housing project

noun

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

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Min and Tran were the only Orange County lawmakers to request funding for homelessness and housing projects in the county. Lillian Ashworth, Oc Register, 9 Aug. 2025 The Round Rock City Council on Thursday unanimously voted to approve an update to lower the scale of a high-density multifamily housing project south of downtown. Lillian Vest, Austin American Statesman, 15 July 2025 The report predicts that housing starts, or the number of residential housing projects under construction, are projected to continue to decline by 2.9% in FY 2026 and 1.9% in FY 2027. Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 17 Aug. 2025 Those circumstances have sent PACE health plans throughout the country into uncharted waters, prompting them to set up shop within senior housing projects, partner with housing providers, or even join forces with nonprofit developers to build their own. Felice J. Freyer, NPR, 16 Aug. 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 4 Sep. 2025.

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