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The architect Jeanne Gang has observed that a city owns anywhere from 50 percent to 90 percent of a neighborhood, such as its streets, public-housing developments, libraries, and firehouses, and has many capital projects going at any one time.—Elizabeth Glazer, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026 The shootings targeted apartment buildings, houses and firehouses, Davis said.—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 17 May 2026 The sprawling 85-acre facility used to train Atlanta’s police and firefighters includes a mock gas station, a train track with several rail cars, a firehouse, a horse stable, a seven-story burn tower and a 28-lane indoor shooting range.—Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 12 May 2026 The former, 1920s firehouse on Pearl Street was converted with requirements that historic architectural details be preserved, including retaining the original size of the fire captain’s office, making for a larger than usual one-bedroom unit.—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for firehouse