nonresidential

adjective non·res·i·den·tial \ ˌnän-ˌre-zə-ˈden(t)-shəl , -ˌrez-ˈden(t)- \

|Updated on: 19 Jun 2018

Definition of nonresidential

: not residential: such as

a : not used as a residence or by residents

nonresidential buildings

b : not restricted to or occupied by residences

a nonresidential neighborhood

c : not provided to patients residing in a facility

a nonresidential treatment program

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Recent Examples of nonresidential from the Web

The value of new nonresidential projects totaled $644.4 million in April, up 85 percent from $347.4 million in April 2018.

— katherine feser, Houston Chronicle, "Houston construction starts jump in April along with job growth," 31 May 2018
City officials contend state law requires those patients to be served at more secure treatment centers, preferably in nonresidential neighborhoods.

— walker orenstein, The Seattle Times, "Lakewood moves to stop release of some Western State Hospital psychiatric patients within its borders," 28 May 2018
Malcom Ross, whose home is on South Road in Farmington in one of the town’s new floating zones, isn’t at all happy at the prospect of more nonresidential development in his neighborhood.

— gregory b. hladky, courant.com, "More Communities Using 'Floating Zones' To Boost Mixed-Use Development," 28 May 2018
The value of new nonresidential building projects - including office, retail, hotel, health care, churches and other categories - fell 33 percent year-over-year to $611.7 million in March.

— katherine feser, Houston Chronicle, "Residential projects prop up Houston area construction starts," 26 Apr. 2018
There are some nonresidential units on the ground floor.

— evan frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Fowler Lake Village condo development in Oconomowoc to increase number of residential units," 21 Feb. 2018
Construction slows Metro Orlando’s 21 percent increase in residential construction during May from a year earlier did not make up for a 68 percent drop in nonresidential construction, according to a new report by Dodge Data & Analytics.

— mary shanklin, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Rooftop bar, Tesla ride share set stage at Lake Nona project," 29 June 2017
Spending on nonresidential projects fell 0.4 percent, with office buildings and commercial projects such as shopping centers both down.

— martin crutsinger, Fox News, "US construction spending drops 1.7 percent in March," 1 May 2018
Last month, the board of trustees decided to not increase the nonresidential fee in order to hopefully draw more out-of-state and international students to the college.

— lila seidman, latimes.com, "Enrollment at Glendale Community College drops by more than 2%," 27 Mar. 2018

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