redevelopment

noun

re·​de·​vel·​op·​ment ˌrē-di-ˈve-ləp-mənt 

: the act or process of redeveloping

especially : renovation of a blighted area

urban redevelopment

Examples of redevelopment in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Among her top priorities, Middleton said, is the redevelopment of Sunrise Mall property, and to ensure that new housing is built on the site. — Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

After more than a year of planning efforts, the Overland Park City Council unanimously approved the first phase of Black & Veatch’s billion-dollar headquarters redevelopment plan, with hopes that the new office space will be done by 2030. — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026

With the site getting sold for redevelopment, the whales had to go somewhere, lest they be euthanized. — Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026

ConnCORP, meanwhile, is spearheading First HAVEN, a broader $200 million redevelopment project in Dixwell. — P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for redevelopment

• development
• envelopment
• underdevelopment