: used or suitable for several different functions
a mixed-use building

Examples of mixed-use in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The two proposals would amend tax incremental financing districts tied to The Brewery, the mixed-use development at Pabst Brewing Co.'s former downtown complex, and Kinetik Apartments near Bay View's Zillman Park. Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024 Wegmans will be less than a half mile from the mixed-use development, The Bowl at Ballantyne. Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 18 Apr. 2024 The new vision for the site that’s been vacant for years is a $249 million mixed-use development that includes residential, office, and commercial space, a hotel, and a parking garage. Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 17 Apr. 2024 The Paramount building at 900 E. McMillan Street revived a former retail center and theater-turned-pharmacy into a mixed-use development with office space, housing Esoteric Brewing and one of the city’s hottest new Mediterranean eateries, The Aperture. The Enquirer, 17 Apr. 2024 In Wohl’s opinion, an alternative would be to build mixed-use housing, a portion at market price and another at a price accessible to workers. Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024 Currently, there are six cranes in the city skyline, according to Phoenix officials, which is a result of the demand for residential and mixed-use buildings. Kayla Jackson, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024 What’s next for Broadway property? Plans to develop a mixed-use real estate building at the Broadway site have been in the works for years, The Bee reported in 2019. Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 12 Apr. 2024 Occupying over a full square city block, the plaza was imagined as a vast mixed-use building project, offering city residents over 500 lavish condominiums, a five-star hotel, retail spaces, restaurants and a private 2-acre park. Leda Joy Abkenari, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mixed-use was in 1972

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“Mixed-use.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed-use. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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