparation for several new affordable housing projects.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2025
There are several factors that can slow down affordable housing projects, Skuzinski noted.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
America’s most expensive government housing project cost north of $100 billion, took 13 years to build, and has been continuously occupied since 2000—yet most of the time no more than six people live there.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 June 2025
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Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
Shovels have been put to work in Charlotte these past few weeks in preparation for several new affordable housing projects.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2025
There are several factors that can slow down affordable housing projects, Skuzinski noted.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
America’s most expensive government housing project cost north of $100 billion, took 13 years to build, and has been continuously occupied since 2000—yet most of the time no more than six people live there.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 June 2025
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“Housing project.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housing%20project. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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