redevelopment

noun

re·​de·​vel·​op·​ment ˌrē-di-ˈve-ləp-mənt How to pronounce redevelopment (audio)
: the act or process of redeveloping
especially : renovation of a blighted area
urban redevelopment

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The Village, one of the largest redevelopment projects proposed in Santa Ana in recent years, is set for City Council consideration on Tuesday. Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025 As of yet, the Village Collection has not put an official plan for the Plaza’s overall redevelopment before the City Plan Commission. Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025 For most developers, this site is mired in substantial complications that stretch from environmental and structural costs to a challenging immediate neighborhood with safety concerns and in desperate need of redevelopment. Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025 That committee specifically negotiated for 18% of all connected housing to be affordable, an issue Tafoya sees as similarly key to a Broncos redevelopment at Burnham Yard. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for redevelopment

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First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of redevelopment was in 1830

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“Redevelopment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redevelopment. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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